Awards Book Archive

The Sea and Us
  • Commended

Designed by
Josh Durham
Category
Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover
Year
2020
Publisher
Transit Lounge

About the Designer

Josh worked in magazine design before setting up his company Design by Committee under the mentorship of Australian book design luminary W.H. Chong. He draws upon a broad skill base to offer both illustrative and concept driven solutions to literary fiction, commercial fiction, YA, children’s, non fiction and illustrated book commissions for all of Australia’s leading publishers.

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Design Rationale

A lovely little jacketed hardback and blue case . ‘The Sea an Us’ is a fish & chip shop in the book. I wasnt sure about having something a static as a shop front on it like the publisher was insisting. I researched neon type forms and then spent some time working up my own lettershapes by hand and then traced them in photoshop. I added the little motif illos in a contrasting colour – still pretty crude- and sent it through to the client. The cover is dynamic and eyecatching. All type and illustration work by Design by Committee.

Details
Dimensions
220 x135
Special finishes
Hard back with Jacket
Credits
Internal Design
Cannon Typesetting
Illustration
Josh Durham, Design by Committee
Typesetting
Cannon Typesetting
Printing
Everbest Printing Company
Author
Catherine De Saint Phalle