Category Archives: Non-illustrated
A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna Ka Ngangana Tonu a Hineāmaru: He Kōrero Tuku Iho nō Te Tai Tokerau— Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 WINNER
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Winner Designer: Duncan Munro, Lucky Stairs Studio, custom artwork created by Shane Cotton Title: A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna & Ka … Continue reading
A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna Ka Ngangana Tonu a Hineāmaru: He Kōrero Tuku Iho nō Te Tai Tokerau— Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Duncan Munro, Lucky Stairs Studio, custom artwork created by Shane Cotton Title: A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna & Ka … Continue reading
Actions & Travels: How Poetry Works — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “The vision for the book was a readable, pretty paperback with a touch of adventure and humour like many of the poems within. A cover with a slightly busy image or … Continue reading
House & Contents — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “I chose Söhne Schmal for the cover/titles as it reminded me of the small, careful, elongated uppercase lettering in some of Greg’s paintings. Arno pro worked well for the poems as … Continue reading
How to Loiter in a Turf War — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 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, … Continue reading
Super Model Minority — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “This collection is a sort of third chapter in the Chris Tse trilogy. The first two book covers had two elements (type and surface/image), whereas now we had scope to bring … Continue reading
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 WINNER
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 Winner Typography: Cover: Signifier Regular and Medium and Garamond Premier Pro Medium. Internals: Signifier, A Caslon Pro, Adobe Fangsong Std R, Angsana New, Batang, Devanagari Sangam, Gujarati Sangam, Iskoola Pota, Latha, Malayalam … Continue reading
Tree Sense: Ways of thinking about trees — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 Finalist Designers: Megan van Staden Title: Tree Sense: Ways of thinking about trees Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 198 x 128mm, 256pp. Paperback, cover with a jacket on uncoated stock. Typography: … Continue reading
Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 Finalist Designers: Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design Title: Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 230 x 178mm, 448pp. Flexi-bound, head and tail bands, jacketed Typography: Headings: Brown … Continue reading
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2022 Finalist Typography: Cover: Signifier Regular and Medium and Garamond Premier Pro Medium. Internals: Signifier, A Caslon Pro, Adobe Fangsong Std R, Angsana New, Batang, Devanagari Sangam, Gujarati Sangam, Iskoola Pota, Latha, Malayalam … Continue reading