ABDA Blog
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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… Read more
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Designing ‘The Student’
ABDA member and vice-president Alissa Dinallo takes us through the design of her award winning cover for ‘The Student’, joint winner of the Booktopia Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover at the 2018 ABDA awards. The process…
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The Hot Desk #3: morning routines of book designers
We continue to peek into members’ work spaces and routines: today two ABDA committee members. Alissa Dinallo Freelance book designer, Sydney I wake up at 5.45am (can’t help it). I go for walk to a coffee…
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The Beauty of the Small Press
To coincide with our upcoming SLNSW event, Alissa Dinallo shares her love of William Morris, Kelmscott Press and the rise of small presses in Australia and abroad.