Information Office

Information Office is an art book publisher and design practice based in Vancouver, Canada. The office approaches publishing as a meeting of curation and design, emphasizing projects that collaborate with artists and cultural institutions.

Information Office frequently works with the Vancouver Art Gallery and Belkin Art Gallery (CAN), as well as individual artists and collectives whose work reflects discursive material or social practices. Principal Derek Barnett has over 25 years of design experience, and has cultivated a responsive style with artists, editors, writers and designers through every step of the process to create a translation of a project or practice into a remarkable book object.

Antonia Hirsch, Search Engine, Information Office, 2024 © Antonia Hirsch

Cover of Antonia Hirsch’s “Search Engine”. A corrugated cardboard field with a circular hole cut out of the centre, the title text “search engine___” centred above the circle, and “antonia hirsch” below and to the right of the title.

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New Mineral Collective, The Pleasure Report, Information Office, 2024 © New Mineral Collective

Cover of New Mineral Collective’s forthcoming title “The Pleasure Report”. An ombré gradient of peach and lavender field, with white text overlaid. The cover features the coordinates “43*37’39.5”N79*25’05.5”W”, New Mineral Collective’s name and seal, and book title.

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Cover of “Forecast” by Holly Schmidt. A slate-blue field. The serif text “HOLLY SCHMIDT: FORECAST” in white runs across the top edge. Below, left justified and spanning the whole cover is the following sans serif text in a lighter blue: “We are calling for instances of brightness that will make our eyes water and spiderwebs gleam. At the edge of our hairline, there will be sweat.”

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