ABDA Blog
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Q & A with Luke Causby
Luke Causby was one of the very first people to join ABDA. We caught up with this second-generation book designer to find out more about his work. Read more
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Mr Bingo in Australia
Mr Bingo has been described as ‘the Master of pens’, ‘the Justin Bieber of drawing’ and that ‘he f***s about for living’. He is well known for his Hate Mail project: the mailing of offensive postcards to strangers. At their request.
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The Making of Hot Little Hands
"We're talking San Francisco hipster, not Brunswick afternoon tea hipster." Laura Thomas writes about her award-winning design for Abigail Ulman's Hot Little Hands.
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Q & A with Jess Gommers
Introducing a new series of interviews with Australian Book Designers Association members.
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The Colour of the Sky at Sunrise: A Book Designer on the Road
As a book designer you spend a lot of time at your desk. You might get up for a coffee or a bite of lunch occasionally and sometimes your arm gets some exercise if you are scanning a stack of…
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Dispatches Interviews Zoë Sadokierski
Dispatches is a podcast project by Californian-based documentary photographer Daniel Milnor. It aims to present an in-depth look at those living artistic lives. Each episode features photographs and audio interviews with “artistic pioneers who have devoted their lives to the arts”.
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Book Designers at the Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program
ABDA Committee Member Mark Campbell will be joined by Stephanie Spartels, designer of the award-winning Choose Your Own Ever After series, at Behind Book Covers – a session for secondary school students at the 2016 Melbourne Writers Festival.
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Why We Need PIRs AKA Territorial Copyright
ABDA members Miri Rosenbloom and W.H. Chong defend Australian literature.
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Romina Panetta Joins Allen & Unwin
Romina Panetta is the new Senior Cover Designer at Allen & Unwin, replacing Lisa White who left the company earlier this month to take up the role of Head of Design at HarperCollins. For the past seven years Romina…
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Will Abolishing Parallel Import Restrictions Destroy Your Job?
ABDA member WH Chong looks at the parallel import restrictions debate and considers how it will affect Australian book designers.