Meet Your Judges — The Australian Book Design Awards 2019

The ABDA committee is pleased to announce the judges of the 2019 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…

Everyone on the same page: the ABDA survey results

In 2018, the ABDA community shared their experiences, difficulties and suggestions in a survey aimed to shed light on the collective and often unspoken trials of our profession. The main aims of the survey were to: Measure the health of…

One Book, Two Covers

For this post, ABDA committee member and designer Hazel Lam has brought together local book covers and their international counterparts with insights on their design processes. I have always enjoyed going overseas and seeing how different the book covers are…

Design and Production Assistant for Text Publishing

Text is looking for a Design and Production Assistant to join its busy, highly efficient design team. This is a two-day a week casual position, based in Melbourne. Duties include designing marketing and publicity materials, managing and processing reprints, assisting…

2018 Covered : Favourite Covers of the Year

As we turn the page on 2018, the ABDA committee and wider publishing community reflect on their favourite covers of the year. Jessica Lowe • ABDA Committee Member, Design Manager at Hardie Grant Books My Year of Rest and…

Seasons Greetings

As 2018 draws to a close, the Australian Book Designers Association’s committee wishes a safe and festive holiday season to you, your families and friends. Thank you all for your wonderful support in 2018 and may the new year…

The Hot Desk #5: morning routines of book designers

In our final instalment of The Hot Desk for the year, we check in with Nada, a freelance designer based in Sydney and Adam, an in-house designer in Melbourne about their morning routines. Nada Backovic Freelance…

Designing ‘The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club’

Christa Moffitt (Christabella Designs) shares the journey behind the cover of ‘The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club’. Joint winner of the Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover category at the 2018 ABDA Awards, Christa details the trials of designing…

Original Typography Showcase