Category Archives: Shortlist
Why is That Lake So Blue? A Children’s Guide to New Zealand’s Natural World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
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Te Kōparapara: An Introduction to the Māori World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Strong angular typographic cover, and an elegant example of text book design. Small quibble in that the maps and tables don’t carry over the typographic conventions of the rest of … Continue reading
Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 Finalist The design objectives for the journals is to honour Toitoi’s commitment to look young people in the eye, treat them with respect and produce a beautifully designed book … Continue reading
Secret World of Butterflies — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “The cover’s array of butterflies, paired with the warm yellow and foil type is an eye-catching invitation to the book. The simple open layout uses an approachable sans … Continue reading
Jillion: By New Zealand’s Young Writers and Artists— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A fresh modern package, Jillion understands what the role of design is in an anthology like this – to be a vessel that lets the varied content within … Continue reading
The Bomb— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
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ART-TASTIC — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Bold and irreverent, with an illustrative and playful use of type, and a fun use of vernacular, referencing film, tv, low brow design, internet memes etc. It is … Continue reading
Women, Equality, Power — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2019 FINALIST
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That Derrida Whom I Derided Died: Poems 2013–2017 — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2019 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Great bold cover. Most NZ poetry is all muted, murky tones so this pop of colour is refreshing. I like the modernist typography and chapter headers. A very handsome … Continue reading
Sport and the New Zealanders: A History — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2019 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Nice production, very neat. Nice shape and format.” “A good transparent typographic choice that doesn’t distract you. The type is set with comfortable line lengths, and has an even … Continue reading





