Category Archives: Winners
2017 Young Designer of the Year WINNER
ALLEN & UNWIN YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017 Winner Sam Bunny Judges’ Comments Sam Bunny’s portfolio showcases a wonderful range of designs across a number of categories. His work is consistently measured, visually enticing and exhibits a good understanding of … Continue reading
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Cazador — game, offal and the rest — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 WINNER
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments This well-crafted cookbook really grabs your attention. The whole package is rich with references and meaning. The linen cover, reminiscent of an 1980s tablecloth, creates a nostalgic feel but it also … Continue reading
Annual — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2017 WINNER
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments The typography in this book design has a hard job to do, a demanding audience, not only the readers but the contributors. So many different voices to accommodate. But, largely the … Continue reading
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Extraordinary Anywhere: Essays on Place from Aotearoa New Zealand — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2017 WINNER
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments Intriguing and playful cover, assuming the language of maps, but divulging coordinates of poetry or location details. The restricted colour palette works, and the change of place and change of … Continue reading
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Cazador — game, offal and the rest — WINNER 2017 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book
2017 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Sponsored by Nielsen Book Winner Judges’ Comments Artful…Shortlisted for Best Typography and winner of Best Cover and Best Cook Book, Cazador’s design lifts it above simply a cookbook, it breaks it’s genre and becomes … Continue reading
Cazador — game, offal and the rest — 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2017 WINNER
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments Brave, classic, yet excitingly contemporary. Cazador’s exquisite production values are immediately seductive. It is beautiful to hold and look at. The blood linen cover, exposed ‘frenched like’ binding (that opens … Continue reading
Annual — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2017 WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments The task here was huge with so many different creative voices and visual styles to accommodate and create space for. Whilst the designer’s hand is very much felt it … Continue reading
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Mātaki Mai Ana Te Ao: Te Tawhio Pihirei o 1981 — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2017 WINNER
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments Making history interesting is not just the teacher’s job. This teacher/student pack has cleverly combined the anger and upset of the subject (1981 Springbok Tour) with the need to access information … Continue reading
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Beach Life — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2017 WINNER
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments This could have been a good coffee-table book, that adequately balances long text with a wide variety of photography styles. It certainly does this but two noteworthy … Continue reading
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2017 Winners
PANZ BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2017 WINNERS Click on cover images for further information and judges’ comments. Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Upstart Press Award for Best … Continue reading
