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Unit Editions is an independent publisher founded in London in 2009. To date it has produced over 40 books on visual culture, with a particular emphasis on graphic design. Unit titles are sold via the company's online store and in selected art and design bookshops.

Its books have covered subjects ranging from contemporary typography and stamp design, to post-punk single graphics and standards manuals. It has produced several monographs of established figures in design such as Lance Wyman, Paula Scher, Vaughan Oliver, Ken Garland, Herb Lubalin and FHK Henrion.

Unit has also documented lesser-known subjects such as the work of typographer Jurriaan Schrofer; the Dutch design journal Kwadraat Bladen ; the poster design of London's National Theatre; and the history of the Soviet-era design institute known as the VNIITE.

Founding
The publishing company was founded by Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook and Patricia Finegan of the design studio, Spin, "prompted by frustration at the quality of design books available and a faith that quality in both design and writing would find a market". Unit's debut publication was Studio Culture which came out in September 2009.

Design
Unit Editions titles are designed by the team at Spin.

Books
Since 2009 Unit Editions has published over 40 titles:

Studio Culture [Unit 01] 978-0-9562071-0-4

Supergraphics [Unit 02] 978-0-9562071-1-1

Total Design [Unit 03] 978-0-9562071-2-8

Wim Crouwel – A Graphic Odyssey [Unit 04] 978-0-9562071-3-5

Projekt [Unit 05] 978-0-9562071-4-2

Kwadraat Bladen [Unit 06] 978-0-9562071-5-9

Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer [Unit 07] 978-0-9562071-6-6

Wim Crouwel – A Graphic Odyssey app [Unit 08] 978-0-9562071-7-3

Ken Garland: Structure and Substance [Unit 09] 978-0-9562071-9-7

Jurriaan Schrofer (1926–90) – Restless Typographer [Unit 10] 978-0-9562071-8-0

Essays: Scratching the Surface [Unit 11] 978-0-9575114-0-8

Type Only [Unit 12] 978-0-9575114-1-5

FHK Henrion: The Complete Designer [Unit 13] 978-0-9575114-2-2

Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer (condensed edition) [Unit 14] 978-0-9575114-3-9

Manuals 1: Design & Identity Guidelines [Unit 15] 978-0-9575114-4-6

Supernew Supergraphics [Unit 16] 978-0-9575114-5-3

Type Plus [Unit 17] 978-0-9575114-6-0

Manuals 2: Design & Identity Guidelines [Unit 18] 978-0-9575114-7-7

Spin: 360° [Unit 19] 978-0-9575114-8-4

Lance Wyman: The Monograph [Unit 20] 978-0-9575114-9-1

TD 63–73 – Total Design and its pioneering role in graphic design [Unit 22] 978-0-9932316-0-5

Eating With The Eyes [Unit 23] 978-0-9932316-3-6

Graphic Stamps: The miniature beauty of postage stamps [Unit 24] 978-0-9932316-4-3

Herb Lubalin: Typographer [Unit 25] 978-0-9932316-5-0

Action Time Vision: Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves [Unit 26] 978-0-9932316-6-7

Impact 1.0: Design magazines, journals and periodicals 1922–73 [Unit 27] 978-0-9932316-8-1

Impact 2.0: Design magazines, journals and periodicals 1974–2016 [Unit 28] 978-0-9932316-9-8

Lance Wyman: The Visual Diaries 1973–1982 [Unit 29] 978-0-9932316-7-4

SPIN/Adventures in typography [Unit 30] 978-0-9956664-0-5

Paula Scher: Works [Unit 31] 978-0-9956664-1-2

andreas uebele material [Unit 32] 978-0-9956664-2-9

National Theatre Posters [Unit 33] 978-0-9956664-3-6

Letraset: The DIY Typography Revolution [Unit 34] 978-0-9956664-4-3

''Octavo Redux: 1:1  A record of Octavo, journal of typography 1986–1992'' [Unit 35] 978-0-9956664-5-0

Spin/Adventures in typography 2 [Unit 36] 978-0-9956664-6-7

Paula Scher: Works (concise edition) [Unit 37] 978-0-9956664-7-4

Vaughan Oliver: Archive (two volumes) [Unit 38] 978-0-9956664-8-1

Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer (second edition) [Unit 39] 978-0-9956664-9-8

VNIITE: Discovering Utopia: Lost Archives of Soviet Design [Unit 40] 978-1-9164573-0-0