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Signals Press

@signalspress.bsky.social

SIGNALS Press is a design and culture imprint that explores creative legacies new and old, and the intersections between structure, space, and sound. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signalspress/industrial-music-graphics

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Signals Press@signalspress.bsky.social · 6d ago

Something we've been building for a long time: Industrial Music / Graphics, the first comprehensive visual history of the design language that grew up with industrial music. 320 pages. Live on Kickstarter August 11. Follow the pre-launch page now (link in bio).

A quote from Front 242 cofounder and graphic designer Simon Granger, printed over a Nitzer Ebb graphic: That Total Age was definitely constructivism. Belief was Chanel. Showtime was Ilford film packaging, the bold Futura and bright colours. Ebbhead was Gilbert and George. The influences were almost entirely non-music."
Signals Press@signalspress.bsky.social · last wk.

Steven R. Gilmore's graphic catalog is arguably why you can recognize industrial music on sight. He defined the visual language of Skinny Puppy and other Nettwerk artists, establishing the aesthetic that the genre has run on ever since. Four decades of 'industrial design' trace back to him.

The cover of the book Industrial Music/Graphics, designed by @heroicproject.bsky.social, to be released in 2027 by @signalspress.bsky.social. The cover features the book title set vertically over an illustration by Gustave Doré from Dante's Inferno, which was also used by Steve R. Gilmore for Skinny Puppy's 1986 single "Dig It"
Signals Press@signalspress.bsky.social · last wk.

“Design and graphics took on almost as much importance as the music itself, a vehicle to reinforce our image.” –Patrick Codenys, Front 242 Industrial graphic design collected in one place. Live on @kickstarter.com Aug. 11, backers get early access! Follow the prelaunch page now (link in bio).

Design and graphics took on almost as much importance as the music itself –Patrick Codenys, Front 242
Signals Press@signalspress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Industrial music didn't just change how music sounds. It changed how it looks. Industrial Music / Graphics: the first visual history of industrial music's graphic design, told by the designers who built it. Kickstarter, August 11. Follow the pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig...

Coming soon: Industrial Music/Graphics: A Visual History of a Movement

Industrial music built a visual language as confrontational as its sound—Throbbing Gristle to Nine Inch Nails, told by its designers.

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