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The Giant and the Sea
  • Finalist

Designed by
Hannah Janzen
Category
Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
Year
2021
Publisher
Lothian Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Australia

About the Designer

Hannah is a Sydney-based book designer with an eye for detail and a passion for books. She has 12 years experience working in the Australian publishing industry. After working in a design studio for 6 years across a wide range of publishing clients and genres including: fiction, non-fiction, illustrated books, cookbooks, textbooks, children’s books and YA, she has freelanced for the last six years, specialising in children’s books. Hannah was named Young Designer of the Year in 2012 at the…

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Design Rationale

This book is a stunningly beautiful and powerful take on climate change, standing up for what you believe in and the power of hope. I wanted the cover design to visually represent the size of the dichotomy between both the size of the giant her warning compared with the girl and the sea. I worked closely with the illustrator to design the cover composition and internal flow.

The hand-drawn style title lettering was chosen to compliment the artwork style. The giant is further embellished with beautiful gold foil locks of hair representing the hope of the message he brings.

Details
Dimensions
310 x 235 mm
No. pages
32
Special finishes
The cover features swirling gold foil that flows like beautiful golden hair down from the giant’s face as well as other decorative elements between the title and the birds in the sky. The cover has a matt varnish finish and is also further enhanced with a Spot UV gloss finish on the title and creator names.
Credits
Internal Design
Hannah Janzen
Illustration
Rovina Cai
Typesetting
Hannah Janzen
Printing
Toppan Leefung Printing
Author
Trent Jamieson