68th AustralianBook Design Awards 2020

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The Penguin Random House AustraliaBest Designed Children’s Illustrated Book

The Penguin Random House AustraliaBest Designed Children’s Illustrated Book

Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!cover designerJulian Frostinternal designerJulian FrostillustratorJulian Frost

publisherAllen & Unwin

I See, I See.cover designerRobert Hendersoninternal designerRobert Hendersonillustrator Robert Henderson

publisherAllen & Unwin

Liarbird.cover designerPhilip Buntinginternal designerPhilip Buntingillustrator Philip Bunting

publisherOmnibus Books, an imprint of Scholastic Australia

Lights Out, Leonardcover designerMarina Messihainternal designerMarina MessihaillustratorChris Nixon

publisherPuffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia

Lottie and Waltercover designersAnna Walker and Bruno Herfstinternal designersAnna Walker and Bruno HerfstillustratorAnna Walker

publisherPuffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia

WINNER

Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!cover designerJulian Frostinternal designerJulian FrostillustratorJulian FrostpublisherAllen & Unwin

The Penguin Random House AustraliaBest Designed Children’s Illustrated Book

The Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Illustrated Book

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!Weird, Wild, Amazing!

cover designerPooja Desaiinternal designersPooja Desai and Kristy Lund-WhiteillustratorSam Caldwell

publisherHardie Grant Egmont

Love Your Bodycover designerStephanie Spartels, Studio Spartelsinternal designerStephanie Spartels, Studio Spartelsillustrator Carol Rossetti

publisherFive Mile

Summer Timecover designerAntonia Pesentiinternal designerAntonia PesentiillustratorAntonia Pesenti

publisherNewSouth Publishing

Welcome to Your PeriodYour Easy, No-Dumb-Questions Guide to Handling it Like a Boss

cover designerPooja Desaiinternal designerKristy Lund-WhiteillustratorJenny Latham

publisherHardie Grant Egmont

You Can Change the WorldThe Kids’ Guide to a Better Planet

cover designerAstred Hicks, Design Cherry internal designerElysia ClapinillustratorAstred Hicks, Design Cherry

publisherPantera Press

The Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Illustrated Book

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animalscover designerDaniel Newinternal designersAstred Hicks, Design CherryillustratorSami Bayly

publisherHachette Australia

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animalscover designerDaniel Newinternal designerAstred Hicks, Design CherryillustratorSami BaylypublisherHachette Australia

The Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Illustrated Book

WINNER

The HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaBest Designed Children’s Fiction Book

The HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaBest Designed Children’s Fiction Book

Running with the Horsescover designerTony Palmerinternal designerTony PalmerillustratorAlison Lester

publisherPuffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia

The Brilliant Ideas of Lily Greencover designerPooja Desaiinternal designerPooja DesaiillustratorMaggie Cole

publisherHardie Grant Egmont

The Dog Runnercover designerJoanna Huntinternal designerJoanna HuntpublisherAllen & Unwin

The Sound of the DarkCreepy Horror Stories by Young Australians Who Lived to Tell the Tale

cover designerRegine Abosinternal designerRegine AbosillustratorDaniel Gray-Barnett

publisher100 Story Building

Running with the Horsescover designerTony Palmerinternal designerTony PalmerillustratorAlison LesterpublisherPuffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia

The HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaBest Designed Children’s Fiction Book

WINNER

The Best Designed Young Adult Cover

The Best Designed Young Adult Cover

How to Make Friends with the Darkcover designerAllison Colpoysinternal designerStephanie MossillustratorAllison Colpoys

publisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia

It Sounded Better in My Headcover designerImogen Stubbsinternal designerImogen StubbsillustratorGiulia Rosa

publisherText Publishing

The Man in the Watercover designerAstred Hicks, Design CherryillustratorAstred Hicks, Design Cherry

publisherUniversity of Queensland Press

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumplingcover designerRomina Edwardsinternal designerRomina EdwardspublisherAllen & Unwin

This is How We Change the Endingcover designerImogen Stubbsinternal designerImogen StubbspublisherText Publishing

How to Make Friends with the Darkcover designerAllison Colpoysinternal designerStephanie MossillustratorAllison ColpoyspublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia

The Best Designed Young Adult Cover

WINNER

The Jacky Winter GroupBest Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series

The Jacky Winter Group Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series

Hive and Roguecover designerAstred Hicks, Design Cherryinternal designerAstred Hicks, Design CherryillustratorAstred Hicks, Design Cherry

publisherPan Australia, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia

Lento and Fox: My Book (Not Yours) and My Pet (Not Yours)cover designerBen Sandersinternal designerBen SandersillustratorBen Sanders

publisherHachette Australia

Shout Out to the Girls, High Five to the Boys and Stand Up for the Futurecover designerAstred Hicks, Design Cherryinternal designerAstred Hicks, Design Cherrycover illustrationAstred Hicks, Design Cherry internal illustration 70 artists

publisherPenguin Random House Australia

The Lift-the-Fact Series: The Museum, The Zoo and The Aquariumcover designersAndy Warren and Niki Horininternal designerAndy WarrenillustratorHui Skipp, Sr. Sánchez

publisherFive Mile

The Jacky Winter Group Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series

Lento and Fox: My Book (Not Yours) and My Pet (Not Yours)cover designerBen Sandersinternal designerBen SandersillustratorBen SanderspublisherHachette Australia

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The Egans Asset ManagementBest Designed Educational Primary/Secondary Book

Biology for QueenslandAn Australian Perspective Units 3 & 4 (Third Edition)

cover designerNina Heryantointernal designerNina HeryantopublisherOxford University Press Australia and New Zealand

Pearson Humanities Victoria 7cover designerJennifer Johnstoninternal designerAnne DonaldpublisherPearson Australia

Welcome to Country Youth EditionAn Introduction to Our First Peoples for Young Australians

cover designerBlak Douglasinternal designerKerry CookeillustratorBlak Douglas

publisherHardie Grant Travel

The Egans Asset Management Best Designed Educational Primary/Secondary Book

Biology for QueenslandAn Australian Perspective Units 3 & 4 (Third Edition)

cover designerNina Heryantointernal designerNina HeryantopublisherOxford University Press Australia and New Zealand

The Egans Asset Management Best Designed Educational Primary/Secondary Book

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The BooktopiaBest Designed Commercial Fiction Cover

The Booktopia Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover

How to be Second Bestcover designerHazel LampublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia

The Nancyscover designerAlissa Dinallointernal designerAlissa DinallopublisherAllen & Unwin

The Sea and Uscover designerJosh Durham, Design by Committeeinternal designerCannon TypesettingpublisherTransit Lounge

The Van Apfel Girls Are Gonecover designerMark CampbellpublisherFourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Well-Behaved Womencover designerDebra BillsonpublisherMargaret River Press

The Van Apfel Girls Are Gonecover designerMark CampbellpublisherFourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

The Booktopia Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover

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The Scribner AustraliaBest Designed Literary Fiction Cover

Death of a Typographercover designerStephen Banhaminternal designerStephen BanhampublisherArcadia, an imprint of Australian Scholarly Publishing

The Death of Murat Idrissicover designerDaniel Newinternal designerLaura ThomaspublisherScribe Publications

The Glad Shoutcover designerJenny Grigginternal designerJenny GriggpublisherAffirm Press

The Pillarscover designerJosh Durham, Design by Committeeinternal designerBookhouse SydneypublisherHachette Australia

The Scribner Australia Best Designed Literary Fiction Cover

The Death of Murat Idrissicover designerDaniel Newinternal designerLaura ThomaspublisherScribe Publications

The Scribner Australia Best Designed Literary Fiction Cover

WINNER

The HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaBest Designed Autobiography/ Biography/Memoir/ Non-Fiction Cover

The HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaBest Designed Autobiography/ Biography/Memoir/Non-Fiction Cover

Shame on MeAn Anatomy of Race and Belonging

cover designerAllison Colpoysinternal designerAllison ColpoyspublisherScribe Publications

Stop Being Reasonablecover designerJosh Durham, Design by Committeeinternal designerJo Pajor-MarkuspublisherNewSouth Publishing

The Thinking Womancover designerSandy Cullinternal designerJo Pajor-MarkuspublisherNewSouth Publishing

The Thinking Womancover designerSandy Cullinternal designerJo Pajor-MarkuspublisherNewSouth Publishing

The HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaBest Designed Autobiography/ Biography/Memoir/Non-Fiction Cover

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The RMIT UniversityBest Designed Non-Fiction Book(including Scholarly and Reference)

The RMIT University Best Designed Non-Fiction Book (including Scholarly and Reference)

#MeTooStories from the Australian Movement

cover designerDebra Billsoninternal designerPost Pre-press GroupillustratorPassion Artist

publisherPicador Australia

Capturing NatureEarly Scientific Photography at the Australian Museum 1857–1893

cover designerPfisterer + Freemaninternal designerPfisterer + FreemanpublisherNewSouth Publishing

Curveballs.How to Keep it Together When Life Tries to Tear you a New One

cover designerDarren Holtinternal designersDarren Holt and Kirby JonespublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia

Less StuffSimple Zero-Waste Steps to a Joyful and Clutter-Free Life

cover designerNgaio Parrinternal designerNgaio ParrillustratorNgaio Parr

publisherHardie Grant Books

The Neuroscience of MindfulnessThe Astonishing Science Behind how Everyday Hobbies Help you Relax

cover designerDarren Holtinternal designersDarren Holt and Kirby JonespublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia

The RMIT University Best Designed Non-Fiction Book (including Scholarly and Reference)

WINNER

#MeTooStories from the Australian Movement

cover designerDebra Billsoninternal designerPost Pre-press GroupillustratorPassion ArtistpublisherPicador Australia

The 1010 PrintingBest Designed Series(including Classics)

The 1010 PrintingBest Designed Series (including Classics)

J.M. Coetzee Backlistcover designerW.H. ChongillustratorW.H. Chong

publisherText Publishing

Pocket Precincts Seriescover designerMichelle Mackintoshinternal designerMichelle MackintoshillustratorMichelle Mackintosh

publisherHardie Grant Travel

The Local Seriescover designerEvi O., Evi O. Studiointernal designerEvi O., Evi O. StudiopublisherSmith Street Books

The 1010 PrintingBest Designed Series (including Classics)

Pocket Precincts Seriescover designerMichelle Mackintoshinternal designerMichelle MackintoshillustratorMichelle MackintoshpublisherHardie Grant Travel

WINNER

The TafedaBest Designed Independent Book

The Tafeda Best Designed Independent Book

An Unreliable Guidebook to Jewellerycover designersŽiga Testen and Kim Mumm Hanseninternal designersŽiga Testen and Kim Mumm HansenpublisherRMIT Design Hub Gallery

I Was Therecover designerAna Paula Estradainternal designerAna Paula EstradapublisherSelf-Published

Mothercover designerEmily O’Neillinternal designerEmily O’NeillpublisherCamilla Australia

On Bonescover designerStuart Geddesinternal designerStuart GeddespublisherBroken Valley Arts

The Tafeda Best Designed Independent Book

An Unreliable Guidebook to Jewellerycover designersŽiga Testen and Kim Mumm Hanseninternal designersŽiga Testen and Kim Mumm HansenpublisherRMIT Design Hub Gallery

WINNER

The Hardie Grant BooksBest Designed Fully-Illustrated Book Under $50

The Hardie Grant BooksBest Designed Fully-Illustrated Book Under $50

Cornelia Parkercover designerClaire Orrellinternal designerClaire OrrellpublisherMuseum of Contemporary Art Australia

Darren SylvesterCarve a Future, Devour Everything, Become Something

cover designerDirk Hiscockinternal designerDirk HiscockpublisherNational Gallery of Victoria

Rosslynd PiggottI Sense You but I Cannot See You

cover designerDirk Hiscockinternal designerDirk HiscockpublisherNational Gallery of Victoria

The CentreOn Art and Urbanism in China

cover designersStuart Geddes, Kim Mumm Hansen and Žiga Testeninternal designersStuart Geddes, Kim Mumm Hansen and Žiga TestenpublisherNational Gallery of Victoria

The Hardie Grant BooksBest Designed Fully-Illustrated Book Under $50

Darren SylvesterCarve a Future, Devour Everything, Become Something

cover designerDirk Hiscockinternal designerDirk HiscockpublisherNational Gallery of Victoria

WINNER

The Australian Book ConnectionBest Designed Fully-Illustrated Book Over $50

The Australian Book Connection Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book Over $50

IconicModern Australian Houses 1950–2000

cover designerEvi O., Evi O. Studiointernal designerEvi O., Evi O. StudiopublisherMurdoch Books

Janet LaurenceAfter Nature

cover designerClaire Orrellinternal designerClaire OrrellpublisherMuseum of Contemporary Art Australia

KAWSCompanionship in the Age of Loneliness

cover designerDirk Hiscockinternal designerDirk HiscockpublisherNational Gallery of Victoria

Step into Paradisecover designerDaniel Newinternal designerDaniel NewpublisherThames & Hudson Australia

The Light Fades but the Gods Remaininternal designerDaniel Newinternal designerDaniel NewpublisherThames & Hudson Australia

Janet LaurenceAfter Nature

cover designerClaire Orrellinternal designerClaire OrrellpublisherMuseum of Contemporary Art Australia

The Australian Book Connection Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book Over $50

WINNER

The Best Designed Cookbook

Best Designed Cookbook

BalticNew & Old Recipes: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

cover designerAndy Warreninternal designerAndy WarrenpublisherHardie Grant Books

IslasFood of the Spanish Islands

cover designersEvi O., Susan Le and Rosie Whelan, Evi O. Studiointernal designersEvi O., Susan Le and Rosie Whelan, Evi O. StudioillustratorsEvi O., Susan Le and Rosie Whelan, Evi O. Studio

publisherSmith Street Books

Street Food VietnamNoodles, Salads, Pho, Spring Rolls, Banh Mi and More

cover designerEvi O., Evi O. Studiointernal designerEvi O., Evi O. StudiopublisherSmith Street Books

The Whole Fish CookbookNew Ways to Cook, Eat and Think

cover designerDaniel Newinternal designerDaniel NewillustratorDaniel New

publisherHardie Grant Books

BalticNew & Old Recipes: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

cover designerAndy Warreninternal designerAndy WarrenpublisherHardie Grant Books

Best Designed Cookbook

WINNER

The Tiliqua PressBest Student Design Award

The Tiliqua Press Best Student Design Award

Howl’s Moving CastledesignerRommey WattsShillington Education

Nineteen Eighty-FourdesignerLaura TournierShillington Education

Only Lovers Left AlivedesignerTara Cosgrave-PerryShillington Education

The GirlsdesignerMolly KeeneShillington Education

The GirlsdesignerMolly KeeneShillington Education

The Tiliqua Press Best Student Design Award

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The Penguin Random House AustraliaEmerging Designer of the Year

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The Penguin Random House AustraliaEmerging Designer of the Year

Akiko Chan FalterHas the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

cover designerAkiko Chaninternal designerMeryl LevavipublisherBlack Inc.

Present TenseAnna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-Five Years of Contemporary Australian Art

cover designerAkiko ChanpublisherBlack Inc.

SaltSelected Stories and Essays

cover designerAkiko Chaninternal designerAkiko ChanpublisherBlack Inc.

WordslutA Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

cover designerAkiko Chan internal designerHarperCollins WavepublisherNero, an imprint of Black Inc.

The Penguin Random House AustraliaEmerging Designer of the Year

Vanessa Masci All Day CocktailsLow (And No) Alcohol Magic

cover designerVanessa Masciinternal designerVanessa MasciillustratorVanessa Masci

publisherHardie Grant Books

Explore Australia 2020cover designerVanessa Masciinternal designerVanessa MascipublisherHardie Grant Travel

Go Your Own WayHacks, Tips and Tricks to Travel the World Solo

cover designerVanessa Masciinternal designerVanessa MascipublisherHardie Grant Travel

Only In TokyoTwo Chefs, 24 Hours, the Ultimate Food City

cover designerVanessa Masciinternal designerVanessa MasciillustratorAmelia LeuzzipublisherHardie Grant Books

The Penguin Random House AustraliaEmerging Designer of the Year

WINNER

Akiko Chan FalterHas the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

cover designerAkiko Chaninternal designerMeryl LevavipublisherBlack Inc.

Present TenseAnna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-Five Years of Contemporary Australian Art

cover designerAkiko ChanpublisherBlack Inc.

SaltSelected Stories and Essays

cover designerAkiko Chaninternal designerAkiko ChanpublisherBlack Inc.

WordslutA Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

cover designerAkiko Chan internal designerHarperCollins WavepublisherNero, an imprint of Black Inc.

The OPUS GroupDesigners’ Choice Children’s/Young Adult Cover of the Year

The OPUS Group Designers’ Choice Children’s/Young Adult Cover of the Year

How to Make Friends with the Darkcover designerAllison Colpoysinternal designerStephanie MossillustratorAllison ColpoyspublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia

WINNER

Designers’ Choice Children’s/Young Adult Book of the Year

Designers’ Choice Children’s/Young Adult Book of the Year

WINNER

Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!cover designerJulian Frostinternal designerJulian FrostillustratorJulian FrostpublisherAllen & Unwin

The Booktopia Designers’ Choice Cover of the Year

The Booktopia Designers’ Choice Cover of the Year

Death of a Typographercover designerStephen Banhaminternal designerStephen BanhampublisherArcadia, an imprint of Australian Scholarly Publishing

The Glad Shoutcover designerJenny Grigginternal designerJenny GriggpublisherAffirm Press

JOINTWINNERS

The Hachette Australia Designers’ Choice Book of the Year

The Hachette Australia Designers’ Choice Book of the Year

The Whole Fish CookbookNew Ways to Cook, Eat and Think

cover designerDaniel Newinternal designerDaniel NewillustratorDaniel NewpublisherHardie Grant Books

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