Category Archives: 2020
Crafting Aotearoa — PANZ Award for Best Typography 2020 FINALIST
PANZ Award for Best Typography 2020 Finalist Designer: Alan Deare, Area Design Title: Crafting Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 265 x 215mm, 464pp, hardback. The cover image is a bespoke aute, which was made by contributor Nikau Hindin. Elements … Continue reading
Somewhere – Women’s Stories of Migration — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist All the text and illustrations are printed in Pantone 3025. A jade-blue that sits slightly uneasily over the warm colour of the paper. This mimics the uncomfortable nature of being ‘between’ … Continue reading
The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments An important book about an important part of our history. The cover and internal design are competent and quiet. View shortlist
Little Books of Art (series 2) — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 Finalist Typography: Principal typeface is Newzald Judges’ comments These little books will surely be great sellers and highly commercial. Whilst the production values are high and the design and … Continue reading
The Book of Knowing — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 Finalist Typography: The title type was hand-lettered by the designer, Megan van Staden; the serif is Galaxie Copernicus; the sans serif is Avenir; and the display typeface used in … Continue reading
Protest Tautohetohe — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Designer: Gideon Keith, Seven Title: Protest Tautohetohe Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 250 x 195mm, 416pp, flexibind. The screen printed craft stock cover is a nod to handmade … Continue reading
Crafting Aotearoa — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Designer: Alan Deare, Area Design Title: Crafting Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 265 x 215mm, 464pp, hardback. The cover image is a bespoke aute, which was made … Continue reading
Māui’s Taonga Tales — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments A terrific concept — telling treasured tales of Aotearoa using artifacts from the Te Papa collection. Easy to navigate, adept typography and bursting with illustrations all packaged in … Continue reading
Hindsight: Pivotal Moments in New Zealand’s History — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments An engaging textbook packed with historical ephemera, archival images and useful links for further readings. The design is dynamic, aiming to make the various kinds of … Continue reading
Exploring Society: Sociology for New Zealand Students, 4th Edition — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 Finalist View shortlist