ABDA Committee Elected for 2021/2022
On September 27 ABDA held its Annual General Meeting and elected a new committee to lead the organization through the next year when, amongst other things, we will celebrate our 70th birthday! The meeting began by thanking and paying tribute to the 2020/2021 Committee who had worked tirelessly during yet another challenging COVID-affected year. […]
Great Stories Covered by HarperCollins Australia
Recently, HarperCollins Australia has been talking a lot about what we do as publishers … discovering, or uncovering, great stories for everyone. It’s more than just a theme, it’s our purpose. But covering these stories is just as important to us as UNcovering them, as it’s how readers often work out which story is right […]
Q&A with Mary Callahan, the 2021 Hall of Fame Recipient
Last night’s 69th Australian Book Design Awards saw us welcome the very talented Mary Callahan into the ABDA Hall of Fame. Mary’s work as a book designer has contributed in a large part to the ongoing excellence of Australian book design. This month ABDA Treasurer, Phil Campbell, had a chance to speak to her about […]
Printing the 2021 ABDA Catalogue with Opus Group
This year’s ABDA Book Design Awards catalogue, designed by the 2020 Emerging Designer of the Year Akiko Chan, is a visual masterpiece. ABDA recently visited the wonderful Ligare Book Printers in Sydney to take a sneak peek behind the scenes as the 2021 catalogue was produced. As a Gold Sponsor of this year’s ABDA Book […]
One Year On with 2020 Emerging Designer, Akiko Chan
As we look forward to the 69th ABDA Awards next week and celebrate our shortlisted designers, we thought it would be a good time to check in with the 2020 winner of the Emerging Designer Award – Akiko Chan. ABDA spoke with Akiko this month to reflect on her win, her recent work and designing […]
Q&A with Emerging Designer nominee Mika Tabata
The Penguin Random House Australia Deb Brash Emerging Designer of the Year Award at this years ABDA Awards features two incredibly talented shortlisted entrants. ABDA spoke with the finalists – George Saad and Mika Tabata – on their journey into book design, favourite projects and their go-to fonts! Today, we hear from Mika Tabata. When […]
Q&A with Best Designed Student Series Nominees and Tiliqua Press
Tiliqua Press have once again put their support behind the Australian Book Design Awards this year by sponsoring the Best Designed Student Series award. With the finalists to be announced in late June, they’ve had a chat with each of the talented designers shortlisted in this category, Angela Huang, Celia Mance, Daphne Kok, Frances Peck […]
Q&A with Emerging Designer nominee George Saad
The Penguin Random House Australia Deb Brash Emerging Designer of the Year Award at this years ABDA Awards features two incredibly talented shortlisted entrants. ABDA spoke with the finalists – George Saad and Mika Tabata – on their journey into book design, favourite projects and their go-to fonts! Now, we hear from George Saad. When […]
Designing ‘Lento & Fox’
Creating a bright and engaging package with a sense of mischievous fun, Ben Sanders takes us through the design of his award winning cover for ‘Lento & Fox’, winner of the Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series at the 2020 ABDA awards. EARLY DISASTERS The Lento & Fox books would never have seen the light of […]
Q&A with Hannah Naughton
ABDA Member Hannah Naughton is a Book Designer with over 5 years experience in the publishing industry, working both in-house and freelance. Originally from London, she made the move to Australia late last year – a unique time to embark on creative opportunities on the other side of the world! ABDA recently spoke with Hannah to […]
Meet Your Judges — The Australian Book Design Awards 2021
The ABDA committee is pleased to announce the judges for the 2021 awards. With experiences across publishing, design, academic and retail platforms, we’re thrilled to have them on board to uncover the best and brightest, most original and beautiful designs of the past year. AKIKO CHAN has been working as a book […]
2020 Covered: Favourite Covers of the Year
As we near the end of the year, and the season of ‘best-of’ lists, ABDA asked its members and those-in-the-know in publishing to reflect on their favourite covers of 2020. Which designs stood out online among the multitude of #coverreveals? Which covers cut through the trends to entice us on the shelf? And which were […]