Category Archives: 2015
The Critic’s Part – Best Non-Illustrated Book
Everbest Printing Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2015 Winner 2015 Judges’ Comments This book of art writing stood out to the judges for its well-executed typography and consistently considered design throughout. The type sits lightly on the page. This along with the … Continue reading
2015 Winners
PANZ BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2015 WINNERS Click on cover images for further information and judges’ comments. Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Everbest Printing Award for … Continue reading
Cardboard Cathedral – 2015 Best Illustrated
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Winner 2015 Judges’ Comments This is a beautifully executed book. All the details are extremely well thought out and unified – from the binding and the French-folded jacket, to the font weights … Continue reading
Ko Tautoro Te Pito o Toku Ao – 2015 Best cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Sumptuous and exciting, yet restrained and serious at the same time, the book cover references Māori visual culture while avoiding cliché, with a bold repeat pattern and elements of the Ngāpuhi flag. … Continue reading
Hello Girls and Boys – 2015 Best Cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 View shortlist | View winners
Essential New Zealand Poems – 2015 Best Cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The cover for Essential New Zealand Poems delightfully nails the mid-century feel. It perfectly blends the 20th century New Zealand inspired landscape painting and the themes of place and geography present in … Continue reading
Depot – 2015 Best Cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments For a cook book to break away from putting it’s celebrity chef on the cover may be considered brave by some, foolish by others? … but Depot is more than just … Continue reading
The Curioseum – 2015 Best Cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 View shortlist | View winner
Saison – 2015 Best Typography finalist
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments First impressions mean a lot and Saison makes a cracking first impression. The bold sans serif title against the beautifully delicate silk printed floral image shows confidence right from the start. The … Continue reading
The Critics Part – 2015 Best Typography finalist
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The judges were immediately drawn to The Critic’s Part right from the nicely stacked typography on the cover which, thanks to a hefty spine width, is beautifully repeated on the books … Continue reading
