Allen & Unwin
Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2024

Finalist

Designer: Carla Sy

Title: Fungi of Aotearoa
Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ
Format: 210 x 155mm, 336pp. Flexi bound artboard cover, matt lam with spot UV, and matt art internal paperstock.

Typography: Recoleta Alt (Header fonts), Cotford Text (serif copy), Tellumo Var (sans serif).

” A happy, retro inspired, snugly kerned-in serif header typeface and a cheerful colourway serves to put the ‘fun’ in ‘fungi’, with a friendly and practical design style to purposefully uplift and educate the reader on all things fungi. A sturdy package built to be taken outdoors or just to sit bright and pretty on your coffee table.”