Allen & Unwin Award
for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2020
Finalist
Designers: Cover: Neil Pardington (Neil Pardington Design)
Interior: Neil Pardington & Tina Delceg
Title: The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Format: 230 x 170mm, 272pp, limpbound, section sewn, cover drawn on & cut flush.
Typography: Cover: Title – Cardo Regular, 32pt, leading 35pt. Supporting – Tiempos Text Regular, 11.5pt, leading 16pt
Internal: Body – Tiempos Text Regular 9pt, leading 15pt. Headings – Tiempos Text Medium – 16.5pt Haas Grotesk Bold 19/25pt
Judges’ comments An important book about an important part of our history. The cover and internal design are competent and quiet.
