Category Archives: Shortlist
Herbst: Architecture in context— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare & Anna Wilkinson, Area Design Title: Herbst: Architecture in context Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 280 x 220mm, 240pp, double-tiered blind debossing of the linen-clad … Continue reading
Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 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. … Continue reading
Eileen Mayo’s Rare and Endangered Birds of Aotearoa New Zealand— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designers: Aaron Beehre Title: Eileen Mayo’s Rare and Endangered Birds of Aotearoa New Zealand Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Format: 350 x 280mm, 64pp, bound … Continue reading
2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist
2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist Congratulations to shortlisted designers: Sarah-Louise Crawford and Tahlia Conrad-Hinga Click on designer’s image for more information and examples of their work.
Sarah-Louise Crawford – 2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST
2025 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Sarah-Louise Crawford The design balances cultural depth with broad accessibility, presenting the book as both a tribute and a living taonga–celebrating the evolution of Māori-medium education with visual and narrative integrity. … Continue reading
Tahlia Conrad-Hinga – 2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST
2025 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Tahlia Conrad-Hinga At its centre, two ambiguous female figures emerge elusive and interconnected, inviting the viewer into the story’s core question: Who is the eldest girl? This ambiguity speaks to the … Continue reading
Enjoy: Food Worth Sharing with the People You Love — 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2024 WINNER
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2024 Winner Designer: Sally Greer Title: Enjoy: Food Worth Sharing with the People You Love Publisher: Beatnik Format: 236 x 250mm, 236pp. Hardback, Cover printed 2/0 colour (1 spot colour & black) with gold … Continue reading
The Observologist — Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Best Typography 2024 FINALIST
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Best Typography 2024 Finalist Designer: Vida Kelly Title: The Observologist Publisher: Gecko Press Format: 260 x 200mm, 120pp, hardback with sewn binding, printed on 150gsm Yulong Pure 1.3 FSC. Spot varnish was used on … Continue reading
2024 Shortlist
PANZ Book Design Awards 2024 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
Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere — Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Best Typography 2024 FINALIST
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Best Typography 2024 Finalist Designers: Tyrone Ohia, Eva Charlton, Max Quinn-Tapara (Studio: Extended Whānau) & Katrina Duncan Title: Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 250 x 190mm, 456pp. Typography: Stanley & … Continue reading







