Penguin Random House New Zealand
Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020

Finalist

Designers: Cover: Xoë Hall
Interior: Gideon Keith and Carly Johnson, Seven
Title: Promises Promises: 80 years of wooing New Zealand voters
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: 255 x 200mm, 368pp, limpbound

Typography: Body text: Calibre light 10.5pt, 12pt leading

Judges’ comments This book balances multiple voices — a fun playful side with structure and utility. The former is expressed through the political-satire-like sign-painter typography and the latter through the formality of Swiss design. A comprehensive and compelling achievement.