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Old Black Cloud — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 Finalist Designer: Sarah Elworthy Title: Old Black Cloud: A cultural history of mental depression in Aotearoa New Zealand Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 230 x 163mm, 312pp, limpbound printed on uncoated creamy stock. … Continue reading

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Oikos — An Ode to Food, Family & Friends — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 Finalist Designer: Seachange Title: Oikos — An Ode to Food, Family & Friends Publisher: Theo Papouis (Oikos) Format: 245 x 175mm, 296pp. Section sewn, lay flat binding, foiled book cloth, edge-sprayed, tipped-in physical postcard … Continue reading

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Dummies & Doppelgängers — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 Finalist Designer: Peter Bray Title: Dummies & Doppelgängers Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Format: 290 x 210mm, 120pp, hard case with printed and debossed cloth cover. Printed on two paperstocks … Continue reading

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Bad Archive — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 FINALIST

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 Finalist Designer: Todd Atticus Title: Bad Archive Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Format: 210 x 138mm, 256pp, perfect bound. Cover is matt laminated with flaps Typography: Cover font Avant Garde. Todd blew the … Continue reading

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worm, root, wort… & bane — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 FINALIST

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

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Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 FINALIST

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

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Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: The Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800–1940 — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 FINALIST

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

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Oikos — An Ode to Food, Family & Friends — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 FINALIST

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Finalist Designer: Seachange Title: Oikos — An Ode to Food, Family & Friends Publisher: Theo Papouis (Oikos) Format: 245 x 175mm, 296pp. Section sewn, lay flat binding, foiled book cloth, edge-sprayed, tipped-in physical … Continue reading

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Japan: An Autobiography — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 FINALIST

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Finalist Designer: Arch & Jane MacDonnell, Inhouse Title: Japan: An Autobiography Publisher: Six Point Press Format: 195 x 120mm, 160pp, section Sewn in 12 with red thread. Gatefold cover. Diecut cover with one window … Continue reading

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Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 FINALIST

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Finalist Designers: Janson Chau, Alt Group Title: Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa Niue Heritage Journey in Aotearoa Publisher: Mafola Press Format: 254 x 300 mm, 500pp, fully-cased, section-sewn Typography: Signifier. The book is … Continue reading

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