PANZ
Award for Best Typography 2021
Finalist
Designers: Arch MacDonnell and Alexandra Turner, Inhouse Design
Title: Billy Apple®: Life/Work
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: 240 x 170mm, 400pp, hardback.
Case: PLC-wrapped 2mm box board, bookblock flush with case; French-folded jacket on gloss artpaper plus matt lamination; Internals printed 5c (4c + PMS spot red) on 120gsm IKPP Woodfree with overall machine varnishing.
Typography: Headings: Futura Demi 24pt, Futura Book 24pt
Futura is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Paul Renner and released in 1927. It is based on geometric shapes, especially the circle, similar in spirit to the Bauhaus design style of the period. An appropriate headline font for Billy as Futura Bold Condensed has featured in many Apple works and is a defining feature of his text-based works.
Body text, notes & captions: Untitled Sans
Untitled Sans is a plain, neo-grotesk sans-serif. It is intentionally ‘plain’ – devoid of character with an air of neutrality. It is very evenly weighted, giving large blocks of text a clear and crisp tone. Delightfully easy to read.
