Winky face, amazine-ness

Photo credit: i-D Covers 1980-2010, Taschen

Did you know that i-D magazine have had the same typography for their logo since they started as a London street style zine back in the 1980s? That’s some pretty crazy consistency. Oh, and you know if you turn the symbol sideways it’s a winky face, right? Because that blew my mind when I first found out. Emicons, in the EIGHTIES! in. the. eighties.

They’ve also been rather unfluctuating in their front cover concept, always featuring a model or celeb pulling a wink or covering an eye in some creative way. How they’ve come up with a fresh hero shot each time I don’t know. But if having a squint at the complete covers from their 30-year history would tickle your fancy, take a peek at i-D Covers 1980-2010. If you’re a super nerd magazinester like us, this is a must-have for your overflowing bookshelves.

We think it’s pretty amazine.

Happy Friday!