When we were planning our follow-up to 2009’s Studio Culture we knew that Julia, the Rome and Paris-based studio, had made use of the first edition when they launched their practice. We were keen to interview them for the new book and, as fans of their publication and print design, we also asked them to work on what would become Studio Culture Now. Here, we talk to the studio’s Valerio Di Lucente about his approach to designing the book, from structure and typeface choices, to the influence of ‘archiving’ and ‘cataloguing’, all the while ensuring the emphasis was on the “workshop rather than the work”. Can you outline what the brief for the project was and describe the direction you then took?...

A reminder that our 2012 monograph, Ken Garland: Structure and Substance, is still available to download for free as a PDF. Earlier this month, Ken was presented with the London Design Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Medal earlier — and we wanted to celebrate his award. Congratulations to Ken! You can download the book from our WeTransfer page (9.6mb).Long sold-out, the book covers everything from Ken’s student exercises at the Central School of Arts and early work on Design magazine, to the many client projects completed with Ken Garland & Associates from 1962 onwards (such as Galt Toys and CND), and his self-published books of photography.Adrian Shaughnessy’s extensive biographical text situates Ken’s work within the development of graphic design in mid 20th-century Britain, while Spin’s sympathetic book...