Thursday, May 31, 2007


SPECTRUM PRINT BOOK DESIGN AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

this from Booksellers New Zealand.



This year's Spectrum Print Book Design Awards shortlist is as follows:


BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Eagle's Complete Trees & Shrubs of New Zealand, Audrey Eagle, designer - covers Neil Pardington, interior Robyn Sivewright (Te Papa Press)
Landscape Paintings of New Zealand, Christopher Johnstone, designer Nick Turzynski (Random House)
Stitch, Ann Packer, Designer Sharon Grace (Random House)


BEST NON-ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Brief Lives, Chris Price, illustrator Brendan O'Brien, designer - cover Sarah Maxey, interior Katrina Duncan (Auckland University Press)
How to Catch a Cricket Match, Harry Ricketts, designer - cover Scott Kennedy, series design Sarah Maxey (Awa Press)
Instructions for New Zealanders, Richard Wolfe, designer - cover Katy Yiakmis, Interior Christine Hansen (Random House)


BEST EDUCATIONAL BOOK
African Wildlife, Dr. Rod East, designer Alexandra Johnson & engine (Rod's Friends)
Sigma Mathematics (3rd Edition), David Barton, designer – cover and page design Polly Faulks, interior Mona Mohun (Pearson Education)
Te Kete Kupu, Huia Publishers, designer Rose Miller (Huia Publishers)


BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK
Barnaby Bennett, Hannah Rainforth and Ali Teo, designer Lynley McDonald (Huia Publishers)
Legends of Ngatoro-i-rangi, Karen Taiaroa-Smithies and Mervyn Taiaroa, designer Cheryl Rowe (Reed Publishing)
Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop, designer Jacinda Torrance and Sharon Grace (Random House)


BEST COVER
Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, Audrey Eagle, designer - covers Neil Pardington (Te Papa Press)
Farm, Vaughan Yarwood, designer Nick Turzynski (Random House)
Paintings of the Birds of New Zealand, J G Keulemans, designer Chester Elliot (Random House)


The winners will be announced on 29 July during the Industry Awards at the Booksellers Conference in Auckland.

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