Category Archives: Shortlist
The Chair — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2024 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 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 … 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
Past the Tower, Under the Tree — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 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. GLORIA’s books are produced in … 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
Patu — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 Finalist Designer: Luke Kelly, illustrations by Gavin Bishop Title: Patu Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ Format: 340 x 280mm, 64pp plus 3 gatefolds, hardback, printed on 140gsm woodfree. Spot UV on … Continue reading
Lucy and the Dark — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 Finalist Designer: Cat Taylor, illustrations by Vasanti Unka Title: Lucy and the Dark Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ Format: 285 x 240mm, 32pp, paperback, section sewn. Text printed 4c x 4c … 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
Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 Finalist Designer: Vida Kelly Title: Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai Publisher: Gecko Press Format: 250 x 178mm,52pp, paperback with sewn binding, printed on 150gsm Yulong Cream FSC Typography: Brother 1816 Printed 13/21pt. … Continue reading
The Observologist — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2024 Finalist Designer: Vida Kelly Title: The Observologist Publisher: Gecko Press Format: 260 x 200mm, 120pp, hardback with sewn binding, printed on 150gsm Yulong Pure 1.3 FSC. Spot varnish was used on … Continue reading





