Off the Page
This is where we write about the things that led to the drawings in the first place — the history behind a design, the process of getting an illustration from sketch to card or print, and the odd details that make one edition worth collecting over another. Expect notes from the studio in Norfolk, the old covers and reference books we can't stop collecting, and whatever's currently pinned above the drawing desk.
Shelf Life: The Book Spine as Decoration
As soon as spines faced the room, people started caring how they looked, sometimes more than what was inside. A short history of the spine as decoration.
Reading Sideways: A Short History of the Book Spine
For most of their history, books sat on the shelf the wrong way round. Here's how the spine went from hidden hinge to the most-looked-at strip of design in the house.
Field Guide to Penguin Spine Colours
A field guide to the colour-coded spines of classic Penguin paperbacks, and what each colour actually means.
