ABDA Blog
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2019 Covered: Favourite Covers of the Year
As we near the end of the year, and the season of ‘best-of’ lists, ABDA asked its members and those-in-the-know in publishing to reflect on their favourite covers of 2019. Which designs stood out online among the multitude of #coverreveals?… Read more
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The Making of ‘Lifespan of Starlight’
Josh Durham takes us behind the scenes of designing his award winning cover for ‘Lifespan of Starlight’. ‘Designing a series ‘look’ is always a delicious challenge – get the first one right and everything can fall into place. As usual…
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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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Awards Party Playlist
For anyone who couldn't make it to the 2016 Awards Party, or for those that want to re-live the night at home, here's the music we were dancing the night away to.
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Local Knowledge: Covers Customised for the Australian Market
So a publisher wants to remake an overseas book cover for Australian shops. What are they thinking? What are the designers thinking? Why is a cover good for one place but not another? Australian designers reveal the local knowledge behind…
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Through the Covers
Josh Durham shines a light on the world of cricket book cover design.