Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025
Finalist
Designer: Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design & Nathanael Claasen
Title: Grid: The life and times of First World War fighter ace Keith Caldwell
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: 230 x 170mm, 440pp, cased. Printed on Uncoated creamy stock – 80gsm Holmen Bulky Cream Woodfree. Case and jacket with 110mm flaps.
Typography: Body font is Karmina and the headings are Montserrat.
Publisher’s Brief
“A strong colour was required to cut through the design (PMS396C). The titles were given a strong treatment to make them stand out. Images were placed in a mix of one to a page, two to a page and the occasional DPS.”
