Category Archives: Children’s
The Gobbledegook Book — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Truckloads of fun and colour to keep minds entertained interspersed with playful typographical touches to match Joy Cowley’s playful verse. Giselle Clarkson’s whimsical illustrations positively sing from the … Continue reading
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
Wildlife of Aotearoa — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments This book is huge. Not just in format, but in scope and imagination. A companion to Bishop’s earlier book Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story, Wildlife of Aotearoa and … Continue reading
What Can I Do When I Grow Up? — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Typography: Primary font: Arnhem, 12pt. Display font: GT Walshiem, multiple sizes. The primary typeface is Arnhem, designed by Fred Smeijers in 2002. All body type is set at 12pt without … Continue reading
ART-TASTIC — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Bold and irreverent, with an illustrative and playful use of type, and a fun use of vernacular, referencing film, tv, low brow design, internet memes etc. It is definitely taking … Continue reading
The Bomb — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “A riot of fun about being true to yourself. The endpapers of the book are a wonderful piece of storytelling in themselves – introducing the illustrative mix and … Continue reading
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
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
The Bomb— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
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ART-TASTIC — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Bold and irreverent, with an illustrative and playful use of type, and a fun use of vernacular, referencing film, tv, low brow design, internet memes etc. It is … Continue reading