Lift Education Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2024

Finalist

Designers: Kat Quin and Chelsea McKirdy, Illustrated Publishing

Title: Kuwi & Friends He Puka Ngohe — Activity Book
Publisher: Illustrated Publishing
Format: 297 x 210mm, 104pp. Section sewn in 16, Drawn-on cover with 90mm flap on front cover only. Text on 140gsm woodfree stock, which is Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified, mixed source pulp from responsible sources. Paper produced using Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) and manufactured under the IS014001 Environmental Management System.

Typography: Archer (Book) 9pt, 15pt Leading
Sub body 6.5pt, 7.8pt Leading
Dictionary Item TE REO MĀORI: Archer Bold 13pt 16pt Leading (lowercase)
Dictionary Item ENGLISH: Archer (Book) 9pt (lowercase)
Title (TE REO MĀORI): Gab Regular 32pt
Subtitle (ENGLISH): Strawberry 30pt

We had to build macron glyphs (for Māori text) into the title font Gab, as they were not in the original font.

“Our task was to develop a workbook drawing from the topics within the Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary – He Papakupu Whakaahua to create an accessible activity book for those beginning their te reo Māori learning journey. The activity book needed to be filled with challenges and games, utilising visual cues to aid in language retention.”