Category Archives: Winners
Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2019 WINNER
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “This is a book that has had much attention paid to every detail. The three types of content inside are carefully thought out through the typography and … Continue reading
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The Bomb — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “A riot of fun about being true to yourself. The endpapers of the book are a wonderful piece of storytelling in themselves – introducing the illustrative mix and … Continue reading
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Wanted: The search for the modernist murals of E. Mervyn Taylor — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 WINNER
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “A dedicated production with a lovely debossed, foiled title, taped spine, endpaper illustrations and ribbons. There’s a tension between title lock-up and grid of the tiled-image that wasn’t entirely successful.” … Continue reading
Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing — Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 WINNER
Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “This is a book that has had much attention paid to every detail. The three types of content inside are carefully thought out through the typography and design choices … Continue reading
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Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing— WINNER 2019 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book
2019 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Sponsored by Nielsen Book Winner Judges’ comments This is a book that has had much attention paid to every detail. The three types of content inside are carefully thought out through the typography … Continue reading
Always Delicious: Favourite Recipes from the New Zealand Listener — 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2019 WINNER
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “This book bursts with colour. The zing of the food photography is paired with crisp typography in detail — to match the wine pairing for many recipes. The beetroot spine … Continue reading
2019 Young Designer of the Year WINNER
ALLEN & UNWIN YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 Winner Katie Kerr Judges’ Comments Katie Kerr’s portfolio was consistently understated in its approach. She presented us with books small-in-scale but brave and experimental in both content and production value. … Continue reading
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Why is That Lake So Blue?: A Children’s Guide to New Zealand’s Natural World — Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 WINNER
Edify Award for Best Educational Book 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “A lovely energy to the book. The hand lettered heading choice gives it a relaxed and approachable feel. A clear and open sans serif text is used for the body … Continue reading
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Hachette New Zealand People’s Choice Award Winner 2018
Hachette New Zealand People’s Choice Award 2018 Winner Judges’ Comments This book delivers on many levels. It tackles dual language typographic layout, presenting content of some fifty years ago, with a knowledge of contemporary Museum collection (re)presentation and collection management. The … Continue reading
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Rachel Clark – 2018 Young Designer of the year WINNER
ALLEN & UNWIN YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 Winner Rachel Clark Title Hideaways Publisher Penguin Random House New Zealand View shortlist
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