Category Archives: 2018
New China Eyewitness: Roger Duff, Rewi Alley and the art of museum diplomacy — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Ambitious in its outset, the typography in this book attempts to capture the contrasting spirit of its contents; East and West, the past and the present, a book within a … Continue reading
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A Moral Truth — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST
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Huia Come Home — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Quiet and confident, this small volume is an excellent example of typesetting that is at once humble and sympathetic to its content. The choice of Feijoa, a fellow native, is faithful … Continue reading
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Salt Picnic — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Elegant watercolour technique providing ‘soft’ and interesting texture, set against unapologetically large title seems an appropriate choice. The continuation of the illustration around front spine and back cover is well … Continue reading
New China Eyewitness: Roger Duff, Rewi Alley and the art of museum diplomacy— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
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The Long Dream of Waking: New perspectives on Len Lye — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Arresting and modernist. Does what it says on the tin — a film maker and visual artist cleverly shown in focus. The spot gloss varnish is a neat trick. The … Continue reading
Huia Come Home— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: An ‘idea’ driven cover. It is a restrained approach but executed with elegance and simplicity. Tail feather meets drip of ink to the author’s name. Darkness and light – the … Continue reading
Black Marks on the White Page — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The stunning, symbolic artwork that extends from the front cover to inside the dust jacket features the specially commissioned illustration Tangia te papa ma ki te pango by James Ormsby … Continue reading
Baby — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: This bold cover with its simple but striking image piques interest and curiosity. Easy to pick up and want to explore more. View shortlist
Aberhart Starts Here— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Aberhart is probably best known for his atmospheric black and white photography, so the cover here is a pleasant surprise with its bluish teal and brown cover image. Striking in … Continue reading
