Category Archives: Shortlist
Creamy Psychology – 2015 Best Illustrated finalist
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The challenge of showcasing the work of this photographer and incorporating essays by various writers has been well met by this very intelligent, cohesive design. It confidently … Continue reading
Cardboard Cathedral – 2015 Best Illustrated finalist
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Beyond the State – 2015 Best Illustrated finalist
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Beyond the State is a beautiful and deftly-handled book. The typography is assured with a nod to the distinctive modernist era that the book tells … Continue reading
Teddy One Eye – 2015 Best Children’s Book finalist
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments A beautifully balanced book with a lovely interplay between type, colour, illustration and paper stock. It’s the attention to detail that makes this book stand out, right from … Continue reading
Jessica Gommers – 2015 Young Designer of the year finalist
PANZ YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Highly Commended Jessica Gommers
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Monkey Boy – 2015 Best Children’s Book Award Finalist
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments As the cover notes, this book is part novel, part comic and all action and it delivers on all of those points. The real hero here, apart from … Continue reading
The Curioseum – 2015 Best Children’s Book finalist
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments A great example of how a children’s book need not be childish. The Curioseum is the story version of a ‘wunderkammer’ (a cabinet of curiosities) and that theme … Continue reading
Carla Sy – 2015 Young Designer of the Year Finalist
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I Am Doodle Cat – Best Children’s Book Award Finalist
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The Volume of Possible Endings – 2015 Best Children’s Book finalist
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The dynamic cover illustration creates depth of curiosity that forces the reader to venture further. The tattoo-style quality of the hand drawn type integrates nicely with the illustration … Continue reading
