Hachette New Zealand Award for
Best Non-Illustrated Book
Shortlist 2011
Designer Katy Yiakmis
Title Chancers and Visionaries: A History of Wine in New Zealand by Keith Stewart
Publisher Random House New Zealand
Format 240 x 165mm, 448pp, gatefold paperback, matt lamination with spot UV, section sewn
Judges’ comments This book has an engaging design that incorporates graphic features that reflect both viticulture and history. Its distinctive serif font is easy to read and enlivened by the inclusion of images, rules and background tints.
Designer Pieta Brenton
Title The Great Wrong War: New Zealand Society in WWI by Stevan Eldred-Grigg
Publisher Random House New Zealand
Format 234×152mm, 448pp, hardback with printed laminated case, matt lamination and embossed title, section sewn, ribbon marker
Judges' comments This book has been cleverly designed with a reductive approach, where graphic elements are minimised in favour of clean two-colour typography that is accompanied by inset images. The single-column page grid with the wide internal margin is punctuated by graphic red feature pages. The effect of this design is cohesiveness and readability.
Designers Keely O’Shannessy (cover), Katrina Duncan (interior)
Title No Fretful Sleeper: A Life of Bill Pearson by Paul Millar
Publisher Auckland University Press
Format 240 × 170mm, 432pp, gatefold paperback, matt lamination, printed inside cover, section sewn
Judges’ comments Housed in a distinctive cover, the interior design is well suited to this biographical text. The expansive line lengths and use of classic fonts make sustained reading comfortable. Overall, the book’s design invites and allows the reader to become immersed in the text.
