Australian Book Design Awards Shortlist 2016
These awards celebrate the bravest and brightest, the most original and beautiful books published in Australian each year.
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for their generous support of these Awards.
The Australian Book Designers Association is delighted to present the shortlist for the 64th Australian Book Design Awards.
The winning books were announced on Friday 13 May at the Awards Party in Melbourne.
The evening included three Designers’ Choice awards that ABDA members voted for on the night.
- The Hachette Designers’ Choice Book of the Year
- The Booktopia Designers’ Choice Cover of the Year
- The OPUS Group Designers’ Choice Children’s/YA Cover of the Year
The Scribble Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
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- Designers' Choice
- Winner
The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade
- Designed by:
- Allison Colpoys
- Publisher:
- Scribble Kids' Books an imprint of Scribe Publications
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
A River
- Designed by:
- Marc Martin and Bruno Herfst
- Publisher:
- Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Mr Huff
- Designed by:
- Anna Walker and Bruno Herfst
- Publisher:
- Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Teacup
- Designed by:
- Nicole Stofberg
- Publisher:
- Scholastic Press an imprint of Scholastic Australia
- Year:
- 2016
The Tractor Best Designed Young Adult Book
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- Shortlisted
For the Forest of a Bird
- Designed by:
- Allison Colpoys, Marina Messiha
- Publisher:
- Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
How to Be Happy
- Designed by:
- Imogen Stubbs
- Publisher:
- Text Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
In the Skin of a Monster
- Designed by:
- Josh Durham
- Publisher:
- Allen & Unwin
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
Lifespan of Starlight
- Designed by:
- Josh Durham
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
The Egans Best Designed Children's/Young Adult Series
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- Winner
The Bad Guys Series
- Designed by:
- Nicole Stofberg
- Publisher:
- Scholastic Press an imprint of Scholastic Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Billie’s Super Dooper Adventures Series
- Designed by:
- Stephanie Spartels
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
The Gateway Series
- Designed by:
- Latifah Cornelius, Craig Phillips
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Spark & Stray
- Designed by:
- Amy Daoud
- Publisher:
- Walker Books Australia
- Year:
- 2016
The HarperCollins Best Designed Children's Fiction Book
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- Winner
Ickypedia
- Designed by:
- Bruno Herfst
- Publisher:
- Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Loyal Creatures
- Designed by:
- Tony Palmer
- Publisher:
- Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
My Relations
- Designed by:
- Imogen Stubbs
- Publisher:
- Text Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Olive of Groves
- Designed by:
- Hazel Lam
- Publisher:
- ABC Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
The Visions of Ichabod X
- Designed by:
- Ryan Perno
- Publisher:
- Harbour Publishing House
- Year:
- 2016
The Australian Academic Design Libraries Best Designed Educational Primary/Secondary Book
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- Shortlisted
Food By Design
- Designed by:
- Leigh Ashforth
- Publisher:
- Cengage Learning
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Oxford Science 9
- Designed by:
- Sue Dani
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Parliamo Italiano Insieme
- Designed by:
- Chris Star, Leigh Ashforth
- Publisher:
- Cengage Learning
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East
- Designed by:
- Astred Hicks, Olga Lavecchia, Danielle Maccarone
- Publisher:
- Cengage Learning
- Year:
- 2016
The Australian Academic Design Libraries Best Designed Educational Tertiary Book
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- Shortlisted
Juvenile Justice
- Designed by:
- Anthony Stephens and Denise Lane
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Law Alive
- Designed by:
- Glen McClay, Sue Dani
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
MKTG
- Designed by:
- Olga Lavecchia, Ruth O'Connor
- Publisher:
- Cengage Learning
- Year:
- 2016
The Booktopia Best Designed Commercial Fiction Book
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- Shortlisted
Guilt
- Designed by:
- Adam Laszczuk
- Publisher:
- Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
King Rich
- Designed by:
- Darren Holt
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Resurrection Bay
- Designed by:
- Sandy Cull
- Publisher:
- Echo Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Skin
- Designed by:
- Imogen Stubbs
- Publisher:
- Text Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
The Inkerman & Blunt Best Designed Literary Fiction Book
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- Shortlisted
Anchor Point
- Designed by:
- Josh Durham
- Publisher:
- Affirm Press
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Hope Farm
- Designed by:
- Allison Colpoys
- Publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- Year:
- 2016
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- Designers' Choice
- Winner
Hot Little Hands
- Designed by:
- Laura Thomas
- Publisher:
- Hamish Hamilton an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Muse
- Designed by:
- W.H. Chong
- Publisher:
- Text Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
The Affirm Press Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
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- Shortlisted
Between You & Me
- Designed by:
- W.H. Chong
- Publisher:
- Text Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
Lion Attack!
- Designed by:
- Allison Colpoys
- Publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Six Square Metres
- Designed by:
- Allison Colpoys
- Publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
We are all Stardust
- Designed by:
- Allison Colpoys
- Publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- Year:
- 2016
The 1010 Printing Best Designed Series (Including Classics)
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- Winner
The Mark Dapin Series
- Designed by:
- Josh Durham
- Publisher:
- Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
The Precincts Series
- Designed by:
- Michelle Mackintosh
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Travel
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Short Blacks
- Designed by:
- Peter Long
- Publisher:
- Black Inc.
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Smudge Eats City Guides
- Designed by:
- Susan Hardjono
- Publisher:
- Smudge Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
The Momento Pro Best Designed Independent Publication
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- Shortlisted
Colour, Quality and Perception
- Designed by:
- Alissa Dinallo, Gemma Warriner
- Publisher:
- BookEating Press
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
GOMA Q
- Designed by:
- Kirsty McKay
- Publisher:
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
Memory Makes Us
- Designed by:
- Alissa Dinallo, Zoë Sadokierski, Gemma Warriner
- Publisher:
- IF Book: Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Roy Jackson Hands On
- Designed by:
- Stephen Smedley
- Publisher:
- Drill Hall Gallery Publishing
- Year:
- 2016
The RMIT Best Designed Scholarly & Reference Book
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- Shortlisted
A Personal Guide to India and Bhutan
- Designed by:
- Daniel New
- Publisher:
- Lantern an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Creative Business in Australia
- Designed by:
- Nicky Hardcastle
- Publisher:
- UTS ePress
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
Friday Saturday Sunday
- Designed by:
- Aidan Connolly
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Books
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Over the Top
- Designed by:
- Jenny Grigg
- Publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- Year:
- 2016
The Hardie Grant Books Best Designed Fully Illustrated Book Under $50
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- Shortlisted
Birdland
- Designed by:
- Bianca Chang
- Publisher:
- Hachette Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Hello Tokyo
- Designed by:
- Ebony Bizys, Madeleine Kane
- Publisher:
- Murdoch Books
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Indoor Green
- Designed by:
- Darren Sylvester
- Publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
T2: The Book
- Designed by:
- Evi O.
- Publisher:
- Lantern an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
The Splitting Image Best Designed Fully Illustrated Book Over $50
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- Shortlisted
Andy Warhol: Ai Weiwei
- Designed by:
- Dirk Hiscock
- Publisher:
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Episodic Urbanism
- Designed by:
- Stuart Geddes
- Publisher:
- Uro Publications
- Year:
- 2016
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- Designers' Choice
- Winner
Mongrel Rapture
- Designed by:
- Stuart Geddes, ARM Architecture
- Publisher:
- Uro Publications
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Unemployable
- Designed by:
- Concept by Herb George, design by Mike Beach & Tim Daws
- Publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Australia
- Year:
- 2016
The Post Pre-Press Best Designed Cookbook
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- Shortlisted
A Year of Practiculture
- Designed by:
- Mark Campbell
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Books
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Greek
- Designed by:
- Evi O.
- Publisher:
- Lantern an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
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- Winner
Huxtaburger
- Designed by:
- Suzy Tuxen and Cassie Brock, A Friend of Mine Design Studio
- Publisher:
- Hardie Grant Books
- Year:
- 2016
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- Shortlisted
Spice Temple
- Designed by:
- Daniel New
- Publisher:
- Lantern an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
- Year:
- 2016
