Book Reviews & Press Releases

To Have and To Hold: A visual collection of paper bag ephemera from a bygone era

To Have and To Hold, contains hundreds of bag designs collected during over half a century. The book is a must-buy for anyone interested in ephemera, the history of design or British high street history.

Designer Interview, Regional Histories

• Uruguay

Gabriel Amijai Benderski Perez and the Uruguayan Graphic Design Archive

Gabriel sent me a link to his amazing Uruguayan Graphic Design Archive when I launched Design Reviewed. The content was so amazing, I ended up spending a good hour looking through the content and it has definitely made it to my bookmarks.

Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Ephemera, Members Only Content

• Netherlands

Stamps, Dick Bruna and the Making of Miffy

Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.