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The Dangers of Truffle Hunting
  • Shortlisted

Designed by
Hazel Lam
Category
Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover
Year
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers

About the Designer

Hazel is a senior book designer at HarperCollins ANZ, where she entered the publishing industry in 2013. Her experience spreads across fiction, non-fiction, illustrated books, children’s illustrated books and YA. In her previous life she has worked in motion graphics, broadcast design, magazine publishing and advertising for various clients in both Sydney and London. She loves to obsessively illustrate patterns, eat delicious foods and tell cheese jokes to anyone who will listen.

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Design Rationale

This is a sensual sumptuous story about food, fashion and love with a strong protagonist and is full of secrets and twists. I wanted to create a feminine and sensual cover that was beautiful with a sense of mystery and movement. I wanted to juxtapose the bold type with something beautiful and delicate, the leaves illustrated by Agata Wierzbicka are perfect.

Details
Dimensions
153 x 234 mm
No. pages
352
Special finishes
matt lam with spot gloss UV
Credits
Internal Design
HarperCollins Design Studio
Illustration
Agata Wierzbicka
Typesetting
HarperCollins Design Studio
Printing
Griffin Press
Author
Sunni Overend