Awards Book Archive

Mr Huff
  • Shortlisted

Designed by
Anna Walker and Bruno Herfst
Category
Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
Year
2016
Publisher
Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia
Design Rationale

Mr Huff explores the idea of sadness and anxiety, so we wanted those themes to be communicated in a beautiful and meaningful way. Anna started by using a limited colour palette and incorporating detailed printing techniques. Designing the wrap-around scene on the cover gave the story a strong sense of place and introduced our cloudy nebulous friend. Having the title hand drawn and debossed gives the book a gentle tactile quality. The details in the endpapers encourage the reader to explore beyond the words, and hopefully see a ray of sunlight in the world outside.

Details
Dimensions
240 x 275 mm
No. pages
32
Special finishes
Debossed matt lamination
Credits
Internal Design
Anna Walker and Bruno Herfst
Illustration
Anna Walker
Typesetting
Anna Walker and Bruno Herfst
Printing
1010 Printing
Author
Anna Walker