Category Archives: 2016
2016
PANZ Book Design Awards 2016 Winners View all 2016 Winners See all 2016 shortlisted entries Young Designer of the Year View Young Designer Award winner View all 2016 shortlisted entries Judges See all 2016 judges
Best Book for 2016 is a “desirable contemporary classic”
The standout book at the 2016 PANZ Book Design Awards was James K. Baxter: Complete Prose. Shortlisted for Best Cover and Best Typography, it won the Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book for cover designer Spencer Levine, interior designer … Continue reading
Have You Seen Elephant? — WINNER Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2016
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. Have you seen Elephant? achieves a sought-after – but not often found – harmony, particularly in the relationship between its illuminated illustrations and restrained, considered handwritten type. The eye … Continue reading
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See What I Can See — WINNER Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2016
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. See What I Can See introduces the extraordinary range of images from New Zealand photographers and presents them in way that is engaging to its young audience. The book is … Continue reading
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Little Gems — WINNER Mary Egan Ltd Award for Best Typography 2016
Mary Egan Ltd Award for Best Typography 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. The winner pushes typography outside of its usual boundaries in a book for adults. In Little Gems, the words don’t just complement the illustrations, the words become the illustrations. … Continue reading
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The Game Chef — WINNER 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2016
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. The Game Chef’s design and photography speaks directly – not only to its intended audience, but to the story of the food. It has a strong sense of place, cleanly … Continue reading
James K Baxter: Complete Prose — WINNER 2016 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book Services
2016 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Sponsored by Nielsen Book Services Winner Judges’ Comments. Shortlisted for Best Cover and Best Typography, and winner of the Best Non-Illustrated category, James K. Baxter: Complete Prose excels on all fronts. It is the … Continue reading
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Little Gems — WINNER Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2016
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. Little Gems is an endearing surprise – a harmonious mosaic of design, illustration and typography. It handles its potentially sentimental content in an unexpected and delightfully … Continue reading
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101 Works of Art — WINNER HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2016
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. 101 Works of Art picked itself in many ways; there was no debate amongst the judges on this one. The cover is breathtaking, the unique folding of the dust jacket … Continue reading
James K Baxter: Complete Prose — WINNER Upstart Press Award for Best Non Illustrated Book 2016
Upstart Press Award for Best Non Illustrated Book 2016 Winner Judges’ Comments. The unusual colour palette, the unexpected use of metallic purple foil, the mix of traditional and contemporary typography, the interesting use of varied materials, the combination of painted … Continue reading
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