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Te Turi o Hinengawari — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments This book is brought to life by the engaging, (mainly) double-page-spread illustrations and placement of the accompanying text. Beautiful linework and colours are used throughout the … Continue reading
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Kuwi and Friends Māori Picture Dictionary — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 Finalist The designer had to build macron glyphs (for Māori text) into the title font Gab, as they were not in the original font. View shortlist
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What Adults Don’t Know About Art / Architecture — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Typography: The primary typeface is Arnhem, designed by Fred Smeijers in 2002. All body type is set at 12pt without hyphenation to be legible for readers of the age group … Continue reading
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My Little Book of Bugs — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Front cover: English title: Bugbear, 50pt on 51pt leading Māori title: Bugbear, 21pt on 22pt leading Back cover: Calibre Medium 22pt on 27pt leading and 19pt on 23pt leading Spine: … Continue reading
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Mophead Tu — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments Fun, inventive and endlessly energetic, Selina Tusitala Marsh’s Pasifika graphic memoir addresses colonialism and white privilege for kids with a positive, funny, light-hearted yet serious vibe. There’s a … Continue reading
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Hare and Ruru — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A quiet, gentle, reflective picture book, which helps identify anxiety and stress. Painted in a sumptuous colour palette of rich yet muted tones, the detailed illustrations and minimal … Continue reading
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Nature Stilled — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2021 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2021 Finalist Designers: Arch MacDonnell, Alistair McCready, Dean Foster, Jane MacDonnell, Inhouse Design. Title: Nature—Stilled Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 350 x 202mm, 4368pp, quarter-bound hardback. Photographer Jane Ussher spent … Continue reading
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You have a Lot to Lose — PANZ Award for Best Typography 2021 FINALIST
PANZ Award for Best Typography 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A solid and confident design, from the playful title typography and colour over a perfectly selected and cropped photo, to the immaculate typesetting throughout, finished with contrasting endpapers and head and … Continue reading
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You have a Lot to Lose — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2021 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A solid and confident design, from the playful title typography and colour over a perfectly selected and cropped photo, to the immaculate typesetting throughout, finished with contrasting endpapers and … Continue reading
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This Pakeha Life — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2021 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2021 Finalist Typography: Cover: Title: Rufina Stencil (Bold, 50pt on 47 leading) (foundry: Tipo Type) Author: Domaine Text (Bold, all caps, 22pt with 150 tracking) (foundry: Klim) Spine and title on back: Rufina … Continue reading
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