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Hello Jimmy!
  • Commended

Designed by
Klarissa Pfisterer
Category
Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
Year
2021
Publisher
Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia

About the Designer

With a background in design and branding in Australia and the UK, Klarissa launched Pfisterer + Freeman in 2000, specialising in book projects for publishers big and small and for independent authors with an idea or story to share. She is based at the Abbotsford Convent Arts Precinct, Melbourne.

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Design Rationale

Illustrator Anna Walker and I share a studio space, so this was an ideal paring for close collaboration! We enjoyed discussing all aspects of the project, right from the sketch stage. The result is a lovely light touch and spaciousness to the pages, allowing the reader to focus on the emotional intimacy that develops between Jack and his dad. The cover title was hand-inked in parrot-green to capture that scratchy parrot voice. The title pops further on a debossed speech bubble and Jimmy’s magical effect on Jack and his Dad is enhanced through his glossy scattered feathers.

Details
Dimensions
236 x 285 mm
No. pages
40
Special finishes
Matt lamination, Spot UV (gloss) and debossing.
Credits
Internal Design
Klarissa Pfisterer, Anna Walker
Illustration
Anna Walker
Typesetting
Klarissa Pfisterer and Anna Walker
Printing
R.R. Donnelley
Author
Anna Walker