ABDA Blog
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Hardie Grant Books in conversation with Tristan Schultz
Tristan Schultz, a Gamilaraay man of Aboriginal and European Australian descent, is the founder and co-director of Relative Creative, a Gold Coast based communication and strategic design agency. He has a Bachelor of Design majoring in product design, a Masters… Read more
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…