Category Archives: 2023
Tahlia Conrad-Hinga – 2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST
2025 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Tahlia Conrad-Hinga At its centre, two ambiguous female figures emerge elusive and interconnected, inviting the viewer into the story’s core question: Who is the eldest girl? This ambiguity speaks to the … Continue reading
Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere — Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen BookData 2024 WINNER
2024 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Sponsored by Nielsen Bookdata Winner Designers: Tyrone Ohia, Eva Charlton, Max Quinn-Tapara, (Studio: Extended Whānau) & Katrina Duncan Title: Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 250 x 190mm, 456pp. Typography: … Continue reading
2023
PANZ Book Design Awards 2023 Winners View all 2023 Winners See all 2023 shortlisted entries Emerging Designer Emerging Designer Winner See all 2023 shortlisted entries Judges See all 2023 judges
Medium: A technical guide for creating better medium density housing in Aotearoa New Zealand — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2023 WINNER
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2023 Winner “Our brief required the integration of design theory and technical content to be depicted in a clean and simple format with high-quality graphics that would appeal to a … Continue reading
— WINNER 2023 Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand People’s Choice Award
2023 Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand People’s Choice Award Joint Winners Designer: Tyrone Ohia, Extended Whanau (cover & art direction) & Katrina Duncan (layout and typography) Title: Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ in association … Continue reading
2023 Winners
PANZ Book Design Awards 2023 Winners Click on cover images for more information Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Bookdata Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book Scholastic … Continue reading
A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna Ka Ngangana Tonu a Hineāmaru: He Kōrero Tuku Iho nō Te Tai Tokerau— Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 WINNER
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Winner Designer: Duncan Munro, Lucky Stairs Studio, custom artwork created by Shane Cotton Title: A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna & Ka … Continue reading
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2023 WINNER
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2023 Winner Designer: Tyrone Ohia, Extended Whanau (cover & art direction) & Katrina Duncan (layout and typography) Title: Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ … Continue reading
Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 Winner Designer: Mat Tait with assistance from Megan van Staden Title: Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: 285 x 257.5mm, 60pp, hardback square-backed, sewn, … Continue reading
Start Right Workbook series — Lift Education Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2023 WINNER
Lift Education Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2023 Winner Designers: Cover: Barnaby McBryde, LearnWell (handwriting font) and Jane Meder, Jane Meder Illustration and Design. Interior: Robyn Hopcroft, Hop2it Art and Design (compositor), Pietro Lubich, LearnWell (template), … Continue reading







