ABDA Blog
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Q & A with Ella Egidy
Ella Egidy is one of two designers shortlisted in the Young Designer of the Year category for the Australian Book Design Awards 2017. Before the winner is announced… Read more
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The Making of Begin, End, Begin
A blog post by Danielle Binks. A new anthology of #LoveOzYA short stories is being released in May by HarperCollins. Editor Danielle Binks runs us through how the concept and design for the cover came together. To understand the…
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Senior Book Designer, Captain Honey Publishing
Are you ready to jump ship? Get on board with Captain Honey, an innovative publishing company based in the beautiful hinterland town of Bangalow in the northern rivers (15 minutes drive from Byron Bay). We create illustrated books…
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Q & A with Phil Campbell
Phil Campbell has been designing books, amongst other things, for 20 years. He worked previously as a designer for Text Media and EmeryStudio and spent time as a sessional lecturer in Communications design at RMIT. He works…
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Diary of a Series Redesign
Allen & Unwin discuss the challenges and triumphs of redesigning the YA series The Hidden. In news just to hand: everybody in the entirety of the world judges books by their covers. That is what covers are for, to…
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Q & A with Anna Maley-Fadgyas
Based in Perth, Anna Maley-Fadgyas has worked in design studios, designed surfing magazines and over the past decade, designed books for UWA Publishing. She now combines freelance life with being a mum. Did you mean to…
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I took a holiday to the Melbourne Art Book Fair
A blog post by Garry Trinh The 2017 Melbourne Art Book Fair brought together over 200 established and emerging art publishers, artists, writers and designers for fifty diverse programs including free talks, workshops, book launches and performances. My holiday…
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Design Manager, Hardie Grant Publishing
An exciting opportunity exists for a design manager to join the team at Hardie Grant Publishing, Australia’s largest independent publisher. Based in the Melbourne office, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest design standards are achieved and maintained in…
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Q & A with Kim Lock
From the unique position of both an author and book designer, Kim Lock enjoys designing her own and other writer’s books. She’s been the lead designer for MidnightSun Publishing since 2013. Did you mean to end up…
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Q & A with Luke Harris
We’re delighted to bring you our first member Q&A of 2017. Luke Harris has been a graphic designer for over 20 years and is currently the director of WorkingType studio. He’s also a self proclaimed bibliophile,…