Inaugural Bookbinding and Book Arts Conference to be held in Auckland
The inaugural Bookbinding and Book Arts Conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 24 to 26 October, featuring experts from the UK and US, Booksellers NZ has announced.The event...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2014 winners announced
The winners of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced.Modern: New Zealand Homes from 1938 to 1977, designed by Arch MacDonnell of InHouse Design, was...
Australian Book Design Awards adds indie category
The Australian Book Design Awards has added a new category to this year’s awards. ‘Affectionately dubbed the “Indie 1000”’, the new category is ‘designed for independent publishers and self-published books...
New Australian Book Designers Association to take over APA Book Design Awards
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the establishment of an Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), which will take over responsibility for the annual APA Book Design Awards. The ABDA committee...
Under cover: Amanda Wildsmith on book cover design
Earlier this year at the Hardie Grant office I noticed a group of people crowding around a computer. My curiosity got the better of me and I got closer. ‘Does...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards, including the PANZ Young Designer of the Year Award, have been announced. The winners in each category are: Best Designed Cover...
Chong wins Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Design Hall of Fame Award
Text Publishing designer Chong Weng Ho has been awarded the Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Design Hall of Fame Award at the 2013 Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards, which were announced in Sydney...
APA Book Design Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards were announced in Sydney on 23 May during the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF). The winning titles in each...
Most Beautiful Books Australia and New Zealand award winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Most Beautiful Books Australia and New Zealand (MBBANZ) award have been announced. The winners are: Anthology of New Zealand Literature (ed by Jane Stafford &...
Designing in a digital world
‘You’re not designing something competing for attention on a shelf. Instead it’s in a sidebar or on a homepage competing with content or ads, so it needs to be more...
2013 PANZ Book Design Awards to include cookbook category
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced that its 2013 Book Design Awards will include a new award for cookbooks, which will be sponsored by 1010 Printing. PANZ has also...
2013 APA Book Design Awards shortlists announced
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards have been announced. The titles shortlisted for the Children’s Cover of the Year Award are: I Can Jump Puddles: Australian Children’s...
New book design awards open for submissions
The Most Beautiful Books—Australia and New Zealand (MBBANZ) award program is now open for submissions, organiser Stuart Geddes announced on Twitter. MBBANZ, which was established to ‘recognise excellence and innovation...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2012 winners announced
The winners of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards were announced on 5 July. The winning titles are: Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by...
APA Book Design Awards 2012 winners announced
The winners of this year's Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards were announced on Thursday 17 May in Sydney as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF). The winning...
‘Designers need to take more chances’
‘Publishers and designers need to take more chances’ was the message from the judges at this year’s APA Book Design Awards. ‘Shelves are full of books that look like each...
Judging the winners: APA Annual Book Design Awards 2012
‘Publishers and designers need to take more chances’ was the message from the judges at this year’s APA Book Design Awards, held at the Powerhouse Museum on 17 May as...
Book illustrators recognised in Illustrators Australia awards
A number of book illustrators have been recognised in the Illustrators Australia (IA) Australian and New Zealand illustration Awards. More than 100 illustrators participated in this year's awards, said IA, which...
New Zealand Book Design Awards 2011 winners announced
The winners of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards were announced on 25 August. The winning titles are:Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book...
New Zealand Book Design Awards 2011 winners announced
The winners of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards were announced last night. The winners were:Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book ServicesHill...