Writing
The physical collection behind Design Reviewed provides the starting point for writing about graphic design history.
Research from the archive has appeared in international design publications, online articles and an ongoing programme of independent writing published through Design Reviewed.
Design Reviewed — The Book
Matt Lamont
Forthcoming
Design Reviewed brings together material from the physical archive in a substantial printed survey of graphic design history.
Drawing upon a collection of more than 11,000 artefacts, the book brings historic magazines, books, posters and ephemera back into print, connecting familiar figures with designers and objects that deserve greater recognition.
IDEA Magazine
From 2023 to 2024, Design Reviewed was the subject of an eight-part series for the Japanese international graphic design and typography magazine IDEA.
Published within the recurring series Design Eccentric: From the World Collectors’ Room, each instalment used material from the physical archive to examine a designer, publication or aspect of graphic design history.
IDEA No. 401
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 1
IDEA No. 402
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 2 — Ken Garland and the British Magazine Design
IDEA No. 403
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 3 — Wim Crouwel and the Stedelijk Museum
IDEA No. 404
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 4 — The Poster Designs of Karl Oskar Blase
IDEA No. 405
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 5 — Designing History: The Legacy of Jan Bons
IDEA No. 406
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 6 — Gebrauchsgraphik: Almost a Century of Design Reference
IDEA No. 407
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 7 — Willem Sandberg: Life and Legacy
IDEA No. 408
The Design Reviewed Archive, Part 8
The Archive in Books
Material from the physical Design Reviewed collection has contributed to published histories of graphic design and typography, with original artefacts from the archive reproduced and referenced in books by other authors.
- Mid-Century Type: Typography, Graphics, Designers by David Jury
- Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design by Theo Inglis
- The Graphic Design Bible by Theo Inglis
Design Reviewed Articles
Alongside external publishing, Design Reviewed publishes original research inspired directly by material held within the collection.
More than 200 articles explore individual designers, publications, movements and overlooked areas of graphic design history.
Subjects range from internationally recognised figures to designers whose work has rarely been documented online.
The articles also provide a place to publish translated historic material and bring information contained within rare publications to new audiences.
Writing & Publishing Enquiries
For commissions, publishing collaborations or enquiries relating to research within the Design Reviewed collection, please get in touch.
