Allen & Unwin
Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2024
Finalist
Designer: Carla Sy
Title: Fungi of Aotearoa
Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ
Format: 210 x 155mm, 336pp. Flexi bound artboard cover, matt lam with spot UV, and matt art internal paperstock.
Typography: Recoleta Alt (Header fonts), Cotford Text (serif copy), Tellumo Var (sans serif).
” A happy, retro inspired, snugly kerned-in serif header typeface and a cheerful colourway serves to put the ‘fun’ in ‘fungi’, with a friendly and practical design style to purposefully uplift and educate the reader on all things fungi. A sturdy package built to be taken outdoors or just to sit bright and pretty on your coffee table.”
Judges’ comments This book truly puts the ‘fun’ in ‘fungi’! Fungi, once a niche topic, is thrust into the spotlight here, transforming an unlikely subject into something sexy and accessible. With its practical, colourful design this book invites readers to take it outside and explore the dirt. The spot UV and vibrant palette, hinting at a glow-in-the-dark cover, perfectly capture the curious and adventurous spirit of the guide. The use of the Recoleta typeface for headings fits with the content, and is matched with clean, approachable typography in the body copy.
