ABDA Blog
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Philip Campbell
Philip has been designing books, amongst other things, for over 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. His work focuses mainly on… Read more
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Daniel New
Daniel works closely with publishers and authors to capture unique stories and bring their visions to life. He was previously art director and designer at Lantern, Penguin Books, where he worked for a decade with experts in food, lifestyle and…
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Mary Callahan
Mary has been designing books for more than 20 years. Her passion for this pursuit has resulted in a high profile throughout the publishing industry and is recognized by the many awards her book designs have received. Since expanding her…
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Anne-Marie Reeves
Anne-Marie designs books for various publishers in Australia and overseas. She has worked in a variety of design, marketing and management roles for several leading Australian publishers including Cambridge, Oxford and Melbourne University Press, Penguin and Scribe. In 2010 she…
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Emily O’Neill
Emily is a Sydney-based freelance book designer. She has previously worked in-house for Penguin Books and Allen & Unwin on a wide range of projects including commercial and literary fiction, children’s and illustrated lifestyle titles. She has also created designs…
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Nada Backovic
Nada Backovic is an award-winning book designer, graphic designer and illustrator with 20 years experience working with major publishers in Australia and UK.
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Sandy Cull
Sandy has been designing books for more than 20 years. In 2004 and 2005, she won the Best Designed Book of the Year at the Book Design Awards. In 2011 she was the 7th person to be inducted into the…
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Sue Dani
Sue is an award-winning educational book designer with over 15 years experience in educational publishing. Her design career began when an opportunity arose in a niche publishing house working with the challenges of magazine design and layout. This was the…
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Hannah Janzen
Hannah is a Sydney-based book designer with an eye for detail and a passion for books. She has 12 years experience working in the Australian publishing industry. After working in a design studio for 6 years across a wide range…
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Robyn Greathead
With a background in advertising, working in agencies in New Zealand, London and Sydney, Robyn’s experience embraces media, marketing, production and design. She established Treehouse, her design and artwork studio, in the mid-90s playing to strengths of strategic design, typographic…