Category Archives: 2020

Promises Promises: 80 years of wooing New Zealand voters — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Designers: Cover: Xoë Hall Interior: Gideon Keith and Carly Johnson, Seven Title:  Promises Promises: 80 years of wooing New Zealand voters Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 255 x … Continue reading

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Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry — 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: Peter Bray, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Title:  Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Format: 242 x … Continue reading

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Hell Fire Poetry Anthology 2017–18 — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Typography:  Bembo (body copy 12pt on 16pt leading), Drone Ranger (titles 26pt). Titles printed in gold ink over black sugar paper. View shortlist

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One Year Drawn — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST

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The recipe — 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2020 FINALIST

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New Zealand Nature Heroes — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 FINALIST

Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 Finalist The designer also created the hand-drawn illustrations of the book, and provided a number of photos used in the book. Typography: Festivo Letters typeface family is used for … Continue reading

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The Spinoff Book — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments A worthy finalist. This book is instantly recognisable as being a Spinoff production and is like browsing their website in book form. The book is neatly produced with clean … Continue reading

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The Brilliance of Birds — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments A successful publication. Some interesting typographic choices matched to the beautiful images all held together with a strong grid. The title pages throughout could have benefitted … Continue reading

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Garage Project: The Art of Beer — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020 FINALIST

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Every home, school and office should have a copy of this book. Teaching young (and old) minds about the Treaty of Waitangi in the form of a bi-lingual … Continue reading

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