ABDA Blog
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Q&A with Mary Callahan, the 2021 Hall of Fame Recipient
Last night’s 69th Australian Book Design Awards saw us welcome the very talented Mary Callahan into the ABDA Hall of Fame. Mary’s work as a book designer has contributed in a large part to the ongoing excellence of Australian… Read more
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Q&A with Hannah Naughton
ABDA Member Hannah Naughton is a Book Designer with over 5 years experience in the publishing industry, working both in-house and freelance. Originally from London, she made the move to Australia late last year – a unique time to embark…
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Q&A with Freda Chiu
Freda Chiu is a Sydney-based freelance illustrator, with a diverse client list including Penguin Random House, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Google and Sony. She is also an Educator at The University of Technology Sydney. We spoke with Freda…
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Q&A with Sandy Cull
ABDA founding member Sandy Cull recently shared her journey in book design, process and the origins of the association with outgoing ABDA President Mark Campbell. Mark: How did you get into book design? It’s such an oddball, insular industry, so…
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Q&A with Sonya Dyakova of Atelier Dyakova
Renowned Creative Director Sonya Dyakova of Atelier Dyakova talks to ABDA about all things book design and her day-to-day routines at her studio space in South East London. Tell us about your typical journey to work. A…
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Q&A with Louisa Maggio
Louisa Maggio is one of two designers shortlisted in the Emerging Designer of the Year category for the Australian Book Design Awards 2019. Before the winner is announced on Friday 31st May at The State Library of NSW in…
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Q&A with Jessica Horrocks
Jessica Horrocks is one of two designers shortlisted in the Emerging Designer of the Year category for the Australian Book Design Awards 2019. Before the winner is announced on Friday 31st May at The State Library of NSW in Sydney,…
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Q&A with Typesetter Megan Ellis
Megan Ellis is a typesetter based in Collingwood, Melbourne. Specialising in (but certainly not limited to) illustrated books, Megan is an Adobe InDesign pro and wears many hats along the publishing process. We chat with Megan about the role…
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Q & A with Frank Stillitano
Frank Stillitano is the Creative Director at Flux Visual Communication, an Adelaide based graphic design studio that has been working collaboratively with marketing professionals to develop creative and effective communication projects since 2003. His…
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Q & A with Charmaine Cave
Charmaine Cave is a Perth based book designer and owner of Cave Design, the graphic design studio she founded in 1997. She’s been involved in the WA branch of AGDA for many years, serving as their president from…