Category Archives: Cover

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

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 →

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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HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments An intriguing cover solution that follows a trend of using an abstract, contemporary portrait painting, setting up the expectation that this painting is representative/illustrative of one of the characters in … Continue reading →

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A nice extension of ‘head girl’, endorsed by a foiled gold star, alongside a felt-pen-drawn portrait and hand-lettered title and author name. The overall format has a notebook/diary feel. View shortlist

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 Finalist Designers: Key designer: Jessica Read in collaboration with Shobha and Keryn Kalyan Title: Pass It On Publisher: Self published by Shobha and Keryn Kalyan Format: 297 x 210mm, 288pp, hardcover, section sewn … Continue reading →

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments This cover brilliantly encapsulates the title and story whilst maintaining a sense of mystery to invite the reader to dive on in.    View shortlist

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments The vibrant yellow and bright cover artwork provide an inviting entrance to the art of Louise Henderson. With typography that is both sensitive to era and contemporary, this cover is … Continue reading →