Hamish Muir born 1957, Scotland. Studied Visual Communication at Bath Academy of Art (undergraduate) and Advanced Graphic Design at the School of Design, Basel, Switzerland (postgraduate). Founding partner/director 8vo, London, 1985–2001. 8vo built a considerable international reputation with projects in identity, print, publishing, record packaging and information design for clients in the UK, Europe and the US.

He was co-editor of Octavo International Journal of Typography, London, 1986–1992. Since 2001 he has been running his own office and teaching on the Graphic and Media Design degree course at the London College of Printing.

He is a member of the ISTD and the Alliance Graphique Internationale. Awards include International Typography Almanac 1991, Robundo, Japan, ‘Grand Prix’ Publications: 8vo’s work has been published/discussed in numerous periodicals including:*American Center for Design Journal, Baseline, Blueprint, Communication Arts, Creative Review, Design, Design Week, Emigre, Eye, HQ, ID (USA) *and* Novum Gebrauchsgrafik*.

8vo’s work has been featured in books published in Europe and Japan including: The Designer and the Grid, Lucienne Roberts and Julia Thrift, RotoVision, Hove, UK, 2002; International Typography Almanac 2, Robundo Publishing, Tokyo, 1993; The Graphic Edge, Rick Poynor, Booth Clibborn Editions London, 1993; International Corporate Identity 2, Robundo Publishing, Tokyo, 1992; International Typography Almanac, Robundo Publishing, Tokyo, 1991; Typography Now the Next Wave, Rick Poynor, Booth Clibborn Editions, London, 1991. Exhibitions: Work by 8vo has been included in exhibitions in Europe, Japan and the United States including: Design: 8vo, London, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, October 1993–January 1994; 8vo Visual Engineering, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach am Main, Germany, 1989; Octavo, Pieter Brattinga Print Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands,

1988. Talks: Talks on 8vo’s work have been given at conferences and seminars in educational establishments and to professional bodies in the UK, Europe and the United States including: Basel School of Design, Switzerland, 2001; Bath Spa University, 1992–2000; Society of Typographic Designers, London, 1995; Fortuny Graphic, seminar and workshop, Venice, 1995; Norwegian Graphic Design Society, Oslo, 1993; American Institute of Graphic Arts, Boston Chapter, Boston, USA, 1991.

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