ABDA elects new committee for 2019–20
The members of the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) elected a new committee at its Annual General Meeting on 12 August. The following members were elected to serve over the...
ABDA launches student prizes
The Australian Book Design Association (ABDA) has announced it will award student prizes at the 2020 ABDA Awards. The inaugural student prizes will be judged in two categories: best cover...
Australian Book Design Awards 2019 winners announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners of the 2019 Australian Book Design Awards at an event in Sydney on 31 May. The winning titles in each category...
ABDA Book Design Awards 2019 shortlists announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2019 Australian Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best designed commercial fiction cover Dinner...
ABDA launches half-price student membership; announces 2019 awards date
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has introduced its first student membership. Available to full-time and part-time students studying graphic or communication design in Australia, the student membership is priced...
Forbes inducted into ABDA hall of fame
Book designer Alison Forbes has been announced as the 2018 inductee into the Australian Book Design Hall of Fame. Forbes was the first full-time independent book designer in Australia, with...
Australian Book Design Awards 2016 winners announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners of the 2016 Book Design Awards at an event in Melbourne on 13 May. The winning titles in each category are:...
ABDA Book Design Awards 2016 shortlists announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2016 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Book Guilt (Matt...
Australian Book Design Hall of Fame: Call for nominations
The Australian Book Designers Association is inviting nominations for the Australian Book Design Hall of Fame. Established in 1994, the Hall of Fame Award is presented to designers whose body...
Australian Book Design Awards 2015 winners announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners for the 2015 Book Design Awards at an event in Sydney on 22 May.The winning titles in each category are:Best designed...
Alex Ross on book design and the ABDA shortlist
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) will announce the winners of the 2015 Book Design Awards at a ceremony in Sydney on 22 May. Books+Publishing asked ABDA president and Penguin...
Australian Book Design Awards 2015 shortlists announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2015 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Literary Fiction Book A Fairy...
Australian Book Design Awards 2014 winners announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners for the 2014 Book Design Awards at a gala event in Melbourne on 22 August. The winning titles in each category...
Bookworld partners with ABDA for ‘people’s choice’ book design award
Bookworld has partnered with the Australian Book Design Awards (ABDA) to present the inaugural People’s Choice Award for best designed book of the year.The winner will be selected from the...
Australian Book Design Awards 2014 shortlist announced
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlist for the 2014 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are:Best Designed Literary Fiction Book: A Girl is...
Australian Book Design Association open for membership
The newly incorporated Australian Book Design Association (ABDA) is now open for individual memberships.Individual annual memberships cost $50, with the fee going to building the association’s ‘virtual home’, which will...