Designer: Jenny Haslimeier
Cover illustration by Vasanti Unka, Vasanti Unka Design
Title: Summer Days
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Format: 260 x 210mm, 224pp, hardback, section sewn. Case printed on 125gsm wibalin buckram on 3mm boards with spot gloss on matt varnish, debossing, head and tail bands (A1197 pink) and 6mm grosgrain ribbon marker (matched to PMS 274). internal and endpaper stock: 120gsm woodfree with painted edges (PMS012)
Typography: Cover font Supernet and Georgia; text Pinto and Georgia 13.5/16pt

The illustration brief was for the cover to be summery and fun, bright and bold, perhaps a little retro/nostalgic, with a distinctively Kiwi feel, and details to remind adults of their childhood summers that would also be instantly recognisable for children today. The overall design brief for the treasury was summery and fun, bright and bold, nostalgic and graphic with a distinctly Kiwi feel, utilising the cover artwork created by Vasanti Unka and carrying the look through the pages. With all the different illustrative and text material in the treasury, the internal design would need to be cohesive.