HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020
Finalist
Designer: Vida Kelly, Vida and Luke Kelly Design
Title: Mophead
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: 235 x 180mm, 88pp, hardback. 2-colour print for case and internals, endpapers 4-colour print. Case: woodfree paper over board with matt machine varnishing plus debossing on front, back and spine.
Typography: Lunchbox Light and hand-drawn lettering. Illustrations and hand-drawn lettering by Selina Tusitala Marsh
Judges’ comments This cover brilliantly encapsulates the title and story whilst maintaining a sense of mystery to invite the reader to dive on in.