Category Archives: Shortlist
Hello Girls and Boys – 2015 Best Cover finalist
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Essential New Zealand Poems – 2015 Best Cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The cover for Essential New Zealand Poems delightfully nails the mid-century feel. It perfectly blends the 20th century New Zealand inspired landscape painting and the themes of place and geography present in … Continue reading
Depot – 2015 Best Cover finalist
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments For a cook book to break away from putting it’s celebrity chef on the cover may be considered brave by some, foolish by others? … but Depot is more than just … Continue reading
The Curioseum – 2015 Best Cover finalist
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Saison – 2015 Best Typography finalist
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments First impressions mean a lot and Saison makes a cracking first impression. The bold sans serif title against the beautifully delicate silk printed floral image shows confidence right from the start. The … Continue reading
The Critics Part – 2015 Best Typography finalist
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments The judges were immediately drawn to The Critic’s Part right from the nicely stacked typography on the cover which, thanks to a hefty spine width, is beautifully repeated on the books … Continue reading
Cardboard Cathedral – 2015 Best Typography finalist
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Beyond the State – 2015 Best Typography finalist
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments What could be more utilitarian than a New Zealand state house? Beyond The State nicely demonstrates there is plenty of character and life within the walls of these old houses, and the … Continue reading
Saison– 2015 Best Cookbook finalist
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Saison is a show-stopper of a book and a glorious object. From the watery silk floral cover, gorgeous photography and delicate colour palette to the laser-cut section dividers, everything about this … Continue reading
Josh’s Backyard BBQ– 2015 Best Cookbook finalist
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2015 Highly Commended 2015 Judges’ Comments Josh’s Backyard BBQ is a fabulous example of highly functional cookbook design. The judges were impressed with the considered information design evident in this book. It’s unrelentingly practical, with a no-nonsense … Continue reading
