Category Archives: Cover
How to Loiter in a Turf War — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 WINNER
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Winner Judges’ comments The cover illustration has big bold energy, and the hand drawn Sharpie type works perfectly with it. Irreverent, colourful but with an edge, it exudes a youthful energy reflecting the urgency … Continue reading
How to Loiter in a Turf War — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist “The brief was intentionally open-ended for this debut fiction novel, allowing the design development to unfold collectively. The author, Coco, is a multi-skilled/versatile artist and was involved in the design process, working … Continue reading
Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare & Dave McDonald, Area Design Title: Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 234 x 153mm, 408pp, flexibind. The … Continue reading
Kōhine — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designers: Te Kani Price, Huia Publishers with print support from Christine Ling, Huia Publishers Title: Kōhine Publisher: Huia Publishers Format: 210 x 138mm, 232pp, paperback, section-sewn. The artwork was printed directly onto a … Continue reading
Lāuga: Understanding Samoan oratory — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designer: Megan van Staden Title: Lāuga: Understanding Samoan oratory Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 198 x 129mm, 336pp, hardback. Typography: Cover: Churchward Isabella medium and bold. The font Churchward Isabella is designed by … Continue reading
Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designer: Tim Denee Title: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series: Native Birds of Aotearoa / Native Plants of Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 184 x 125mm, 144pp (Birds) & 132pp (Plants), hardback. … Continue reading
Rangikura — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 WINNER
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 Winner Judges’ comments Perhaps one of the brightest covers our panel looked at, Rangikura is an achievement in illustrative branding. Even if the author’s name was not hand drawn on the cover, we … Continue reading
Conversātiō — In the company of bees — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 Finalist Designers: Cover: Anna Brown with support from Matt Law. Interior: Anna Brown. Bee diagrams revisions: Matt Law Title: Conversātiō — In the company of bees Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 230 x … Continue reading
Kurangaituku — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 Finalist Designers: Camilla Lau & Te Kani Price with Rowan Heap (illustrator) Title: Kurangaituku Publisher: HUIA Publishers Format: 229 x 152mm, 392pp, PUR bound. A linen finish paper stock was used for the … Continue reading
The Mirror Book — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2022 Finalist View shortlist
