CR Monograph: London Life, David Hillman

Monograph is a monthly publication from Creative Review, provided as an additional benefit to all subscribers. Each month, it showcases a personal project or body of work. Monograph is distributed with subscribers' copies of the magazine only and will not appear in newsstand copies.

(Introduction) 'London Life magazine was launched in 1965 as a 'what's on' for the Swinging London set. It was the brainchild of Mark Boxer, the founding editor of the Sunday Times Magazine, who assembled an editorial 'dream team' to produce it. Art direction was provided by David Hillman, who was barely into his 20s at the time. David Puttnam, then still at advertising agency CDP, came in as managing editor. Model Jean Shrimpton was a consultant fashion editor. The roster of photographers included Terence Donovan, Duffy and Ron Traeger. And a young lan Dury provided occasional illustrations.

The magazine's distinguishing feature was its prominent use of the date of the issue on the front cover. Though based on typeface Bodoni, this was hand-drawn every week. There were four different paper stocks: the cover, a 28-page wraparound newsprint section for listings at the front and back and both gloss and matt sections for features in the middle (the mixture being influenced by Willy Fleckhaus's Twen magazine). There was also often a centre gatefold. The listings section was printed letterpress, which meant huge amounts of work for Hillman and his team of two artworkers and two designers...' David Hillman

Condition: Very Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing to cover/edges.

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