Category Archives: Typography

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors), Area Design Title: Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 230 x 160 mm, 464pp, flexibind on Kraft … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Shaun Naufahu & Giordano Zatta (Alt Group) Title: Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts Publisher: Kula-ʻUli Publishing Format: 275 x 195 mm, 300pp, fully-cased, section-sewn. Black … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors) from Area Design Title: Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834–1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War Publisher: … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Tana Mitchell (Tana Mitchell Design) Title: The Len Lye Centre Publisher: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre Format: 175 x 250 mm, 160pp, Section sewn for longevity and open-flat … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designer: Jo Bailey Title: Mr Ward’s Map: Victorian Wellington street by street Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 315 x 230 mm, 560pp, hardback + jacket. The case is Sakura book cloth … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Momoe i manu ae ala atea‘e Tasker (Cover), Ashleigh Young (Interiors) Title: Black Sugarcane Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Format: 210 x 170 mm, 128pp, thread sewn. Typography: Cover: … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Finalist Designers: Duncan Munro Title: worm, root, wort… & bane Publisher: Alice Austen House Press Format: 203 x 127mm, 312pp, flexibind with rose-pink foil for the cover type. Extensive wet-proofing to achieve the … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Finalist Designers: Katie Kerr, Studio Katie Kerr Title: Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 235 x 180mm, 444pp, section sewn, cased in square-backed over 2mm box … Continue reading →

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Finalist Designer: Kalee Jackson Title: Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: The Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800–1940 Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 240 x 185mm, 344pp, paperback with flaps, section sewn. Cover printed 4c … Continue reading →