Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024
Finalist
Designer: Duncan Munro
Title: Continuous Ferment: A History of Beer and Brewing in New Zealand
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: 240 x 170mm, 380pp, flexibinding. Internals printed 4c throughout on creamy uncoated Yulong Pure, jacket laminated 4c with spot UV over the ‘beer label’ title lockup, fully cased on a c2/s flexi art board cover. Endpapers are printed a striking 2c, utilising the advertising ephemera of the period displayed through the book.
Typography: Grenette Pro (titles and headings), Wonder Extralight Italic (subtitle), FreightText Pro (body), FreightMicro Pro (headers/footers/captions)
“It was a challenging brief, acknowledging that while beer is a popular liquid, this book takes a more scholarly angle: is primarily a very well written, well researched history of beer in New Zealand, rather than a gifty beer drinker’s bible. Generally, we wanted this book to look inviting/friendly/accessible to your beer enthusiast and general reader while also recognising that it’s a scholarly book aboutculture/economics/society through a beer and brewing lens.”
