Simply Sailing in a New Direction. Allan Curnow: A Biography and Allen Curnow: Collected Poems (slipcase) — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2018 WINNER

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2018

Winner

Designer: Katrina Duncan (interior), Sarah Maxey (cover)
Title:  Allen Curnow Biography and Poems Slipcase edition 
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: 240 x 170 mm, 732pp and 388pp (poems), section sewn. Jacket printed in 3 spot colours on Wibalin Natural, head and tails bands.  End papers designed by Betty Curnow.
Typography: Caslon 11/14 point.   Simply by Sailing in a New Direction  typesetting by Carolyn Lewis, type design by Katrina Duncan.

Judges’ Comments The very sound of these pages turning is satisfying – the rough uncoated paper stock sounds like a life of real substance being told. The typography – only Adobe Caslon throughout – is simply exquisite. The elegant design and classic typographic choices have a nostalgic feel, which is highly evocative of the life lived.

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