Category Archives: 2019
Theo Schoon: A Biography — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 FINALIST
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A minimal, modernist approach to the design of Theo Schoon: A Biography is given personality through the pairing of fonts from Klim Type Foundry. The use of colour signposting for … Continue reading
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Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 FINALIST
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Wanted: The search for the modernist murals of E. Mervyn Taylor — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 FINALIST
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A wide variety of fascinating visual content is presented within the book, and is handled with careful placement, to not overload the page. The generous margins used for the … Continue reading
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A Tale of Three Cities — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A clever, classic looking cover. The use of gold foil brings the title to the reader’s attention, and the interplay of multiple layers of imagery does a wonderful job of … Continue reading
The Bomb — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “This is The Bomb! Stunning illustrations seamlessly integrated with title text/s. A fun and subtle addition of high-gloss UV helps promote author and illustrator – overall the design works successfully … Continue reading
Pasture and Flock: New and Selected Poems — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “The design introduces a lovely technique and texture. Beautiful use of colour and red used to prioritise content on both front and back covers.” “The stark black and red against … Continue reading
Why is That Lake So Blue? A Children’s Guide to New Zealand’s Natural World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
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Te Kōparapara: An Introduction to the Māori World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Strong angular typographic cover, and an elegant example of text book design. Small quibble in that the maps and tables don’t carry over the typographic conventions of the rest of … Continue reading
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Secret World of Butterflies — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “The cover’s array of butterflies, paired with the warm yellow and foil type is an eye-catching invitation to the book. The simple open layout uses an approachable sans … Continue reading
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Jillion: By New Zealand’s Young Writers and Artists— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A fresh modern package, Jillion understands what the role of design is in an anthology like this – to be a vessel that lets the varied content within … Continue reading
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