Category Archives: Shortlist
Kōhine — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designers: Te Kani Price, Huia Publishers with print support from Christine Ling, Huia Publishers Title: Kōhine Publisher: Huia Publishers Format: 210 x 138mm, 232pp, paperback, section-sewn. The artwork was printed directly onto a … Continue reading
Lāuga: Understanding Samoan oratory — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designer: Megan van Staden Title: Lāuga: Understanding Samoan oratory Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 198 x 129mm, 336pp, hardback. Typography: Cover: Churchward Isabella medium and bold. The font Churchward Isabella is designed by … Continue reading
Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2023 Finalist Designer: Tim Denee Title: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series: Native Birds of Aotearoa / Native Plants of Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 184 x 125mm, 144pp (Birds) & 132pp (Plants), hardback. … Continue reading
Kiwi Bikers: 85 New Zealanders and their motorbikes— Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist Designer: Jenny Nicholls with illustrations by Greg Downie Title: Kiwi Bikers: 85 New Zealanders and their motorbikes Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 250x 250mm, 264pp, hardback. Typography: Text: … Continue reading
Small Holiday Houses: Designer Hideaways Across New Zealand — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist Designer: Cat Taylor, Penguin Random House NZ Title: Small Holiday Houses: Designer Hideaways Across New Zealand Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ Format: 270 x 210mm, 208pp, paperback, … Continue reading
The Bookseller at the End of the World — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist Designer: Saskia Nicol with illustration by Sophie Watson Title: The Bookseller at the End of the World Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: 216 x 135mm, 320pp plus … Continue reading
Straight Up — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist Designer: Megan van Staden Title: Straight Up Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: 234 x 153mm, 320pp plus 8pp colour photo insert, paperback, perfect bound. Typography: The main … Continue reading
Wawata – Moon Dreaming: Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2023 Finalist Designer: Cat Taylor, Penguin Random House NZ, illustrations by Luther Ashford Title: Wawata – Moon Dreaming: Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon Publisher: Penguin Random House … Continue reading
The Collection | Te Kohinga — Te Herenga Waka University Press Award for Best Typography 2023 FINALIST
Te Herenga Waka University Press Award for Best Typography 2023 Finalist Designer: Aaron Beehre Title: The Collection | Te Kohinga Publisher: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Format: 220 x 180mm, 348pp, hardback, section sewn, with folded dustjacket and … Continue reading
Actions & Travels: How Poetry Works— Te Herenga Waka University Press Award for Best Typography 2023 FINALIST
Te Herenga Waka University Press Award for Best Typography 2023 Finalist “The typographic challenge was to integrate a large number of poems — all with various styles, formats and typographic quirks — seamlessly into an explanatory body of text. This … Continue reading





