HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023
Winner
Designer: Carla Sy, Penguin Random House NZ, illustrations Coco Solid
Title: How to Loiter in a Turf War
Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ
Format: 210 x 153mm, 176pp, Trade Paperback with additional Spot UV and debossing embellishments on the cover for the linear strokes on the faces to enhance tactility and overall design. Pantone colour used for the pink on the title lock-up and back cover for extra punch.
Typography: Front cover: Hand drawn typeface for the title and author lock-up. Back cover blurb typeset in National 2.
Judges’ comments The cover illustration has big bold energy, and the hand drawn Sharpie type works perfectly with it. Irreverent, colourful but with an edge, it exudes a youthful energy reflecting the urgency and tone of the book. The rear text is set boldly and competently and the hot pink and bright lips nail it. How could you not pick this up? It’s practically resonating!
This irreverent and colourful cover employs Sharpie marker graffiti over strong contemporary portrait illustrations. The vibrant pink title cuts through the brightly-coloured illustrations with a youthful energy reflecting the urgency and tone of the book.
