The Octet
Hamish RobertsonSelections of eight visuals, products, books, sounds, links, and thought-provoking ideas for the curious-minded, aesthetically-driven, and creatively inclined, edited by Hamish Robertson — artist, publisher, and former Design Editor for Vanity Fair.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 37 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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I’m coming up for air following 6 weeks of mixed-media projects, design assignments for the FIFA World Cup, a brief travel jaunt, and working my way through a stack of nightstand reads. It feels right to share some of it today—mostly to mak...
Leaving the Camera Behind: A Portugal Photo Diary
A deliberate break from the pressure to constantly create, captured entirely on a phone—plus a few curated stops along the way.
As a photographer, it’s easy to fall into a loop of telling yourself you need to shoot more. For a while, I’d b...
The Octet [Digest]: April Sliver
This month’s microdose of what I’ve seen, saved, pondered, and made.
—Hamish
Θ I recently made a tiny painting of one of my favorite book covers—David Hockney’s 72 Drawings. Because I love offering prints, I flattened the physical...
The Power of Nothing: Why Peter Saville’s Record Covers Are Impossible to Ignore
The legendary graphic designer behind Joy Division and New Order explains how mastering empty space shaped some of the most iconic album art in music history.
Many years before this Substack, I founded and edited an arts and culture public...
The Octet [Digest]: Alone Time
A microdose of what’s been in my sights over the past week or two.
—Hamish
A 1979 poster for the Japanese release of the Who’s Quadrophenia. Source.
It only took till 2026 to reimagine cassette tape packaging but my favorite prin...
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Visual artist and editor of the Octet. Former design editor at Vanity Fair, GQ and CITY magazines. Co-principal of the California-based studio, Vision in Motion. Featured at Cannes Lions, Aspen Ideas, and Adobe MAX.
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