Category Archives: Typography

PANZ Award for Best Typography 2020 Finalist Designer: Tim Denee Title:  We Are Here: An atlas of Aotearoa Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 290 x 235mm, 240pp, hardback Typography: Fonts: Tiempos Headline and Untitled Sans (light Regular and Bold). Body … Continue reading →

PANZ Award for Best Typography 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Clever font pairing and implementation. Hugely competent pacing and scale of the typography within a superb grid. Some elegant design choices like the folios and section breaks too. View shortlist

PANZ Award for Best Typography 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 cardboard protest signs. The wood … Continue reading →

PANZ Award for Best Typography 2020 Finalist Typography:  Bembo (body copy 12pt on 16pt leading), Drone Ranger (titles 26pt). Titles printed in gold ink over black sugar paper. Judges’ comments Well considered and tempered nicely to provide the right tone … Continue reading →

PANZ Award for Best Typography 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 205mm, 88pp, hard cover with … Continue reading →

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 →

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “There’s a calm quietness to the typography of Swim; it takes some confidence to rely on one typeface throughout. Typographic differentiation is achieved solely through size weight and style, … Continue reading →

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “There’s a complexity to this book and a rawness to the art and its placement on the page. The split of Us v Them, making a distinction between earlier … Continue reading →