PANZ
Award for Best Typography 2020

Finalist

Designer: Peter Bray, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Title: Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry
Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Format: 242 x 205mm, 88pp, hard cover with cloth quarter-binding.

Eileen Mayo produced a number of books, which we referenced for design and style. The endpapers were reproduced from an early book by Mayo. The paper cover and quarter-binding reference classic old-school book publishing.

Typography: Principal typeface is Ennore

Judges’ comments Elegant and sensitive typography wielded with a quiet control.