/ The Jacket Index™ · Q2 2026 Profile

A Practice for Everyday Life

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/ Design Studio · 87/100 · Excellent

London-based design studio (Kirsty Carter and Emma Thomas). Strong art-publication + literary-book design tradition. Phaidon and Tate collaborator.

/ 01 / Subscore Breakdown

How the grade decomposes.

Composition Quality/ 25% weight
90
Concept Strength/ 22% weight
88
Production Standards/ 20% weight
86
Commercial Performance/ 18% weight
82
Award & Critical Recognition/ 15% weight
86
/ 02 / Designer / Publisher Notes

Best for / Watch out for.

/ Best for

Art books, monographs, and literary-fiction projects with publication-design ambition.

/ Watch out for

UK-focused practice; US-publisher access mediated through partnerships.

/ 03 / Editorial Timeline

What's on the record.

2003
Founded by Carter and Thomas