Mary Egan Award for Best Typography
Shortlist 2011
Designer Christine Hansen Designer Kate Barraclough Designers Fiona Moffat (cover and interior), Wendy Harrex (interior)
Title Stunning Debut of the Repairing of a Life by Leigh Davis
Publisher Otago University Press
Format 280 × 220mm, 216pp, gatefold paperback, matt lamination, section sewn
Judges’ comments A large-format poetry book with centred texts is unusual. With this typography, the designer places full attention on the words and surrounding space. The design is sensitive and graceful and gives the handwritten elements the presence they deserve.
Title Classic: The Revival of Classic Boating in New Zealand by Ivor Wilkins
Publisher Random House New Zealand
Format 300 × 245mm, 448pp, jacketed hardback with French folds, matt lamination, Arlin case with blind de-boss, section sewn
Judges’ comments While the book design places emphasis on the photographs, its typography supports reading. Folios, captions and headings are distinguished by fonts that are distinctive yet cohesive.
Title Hauaga: The Art of John Pule edited by Nicholas Thomas
Publisher Otago University Press
Format 290 × 275mm, 184pp, jacketed hardback with French folds, gloss lamination, section sewn
Judges’ comments The typography completes this illustrated art book, featuring a generous amount of white space and justified text set in two refined columns. A single font has cleverly been used to distinguish textual hierarchies.
