Awards Party Playlist
As everyone knows, the most important part of a good party is a stellar soundtrack. So we couldn’t have been happier when ABDA’s resident music guru Josh Durham offered to curate the playlists for last Friday night’s ABDA Annual Awards party. For anyone who couldn’t make it to the event, or for those that want to re-live the […]
Introducing OetomoNew
Lantern Books former Art Director Daniel New and Senior Designer Evi Oetomo have joined forces to create the design studio OetomoNew. The duo has been the recipients of numerous Australian Book Design Awards and have designed titles for authors including Maggie Beer, Stephanie Alexander, Kylie Kwong, Matt Moran, George Calombaris, Megan Morton, Wendy Whiteley, Saskia Havekes […]
Q & A with Amy Daoud
Amy Daoud is one of two designers shortlisted in the Young Designer of the Year category for the Australian Book Design Awards 2016. Recent winners of this prize include Alissa Dinallo (2015), Kirby Armstrong (2014) and Evi O (2013). Before the winner is announced on Friday 13 May at Shebeen in Melbourne, we wanted to get know more […]
Senior Cover Designer, Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin is looking to appoint a very experienced senior designer to join its in-house design department in Crows Nest, Sydney. The successful applicant must have previous book cover design experience and be able to take a brief from concept through to finished art. They will also supervise the Junior Designer. Allen & Unwin are […]
Local Knowledge: Covers Customised for the Australian Market
A post by ABDA member W.H. Chong So a publisher wants to remake an overseas book cover for Australian shops. What are they thinking? What are the designers thinking? Why is a cover good for one place but not another? Australian designers reveal the local knowledge behind the makeovers. A Wolf at the Table […]
Q & A with Murray Batten
Murray Batten is one of two designers shortlisted in the Young Designer of the Year category for the Australian Book Design Awards 2016. Recent winners of this prize include Alissa Dinallo (2015), Kirby Armstrong (2014) and Evi O (2013). Before the winner is announced on Friday 13 May at Shebeen in Melbourne, we wanted to get […]
Head of Design, HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins Publishers is seeking a new Head of Design. Reporting to the Director of Publishing Operations, this role requires proven design skills as well as the desire to lead and guide a creative team towards continued visual excellence. Key responsibilities include: Art direction of the design team, with a view to constantly improving quality Management of […]
Jessica Hische in Australia
Jessica Hische (USA) is one of most exciting illustrators & designers working today. ABDA was thrilled when she agreed to be the join the judging panel for the 2016 Australian Book Design Awards and we were equally excited when we learned she would be visiting Australia next month. Jessica will be speaking at conferences in Brisbane […]
Laura Thomas Joins Scribe
Laura Thomas has joined the team at Scribe Publications this week, working in the role of Senior Designer. Prior to this move Laura worked at Penguin for almost nine years. Miriam Rosenbloom, Scribe’s Art Director, says ‘Laura is a smart, talented designer with an international style. We think she will be a fantastic fit across […]
A Tribute to George Dale
We were very saddened to learn in late March that legendary book designer George Dale had passed away. A tremendous talent and a towering figure in the community, George will be greatly missed. Here friends and colleagues Bob Sessions and Tony Palmer share their memories of this remarkable man and his influential career. George Dale, Penguin […]
ABDA On Display in Newcastle
With the support the Australian Academic Design Libraries, the shortlisted and winning books from 2015 Australian Book Design Awards have spent the past 10 months travelling the country. Starting at Southern Cross University’s Lismore Campus in June, an exhibition of these beautiful books has crisscrossed Australia visiting, among others, Flinders University in Adelaide, the Queensland University of Technology […]
Three Cheers for Two Years of ABDA
21 March 2016 marks ABDA’s second birthday. It’s been a busy two years since we incorporated. Due to a quirk of timing we’ve already held three annual Design Awards (!), with the next one in May. These have been big logistical affairs exploiting, for the first time in six decades of Australian book design awards, […]