Category Archives: Shortlist
The Forest Cantina HOME — 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2018 FINALIST
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: An elegant book with the designer bringing contemporary photographic content and lively typographic arrangements to capture so much personality of the lifestyle on display. Some neat touches with the transition to … Continue reading
Little Bird Goodness— 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2018 FINALIST
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: This one is all about goodness. It starts with a sunshine yellow title, including a deboss and spot varnish to help it ‘pop’! Add the star author photo on the cover … Continue reading
Angelo’s Wild Kitchen— 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2018 FINALIST
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: With the paper and ink smell of wet river stones drying in the sun this book is the full package — including rustic cloth cover, a paper book band, crisp … Continue reading
Tu Meke Tui— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Tu Meke! Ka pai! Filled with the beautiful colours of our natural flora and fauna — kākāriki, kikorangi, kōwhai — this children’s book is a thrilling new addition … Continue reading
Summer Days— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The clever use of yellow page edging, pattern endpapers, with additional repeat next papers says ‘fun’ from the outset. The spot varnish on covers elevates the already strong … Continue reading
The Longest Breakfast — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: The strength of the illustrations harking back to European/French 1950s/60s visual language and uncomplicated domestic narrative allow the designer to step back. Sensitive choices of endpaper colour stock … Continue reading
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 FINALIST
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Annual 2 — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Getting lost in the pages of a book is taken illustratively with Annual 2. Bright colours and quirky illustration show a sense of delight and shout FUN (just … Continue reading
2018 Shortlist
PANZ Book Design Awards 2018 Shortlist Click on cover images for more information Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book … Continue reading
A Moral Truth — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2018 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2018 Finalist Judges’ Comments: Instantly the speckled edge of pages through to the halftone abstract image section breaks makes one inquisitive. The gravitas of the writing is treated in a contemporary and clean typographic … Continue reading





