Awards Book Archive

I Give My Marriage a Year
  • Longlisted

Designed by
Christa Moffitt, Christabella Designs
Category
Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover
Year
2021
Publisher
Pan Macmillan Australia
Design Rationale

The main focus for this cover was author re-branding.

The previous covers followed a single image, bright one colour background look.

I was really excited to push this cover in a different direction. I read the MS and wanted to portray the couple in a relatable way. I combined the two illustrations onto a striped background to brighten the overall tone of the cover, keeping it modern, yet light and accessible. Overlaying sections of type, will small cut outs ads interest and sophistication. Mass market fiction can be hard, but this is one of the favourite covers of my career.

Details
Dimensions
154 X 233 mm
No. pages
432
Special finishes
Printing inside cover 4 colour Matt Lamination Spot UV Varnish
Credits
Internal Design
Midland Typesetters
Typesetting
Midland Typesetters
Printing
IVE Group
Author
Holly Wainwright