Category Archives: Cover
The Chair— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 Finalist Designers: Cover: Toby Curnow, Inhouse Interior: Arch & Jane MacDonnell, Inhouse Title: The Chair Publisher: Objectspace Format: 240 x 170mm, 272pp, exposed binding Typography: The Future The Future Mono (captions and footnotes) “The premise … Continue reading
Fungi of Aotearoa — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 Finalist Designer: Carla Sy Title: Fungi of Aotearoa Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ Format: 210 x 155mm, 336pp. Flexi bound artboard cover, matt lam with spot UV, and matt art internal paperstock. … Continue reading
Past the Tower, Under the Tree— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 Finalist Designer: Katie Kerr Title: Past the Tower, Under the Tree: Twelve Stories of Learning in Community Publisher: GLORIA Books Format: 180 x 114mm, 216pp, perfect bound. The cover has a soft touch … Continue reading
Saga — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 Finalist Designer: Andy Shaw Title: Saga Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Format: 210 x 148mm, 88pp, paperback. “The brief was to incorporate the wishes of the author and publisher in a witty … Continue reading
Saga — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2024 Finalist Designer: Andy Shaw Title: Saga Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Format: 210 x 148mm, 88pp, paperback. “The brief was to incorporate the wishes of the author and publisher in a witty … Continue reading
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
