ABDA Blog
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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… Read more
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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,…
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In The Picture: Book Designers on, and in, their books.
A blog post by ABDA member Mark Campbell It’s common knowledge that designers are not usually drawn to the limelight; the lens of a camera, the sound of voices amplified or even the very sight of a lecturn…
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Meet The Judges — The Australian Book Design Awards 2017
The ABDA committee is pleased to announce the judges of the 2017 awards. With experience across a wide range of publishing, design, academic and media platforms, we’re thrilled to have them on board to uncover the best and brightest, most…
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Studio Space for Rent in Richmond Victoria
Light and bright studio space available in Dover Street, Richmond, Victoria. We are looking for a creative (Designer or similar) to share with 6 others in a converted 1950s factory-warehouse space. It’s a stunning room with 8 metre…
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Take Cover — Jon Gray on Book Design
The amazingly talented Jon Gray of Gray 318 visited our shores in September last year and we were fortunate enough to have him as a guest speaker for an ABDA partnership event with The Wheeler Centre. Here’s the…
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ABDA Members Favourite Covers of 2016
It’s the holiday season and with 2016 nearing its end we asked ABDA members what their favourite covers of year were and why. Here are their responses — Rob Klinkhamer Freelance Book Designer…
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Images and Influence
A post by ABDA member Peter Long “But what kind of a cover should go on a book about flying saucers? At the outset, there was no consensus as to what the saucers even actually looked like: they were…
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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.