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Indoor Green
  • Shortlisted

Designed by
Darren Sylvester
Category
Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book under $50
Year
2016
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Australia
Design Rationale

I wanted Lauren Bamford’s photography to speak for itself, so full bleed spreads and very limited text on images were used. This simplicity was extended by having only black text throughout and in the end only two other colours were used – cream and yellow papers to break up chapters. My focus was researching unique fonts that could best highlight the potential of the book and, in this case, two were found. In keeping with Mr Kitly’s aesthetic of not being too ‘showy’, the hero image is an ordinary-looking plant – designed to be relatable and not aspirational to a reader.

Details
Dimensions
205 x 265 mm
No. pages
208
Credits
Internal Design
Darren Sylvester
Photography
Lauren Bamford
Printing
Imago
Author
Bree Claffey