Q & A with Luke Harris
We’re delighted to bring you our first member Q&A of 2017. Luke Harris has been a graphic designer for over 20 years and is currently the director of WorkingType studio. He’s also a self proclaimed bibliophile, wannabe author and artist. Did you mean to end up as a book designer? What was your trajectory? I […]
In The Picture: Book Designers on, and in, their books.
A blog post by ABDA member Mark Campbell It’s common knowledge that designers are not usually drawn to the limelight; the lens of a camera, the sound of voices amplified or even the very sight of a lecturn produces pools of sweat in parts of our bodies we didn’t even know we could sweat. As […]
Meet The Judges — The Australian Book Design Awards 2017
The ABDA committee is pleased to announce the judges of the 2017 awards. With experience across a wide range of publishing, design, academic and media platforms, we’re thrilled to have them on board to uncover the best and brightest, most original and beautiful designs of the last year. DAN WAGSTAFF is Publicity and Marketing […]
Studio Space for Rent in Richmond Victoria
Light and bright studio space available in Dover Street, Richmond, Victoria. We are looking for a creative (Designer or similar) to share with 6 others in a converted 1950s factory-warehouse space. It’s a stunning room with 8 metre high saw-tooth roof, lots of natural light, close to cafes, Swan Street and Richmond train station. There […]
Take Cover — Jon Gray on Book Design
The amazingly talented Jon Gray of Gray 318 visited our shores in September last year and we were fortunate enough to have him as a guest speaker for an ABDA partnership event with The Wheeler Centre. Here’s the video… Save Save Save Save Save Save
Seasons Greetings from ABDA
As the circus of 2016 draws to a close, the Australian Book Designers Association’s committee raises our tea cups and gin glasses to toast a safe and festive holiday season for you, your families and friends. May the new year bring you all exciting design briefs and lenient client feedback! Save Save Save Save Save […]
ABDA Members Favourite Covers of 2016
It’s the holiday season and with 2016 nearing its end we asked ABDA members what their favourite covers of year were and why. Here are their responses — Rob Klinkhamer Freelance Book Designer Spritz — Italy’s Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, with Recipes By Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau, design by Margaux Keres and illustrated […]
Tips on photographing your book for awards submission
When photographing your book for awards submission there are are a number of things that should be taken into consideration to make sure you are not only making an accurate representation of the design, but also giving it the best chance of impressing the judges with any finishes/physical features that the flat files might overlook. […]
Images and Influence
A post by ABDA member Peter Long “But what kind of a cover should go on a book about flying saucers? At the outset, there was no consensus as to what the saucers even actually looked like: they were described as blinking lights, purple blobs, flying wings, boomerangs, shiny metal balls, floating kerosene lamps, pie […]
Tips for Writing Design Statements
Entries for the Australian Book Design Awards 2018 are now open and each entry must be accompanied by a 100 word rationale. Designer, lecturer and former ABDA president Zoë Sadokierski has some advice on writing about your work. Most designers would rather swallow their mouse than explain their creative process – hoping the work speaks for itself. But […]
The lost paintings of graphic designer Keith Cunningham
— Reposted from It’s Nice That, words by Mike Dempsey Ahead of a new exhibition that opens at the Hoxton Gallery in London this month, Mike Dempsey tells us the story of graphic designer Keith Cunningham who created artwork that, until now, had remained unseen. Now, for the first time, It’s Nice That publishes some […]
Jessica Helfand Workshop
Our friends at the Australian Graphic Designer’s Association are presenting a workshop in Melbourne with designer, author, and educator Jessica Helfand from NYC. Tuesday 22 November (1pm registration, 1.30 – 5.30pm) The Depot Donkey Wheel House 673 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Design: The Invention of Desire “Jessica Helfand looks at design as a deeply emotional experience, a […]