2021 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD
Winner
Alexandra Turner
Alexandra Turner is a graphic designer based in Auckland. She graduated from AUT in 2016 with a Bachelor of Design Honours, concentrating her studies on typeface and publication design, which awarded her a gold pin at the 2016 DINZ Best Awards for her typeface Stillé. Alexandra has been working at Auckland design studio Inhouse since graduating. She was the lead designer on HOME magazine from 2018-2020 and has had the opportunity to work on several art publications with Inhouse's Creative Director.
Judges' comments Alexandra Turner’s selection of work demonstrated inventive and sensitive use of typography and materials in a variety of formats and scales, with evidence of creative and constructive studio collaboration, and assertive project direction, in her position at Inhouse Design.