Category Archives: 2025
worm, root, wort… & bane — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Duncan Munro Title: worm, root, wort… & bane Publisher: Alice Austen House Press Format: 203 x 127mm, 312pp, flexibind with rose-pink foil for the cover type. Extensive wet-proofing … Continue reading
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Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Katie Kerr, Studio Katie Kerr Title: Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 235 x 180mm, 444pp, section sewn, cased in square-backed … Continue reading
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Herbst: Architecture in context— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare & Anna Wilkinson, Area Design Title: Herbst: Architecture in context Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 280 x 220mm, 240pp, double-tiered blind debossing of the linen-clad … Continue reading
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Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Janson Chau, Alt Group Title: Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa Niue Heritage Journey in Aotearoa Publisher: Mafola Press Format: 254 x 300 mm, 500pp, fully-cased, section-sewn Typography: Signifier. … Continue reading
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Eileen Mayo’s Rare and Endangered Birds of Aotearoa New Zealand— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Aaron Beehre Title: Eileen Mayo’s Rare and Endangered Birds of Aotearoa New Zealand Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Format: 350 x 280mm, 64pp, bound … Continue reading
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2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist
2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist Congratulations to shortlisted designers: Sarah-Louise Crawford and Tahlia Conrad-Hinga Click on designer’s image for more information and examples of their work.
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Sarah-Louise Crawford – 2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST
2025 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Sarah-Louise Crawford The design balances cultural depth with broad accessibility, presenting the book as both a tribute and a living taonga–celebrating the evolution of Māori-medium education with visual and narrative integrity. … Continue reading
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2025 Judges
Judges — PANZ Book Design Awards 2025 The judges for the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards are; Chloe Blades, artist and manager at Unity Books in Auckland; Eva Charlton, Graphic Designer for design studio Extended Whānau and Jo Bailey, designer … Continue reading
