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2021 Shortlist

PANZ Book Design Awards 2021 Shortlist Click on cover images for more information Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book   Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book   Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book … Continue reading

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2021 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist

2021 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist Congratulations to shortlisted designers: Alexandra  Turner and Camilla Lau Click on designer’s image for more information and examples of their work.  

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Camilla Lau – 2021 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST

2021 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Camilla Lau     View shortlist  

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The New New Zealand — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments This stands out from the crowd because of its singular, strong typographic approach to the cover design. View shortlist

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The Liminal Space — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Combining this with our main character William’s synaesthesia, the holographic foil was the perfect showcase of the main beats of the story. The illustrated foil riffs on English vintage cottage wallpapers. The … Continue reading

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Down South — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A grand tour of the South Island. The cover evokes nostalgia for a bygone era and memories of golden days with a contemporary twist – the horse is replaced by … Continue reading

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Agency of Hope — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 FINALIST

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Wild Kinship — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 Finalist Typography: Ariata by Malou Verlomme for Monotype, DIN Next by Akira Kobayashi and Sandra Winter. The main text is printed in Pantone 1675. This warm brown hints at … Continue reading

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Husna’s Story — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 Finalist The cover design weaves in one of the few photos of Husna, Farid and their daughter with a graphic image inspired by the beautiful fabrics from Husna’s wedding … Continue reading

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Bella — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 Finalist Typography: Body text: Adobe Jenson Pro, Size 12, 18pt leading. Judges’ comments Bella: My Life in Food is a Kiwi memoir of Langbein’s career as a successful, popular … Continue reading

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