Category Archives: Cover
New China Eyewitness: Roger Duff, Rewi Alley and the art of museum diplomacy— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
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The Long Dream of Waking: New perspectives on Len Lye — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Arresting and modernist. Does what it says on the tin — a film maker and visual artist cleverly shown in focus. The spot gloss varnish is a neat trick. The … Continue reading
Huia Come Home— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: An ‘idea’ driven cover. It is a restrained approach but executed with elegance and simplicity. Tail feather meets drip of ink to the author’s name. Darkness and light – the … Continue reading
Black Marks on the White Page — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The stunning, symbolic artwork that extends from the front cover to inside the dust jacket features the specially commissioned illustration Tangia te papa ma ki te pango by James Ormsby … Continue reading
Baby — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: This bold cover with its simple but striking image piques interest and curiosity. Easy to pick up and want to explore more. View shortlist
Aberhart Starts Here— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Aberhart is probably best known for his atmospheric black and white photography, so the cover here is a pleasant surprise with its bluish teal and brown cover image. Striking in … Continue reading
Cazador — game, offal and the rest — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 WINNER
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 Winner Judges’ Comments This well-crafted cookbook really grabs your attention. The whole package is rich with references and meaning. The linen cover, reminiscent of an 1980s tablecloth, creates a nostalgic feel but it also … Continue reading
Fits & Starts — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 Finalist Judges’ Comments Subtle and classical, this cover has a striking but simple idea at the heart of the design. The hand-lettered type is a perfect manifestation of the book’s title. Judicious use of … Continue reading
Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 Finalist Judges’ Comments An approachable and conceptually clever production. It teases, but acknowledges the intelligence of the contemporary art viewer. The judges loved the texture given by the white halftone screen. With four different … Continue reading
What Dog Knows — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2017 Finalist Judges’ Comments The tension between the characters is captured beautifully through the scale of the illustrations and the vertical stacking of the type on the front and back covers. Restrained and deceptively simple, … Continue reading
