Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
Award for Best Typography 2024
Finalist
Designers: Tyrone Ohia, Eva Charlton, Max Quinn-Tapara (Studio: Extended Whānau) & Katrina Duncan
Title: Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: 250 x 190mm, 456pp.
Typography: Stanley & Theinhardt Mono..
Scanned Handwriting from Rewi Thompson archives.
“Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere is a tribute to the late architect Rewi Thompson (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa), a visionary thinker who believed that great architecture is crafted through careful consideration of people and place. This book brings together a breathtaking range of his projects, from conceptual dreamscapes to one-of-a-kind homes. Rewi is one of our foremost contemporary Māori architects. This book puts his work and thinking into the spotlight. We were tasked with reflecting this sentiment and the man himself.”
Judges’ comments Inside this book is a myriad of features and components; and across all of them, the typography grapples with their intricacies and brings cohesion and uniqueness to the facets effortlessly. There are some pages that sing with control, through interviews to prose and even pink highlighter handwriting, at all stages, the typography guides and places you, safely, in the midst.
