ABDA Blog
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Important Changes to the 2018 ABDA Awards
Every year, the ABDA committee get a variety of queries/requests/suggestions surrounding the awards and what could be improved or changed, from both members and non-members. There’s a significant amount of thought and discussion that takes place with each proposal that’s… Read more
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Kenny Pittock, Book Sculptor
Kenny Pittock is a Melbourne based artist who works across a variety of mediums. He shares with us his process and the inspiration for his book sculptures, many of which have been presented to and signed by the…
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Original Typography Showcase
Submissions are open for the next ABDA Showcase… this time we’re putting original typography under the microscope. We’d like to invite all ABDA members to submit cover and/or text designs that feature original typography created by…
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The Hot Desk: morning routines of book designers
Introducing a new series and a fun way to get to know each other a little better. With ABDA being a made up of a variety of in-house and freelancer members who often don’t get to meet face-to-face, we asked…
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Q & A with Ozan Tortop
Ozan Tortop is a Brisbane-based designer who begun his career in advertising before making his way to the wonderful world of books, in particular children’s book design. He is the co-founder of TadaaBook, where he helps independent…
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The Making of ‘Lifespan of Starlight’
Josh Durham takes us behind the scenes of designing his award winning cover for ‘Lifespan of Starlight’. ‘Designing a series ‘look’ is always a delicious challenge – get the first one right and everything can fall into place. As usual…
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Q & A with Duncan Blachford
Currently undertaking a Master of Communication Design at RMIT University, Duncan Blachford has over eight years experience in the book publishing industry. He’s worked at Black Inc. Books in Melbourne and Bloomsbury Publishing in London and is currently the…
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The Beauty of the Small Press
To coincide with our upcoming SLNSW event, Alissa Dinallo shares her love of William Morris, Kelmscott Press and the rise of small presses in Australia and abroad.
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Hall of Fame – W.H. Chong
'To illustrate the cover of a book, especially a novel, is to pinpoint and construct a single image to convey an entire narrative.' Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013, Miriam Rosenbloom interviews W.H. Chong about his life in…
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Boaty McBoatface and marriage equality: more in common than you think
ABDA president Mark Campbell shares a heartfelt post on marriage equality…