HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021
Winner
Cover Designer: Tim Denee
Title: Agency of Hope: The Story of the Auckland City Mission 1920-2020
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: 250 x 190mm, 296pp paperback with flaps.
Typography: 25 Body font: EstaPro regular, 10.5pt, 15pt leading. Pull quotes: Playfair Display bold, 12pt, 17pt leading.
Judges’ comments A difficult subject matter to come up with a compelling singular cover image for. There’s lots of pathos in the stylised stencil of a house lit at night that offers refuge, warmth and, most importantly, hope to a whānau. This book shows the impactful use of a limited colour palette. The back cover reminds me of a Graham Sydney painting/historic railway poster.
