ABDA Blog
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Design Elements Showcase Series
The ABDA Committee are excited to announce submissions are now open for the next annual ABDA Showcase. This year our Showcase will be a four-part series focusing on the design elements of Colour, Pattern, Line and Shape. ABDA Showcases… Read more
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How the Australian Book Community is Responding to the Pandemic with Creativity
The outbreak of COVID-19 and efforts to slow the spread of the virus has seen the rapid shutdown of workplaces, book launches and events across our creative community. ABDA itself has postponed our annual Book Design Awards until later…
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Meet Your Judges — The Australian Book Design Awards 2020
The ABDA committee is pleased to announce the judges of the 2020 awards. With experience across a wide range of publishing, design, academic and retail platforms, we’re thrilled to have them on board to uncover the best and brightest, most…
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Q&A with Freda Chiu
Freda Chiu is a Sydney-based freelance illustrator, with a diverse client list including Penguin Random House, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Google and Sony. She is also an Educator at The University of Technology Sydney. We spoke with Freda…
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2019 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 2019. Which designs stood out online among the multitude of #coverreveals?…
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Tips for Writing Your Design Rationale
Entries for the Australian Book Design Awards 2020 are now open and each entry must be accompanied by a 100 word rationale. But what makes an interesting and effective design rationale for awards entry? How important is the rationale?…
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Designing ‘The Art of Taxidermy’
Balancing delicate illustrations with thoughtful typography, ‘The Art of Taxidermy’ was awarded the Best Designed Young Adult Cover at the 2019 ABDA Awards. Designer Imogen Stubbs shares her collaborative design process. The Brief The briefing meeting for this cover…
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Books+Publishing Special Offer
Our friends at Books+Publishing are offering an extra special discount to ABDA members for the month of August with 50% off all full year subscriptions. There is a design focus in the latest magazine (which is out now)…
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Q&A with Sandy Cull
ABDA founding member Sandy Cull recently shared her journey in book design, process and the origins of the association with outgoing ABDA President Mark Campbell. Mark: How did you get into book design? It’s such an oddball, insular industry, so…
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Q&A with Sonya Dyakova of Atelier Dyakova
Renowned Creative Director Sonya Dyakova of Atelier Dyakova talks to ABDA about all things book design and her day-to-day routines at her studio space in South East London. Tell us about your typical journey to work. A…