Category Archives: Commercial Book for Adults

Straight Up — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist   Designer: Megan van Staden Title: Straight Up Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: 234 x 153mm, 320pp plus 8pp colour photo insert, paperback, perfect bound. Typography: The main … Continue reading

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Wawata – Moon Dreaming: Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist   Designer: Cat Taylor, Penguin Random House NZ, illustrations by Luther Ashford Title: Wawata – Moon Dreaming: Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon Publisher: Penguin Random House … Continue reading

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Kurangaituku — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 WINNER

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 Winner Designers:  Camilla Lau & Te Kani Price with Rowan Heap (illustrator) Title:  Kurangaituku Publisher: HUIA Publishers Format: 229 x 152mm, 392pp, PUR bound. A linen finish paper stock … Continue reading

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NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 Finalist Designer: Linda Va’aelua Fifty5 Creative Photographer/Creative Director: Qiane Matata-Sipu QIANE+co Title:  NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women Publisher: QIANE+co Format: 265 x 205mm, 344pp, 4c x 4c, 2 … Continue reading

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Homegrown Happiness: A Kiwi Guide to Living Off the Suburban Land— Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 Finalist   Designer: Floor van Lierop, This is Them Title: Homegrown Happiness: A Kiwi Guide to Living Off the Suburban Land Publisher: Bateman Books Format: 252 x 190mm, 196pp, … Continue reading

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Kelcy Taratoa: Who am I, Episode 001 — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 Finalist Cover Designer: Alan Deare Title:  Kelcy Taratoa: Who am I, Episode 001 Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing Format: 210 x 297mm, 112pp, section sewn, case bound, PLC. Soft Touch Velvet laminate to cover … Continue reading

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How to Survive the Modern World — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 FINALIST

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Times Like These — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 Finalist Designer: Megan van Staden Title:  Times Like These Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: 234 x 153mm, 264pp, paperback. The cover is tactile, with an uncoated stock, that allows … Continue reading

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Kurangaituku — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 FINALIST

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2022 Finalist Designers:  Camilla Lau & Te Kani Price with Rowan Heap (illustrator) Title:  Kurangaituku Publisher: HUIA Publishers Format: 229 x 152mm, 392pp, PUR bound. A linen finish paper stock … Continue reading

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

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021 Winner 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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