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Maori Made Easy Workbooks — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments The bold use of inline display and stencil typefaces, as well as the palette of the colour-coded covers, makes for an instantly recognisable series of workbooks. … Continue reading
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Level 2 Chemistry Study Guide — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A smaller format than most workbooks and study guides makes for a book that’s easy to hold. The typographic choices are elegant and easy to read, and … Continue reading
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Level 2 Agribusiness Learning Workbook — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A no-nonsense, easy-to-follow workbook that has a clear delineation between the instruction and the activity portions of the book, with plenty of space to write in. The … Continue reading
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Toitoi Issues 20 and 21 — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments The design of this journal series pulls together a wide variety of writing and artwork from young writers and artists. It treats their work with care … Continue reading
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Te Turi o Hinengawari — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments This book is brought to life by the engaging, (mainly) double-page-spread illustrations and placement of the accompanying text. Beautiful linework and colours are used throughout the … Continue reading
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Kuwi and Friends Māori Picture Dictionary — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2021 Finalist The designer had to build macron glyphs (for Māori text) into the title font Gab, as they were not in the original font. View shortlist
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What Adults Don’t Know About Art / Architecture — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Typography: The primary typeface is Arnhem, designed by Fred Smeijers in 2002. All body type is set at 12pt without hyphenation to be legible for readers of the age group … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Children’s, Shortlist
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My Little Book of Bugs — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Front cover: English title: Bugbear, 50pt on 51pt leading Māori title: Bugbear, 21pt on 22pt leading Back cover: Calibre Medium 22pt on 27pt leading and 19pt on 23pt leading Spine: … Continue reading
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Mophead Tu — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments Fun, inventive and endlessly energetic, Selina Tusitala Marsh’s Pasifika graphic memoir addresses colonialism and white privilege for kids with a positive, funny, light-hearted yet serious vibe. There’s a … Continue reading
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Hare and Ruru — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A quiet, gentle, reflective picture book, which helps identify anxiety and stress. Painted in a sumptuous colour palette of rich yet muted tones, the detailed illustrations and minimal … Continue reading
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