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The Panic Button Book
  • Longlisted

Designed by
Trisha Garner
Category
Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book under $50
Year
2021
Publisher
Murdoch Books

About the Designer

Trisha Garner has been a book designer for nearly two decades. She designs predominantly non-fiction and illustrated books, including cookbooks and memoirs, for a wide range of publishers from her studio in Collingwood, Melbourne. Trisha began her career as a graphic designer working in various studios before specialising in book design. She is also a sessional tutor at RMIT.

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Design Rationale

Despite the title, ‘don’t panic’ was the essential message of the brief. The intent was to create a package that made the reader feel calm and relaxed. This is expressed in the soothing hue of the cover, the dreamy washes on the endpapers and the gentle, organic shapes throughout. The die-cut ‘button’ (a play on the title) plus the blind embossed texture provided a tactile quality that helped elevate the package to gift-buying status.

Details
Dimensions
145 x 190 mm
No. pages
128
Credits
Internal Design
Trisha Garner
Illustration
Trisha Garner
Typesetting
Trisha Garner
Printing
C&C Offset Printing
Author
Tammi Kirkness