A Line Which Forms A Volume 9 (2026)

A Line Which Forms A Volume is a publication and symposium exploring how editorial design operates as both a reading experience and a spatial, participatory system, published annually since 2017. The design of Issue 9 explores time as a material and structural condition within publishing and research. Rather than a fixed beginning, the book introduces multiple entry points and a continuous typographic flow through the use of interchangeable covers and a single-column, never-ending layout system.

A bookworm-snake glyph, derived from the title typeface – Edition Asymmetrical, moves through the publication and mirrors the coil-binding system of the series – linking concept, typography and production.

The design positions research and time as cyclical and interconnected rather than linear. The project extended into a public symposium, where the publication functioned as both printed artefact and spatial device.

[Read Design Notes]

A scrolling text format extending the publication beyond the bound book.

A publication structured as a continuous sequence rather than fixed pages.

Multiple covers create flexible entry and exit points to the publication.

Single-column layout system maintaining continuity across all content – a continuous typographic flow with no defined beginning or end.

The publication extends into a symposium, becoming a spatial and participatory device. Reading becomes collective and non-linear.

Identity and system adapted across print, spatial and digital formats.

Credits

Client: London College of Communication
Design & Production Lead: Svenja Tong
Editorial & Symposium Lead: Abigail Tan
Project Manager: Ainhoa del Barco

Design Team: Nikhil Narayanan P
Editorial Team: Yağmur Uygun, Madhumita Ramasamy
Production Team: Eunhee Jeon, Lingbo Luo
Symposium Team: Abhiram Phadnis, Nayan Sharma
Website Team: Eunhee Jeon, Eton Chau

Advisors: Carlos Romo-Melgar, Amy Henry, Jaime del Corro
Symposium Speakers: James Langdon, Alex Balgiu, Abigail Tan, Svenja Tong, Ainhoa del Barco, Yusi Chen, Lingbo Luo
Symposium Photographers: Taqdees Anjum, Hao Zhang

Info

ISSN 2515-9801

Coil bound with lime green coils
2-colour pages printed with Heidelberg SM74-4
2-colour covers printed with Heidelberg GTO
Covers printed on Fedrigoni Materica Rust 270gsm

Symposium held at Staffordshire Street Gallery in February 2026

Category

Editorial Design
Visual Identity
Event Print Collaterals
Motion Graphics
Social Media Assets
Production Management