Category Archives: Shortlist

Emma Jakicevich – 2018 Young Designer of the year FINALIST

ALLEN & UNWIN YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 Emma Jakicevich Judges’ Comments: Emma Jakicevich shows a strong and consistent responsiveness to production values and understanding of the book as a physical object. From illustrated children’s book to photography lead … Continue reading

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Rachel Clark – 2018 Young Designer of the year FINALIST

ALLEN & UNWIN YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 Rachel Clark Title Hideaways Publisher Penguin Random House New Zealand   View shortlist  

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2018 Young Designer of the Year Shortlist

Allen & Unwin Young Designer of the Year Award 2018 Shortlist Congratulations to shortlisted designers: Rachel Clark and Emma Jakicevich Click on designer’s image for more information and examples of their work. Emma Jakicevich has a wide-angled lens on the world of Graphic … Continue reading

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Ten x Ten: Art at Te Papa — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Satisfying column widths in this book create a balanced viewing of text and art. The side bar created by the vertical rule creates interesting tension with the body text. View shortlist

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Tears of Rangi — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Plenty of skill is required to design and set a book with this much typographic content, let alone also navigating unfamiliar conventions around a second language. Tears of Rangi does … Continue reading

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Simply by Sailing in a New Direction. Allen Curnow: A Biography and Allen Curnow: Collected Poems (slipcase edition) — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: A biography and collection of poems by New Zealand’s most distinguished poet must be served by typography that lives up that standard and this doesn’t disappoint. Elegant and superbly handled, … Continue reading

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New China Eyewitness: Roger Duff, Rewi Alley and the art of museum diplomacy — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Ambitious in its outset, the typography in this book attempts to capture the contrasting spirit of its contents; East and West, the past and the present, a book within a … Continue reading

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A Moral Truth — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST

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Huia Come Home — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 FINALIST

Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Quiet and confident, this small volume is an excellent example of typesetting that is at once humble and sympathetic to its content. The choice of Feijoa, a fellow native, is faithful … Continue reading

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Salt Picnic — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Elegant watercolour technique providing ‘soft’ and interesting texture, set against unapologetically large title seems an appropriate choice. The continuation of the illustration around front spine and back cover is well … Continue reading

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