Category Archives: Shortlist

Everbest Printing Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The highlight of this book is the intriguing graphic cover with its unusual crop of an illustration of a bird feeding its young. This book exemplifies how striking design can … Continue reading →

Everbest Printing Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments This is a rather lovely compendium of historical and contemporary New Zealand poetry. The cover hit the mark with a mid-century feel that brings to mind 20th Century New Zealand … Continue reading →

Everbest Printing Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2015 Judges’ Comments This book of art writing stood out to the judges for its well-executed typography and consistently considered design throughout. The type sits lightly on the page. This along with the generous use of … Continue reading →

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen is a wonderfully designed graphic novel. The endpapers are fantastic. The form of the graphic novel is played with — twisted … Continue reading →

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Hello Girls and Boys! Is just great fun with an appealing cover design that manages to convey the pleasures within with a child-like yet structured design that … Continue reading →

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The design execution and format command attention with this title. The scale and sophistication of the design perfectly pairs with Grahame Sydney’s paintings making this a very … Continue reading →

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The challenge of showcasing the work of this photographer and incorporating essays by various writers has been well met by this very intelligent, cohesive design. It confidently … Continue reading →

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015     View shortlist | View winners

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2015   Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Beyond the State is a beautiful and deftly-handled book. The typography is assured with a nod to the distinctive modernist era that the book tells … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments A beautifully balanced book with a lovely interplay between type, colour, illustration and paper stock. It’s the attention to detail that makes this book stand out, right from … Continue reading →