Category Archives: Educational
Why is That Lake So Blue?: A Children’s Guide to New Zealand’s Natural World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 WINNER
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “A lovely energy to the book. The hand lettered heading choice gives it a relaxed and approachable feel. A clear and open sans serif text is used for the body … Continue reading
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Why is That Lake So Blue? A Children’s Guide to New Zealand’s Natural World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
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Te Kōparapara: An Introduction to the Māori World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Strong angular typographic cover, and an elegant example of text book design. Small quibble in that the maps and tables don’t carry over the typographic conventions of the rest of … Continue reading
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ANZAC Animals: 20 Animal Friends from WW1 and WW2 — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “The design evokes the historic feel of the subject, with the use of leather & stitching details. There is a consistent structure of information. The sidebars, icons for identification, and … Continue reading
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The New Zealand Art Activity Book — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 WINNER
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 Winner Judges’ Comments The muted colour palette, shying from obvious vibrant primary colour, somehow works. Layouts are brought to life by some strong art direction on photography, which the designer uses to good effect. … Continue reading
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Turangawaewae — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The design serves the content well, enlivening the book with text block pages. There are also lots of good break pages with clean and functional type setting. View shortlist
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New Zealand’s Great White Sharks: How science is revealing their secrets — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Some stunning and arresting photography is a gift to the designer; in this field guide design meets encyclopaedia. It has an edgy design visual language which seems to position the … Continue reading
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The New Zealand Art Activity Book — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 FINALIST
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How to Mend a Kea — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The author/designer clearly possesses many, many skills. The clear main text setting, pull quotes and side bars sit comfortably and in an orderly fashion, as if a commentary to the … Continue reading
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Bright Ideas for Young Minds — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The muted colour palette, shying from obvious vibrant primary colour, somehow works. Layouts are brought to life by some strong art direction on photography, which the designer uses to good … Continue reading
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