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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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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One Book, Two Covers
For this post, ABDA committee member and designer Hazel Lam has brought together local book covers and their international counterparts with insights on their design processes. I have always enjoyed going overseas and seeing how different the book covers are…
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Designing The Museum of Modern Love
Taking home both the Literary Fiction and Cover of the Year categories at the 2017 Australian Book Design Awards, designer Sandy Cull shares the story behind her design.
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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…