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BOOK DESIGN AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION

JUDGES' REPORT

Faced with a bewildering array of books from the practical to the expensively decorative,

choices for awards initially appeared to be very difficult. In practice, while the overall

standard of design was competent, the number of outstanding book designs was relatively

small.

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Though not directly relevant to the design awards, the overall standard of book production

was excellent. This standard was not matched by the generally low standard of line illustrations

in many of the paperbacks for educational use.

At the higher-priced end of the market, heavily illustrated books tended to adopt very safe,

standard solutions to design problems. On the other hand, the non-illustrated books often

seemed to be straining to find typographical solutions which were unusual, and therefore

tended to be over-designed and distractingly tricksy. However, these solutions were better than

much of the typography which was frankly dull. The happy medium of stylish design which

serves the purpose of the book without being obtrusive was rarely achieved.

The winners and the commended books should be seen in this context as fine examples of

design which stood out and demanded to receive credit. The designers' comments on the

problems which they faced with the book serve in many cases to point up their achievements.

The awards judging is gruelling, but it is also an enjoyable way of surveying the state of

book design and production across the country.

Shelly Gare Robert Klinkhamer Robert Pierce Jan Schmoeger Brian Seddon

COMMITTEE REPORT

This year the judging took place in Melbourne, as indeed it will in 1988. The judges settled

to their task with enthusiasm and vigour.

Our thanks to Shelley Gare, Associate Editor, The Herald, Robert Klinkhamer, Robert

Pierce and Jan Schmoeger, all freelance designers, and Brian Seddon, Senior Lecturer,

Department of Graphic Design in the Chisholm Institute of Technology.

Appreciation for their continued generosity is also extended to the donors of the awards:

Joyce Nicholson; Kevin Weldon and Weldon Hardie; News Limited and 'The Aust~alian'

newspaper; the McPherson Group; Griffin Press, Ashton Scholastic; Reader's Digest Services;

Penguin Books Australia and DW Thorpe.

Our gratitude to those who freely donated their services in the typesetting and printing of

this catalogue: Jim Shepherd of Midland Typesetters (Maryborough) and Henry Rosenbloom of

Globe Press (Melbourne). Our appreciation also goes to Longman Cheshire for allowing us to borrow their boardroom

for the judging, and to Megan Murray of the ABPA whose administration was infallible.

Richard Walsh, Convenor W endely Harvey Peter Hylands Bruce Sims Susan Blackwell

JOYCE NICHOLSON AWARD BEST DESIGNED BOOK OF THE YEAR

AND THE

WELDON HARDIE YOUNG DESIGNERS AWARD

POINT TO POINT -THE ART OF TIM STORRIER

Designed by Deborah Brash/Brash Design

Title:

A uthor: Designer: Publisher: Typesetter: Printer:

RRP:

Point to Point-The Art of Tim Starrier Linda van N unen Deborah Brash/Brash Design Craftsman House Setila Type, Sydney Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $69.95

D esigner's Comments: After the initial perusal of manuscript, plates and miscellaneous artwork supplied for this project I was definite about one aspect only: POINT TO POINT had the potential to be one of the most visually exciting and comprehensive books available on a contemporary artist. The text and visual material were compelling, so to reflect in the design the high quality of both the author's and the artist's contribution was a challenge in itself

Initially the sheer volume and variety of the supplied artwork was overwhelming; literally hundreds of plate transparencies of varying quality and an equal amount of often undated or labelled photos, sketches and memorabilia spanning Starrier's life for 'possible inclusion'. Not only is Starrier prolific in his output, but also in his choice of medium, su/?iect and style. Clearly, the design challenge lay in the successful integration of such a vast kaleidoscope of rich and diverse imagery, while maintaining a balanced, relevant and harmonious flow throughout. A strong sense of discipline over design and layout was necessary to co-ordinate all elements without foifeiting the boldness, vitality and impact of the imagery. I also wanted to avoid the obvious cliche of many books of this nature where pages of bald text are followed by the plates.

ThrMJghout the duration of my involvement with POINT TO POINT, my o/?iective was always clear: to try and produce a visually powerful and exciting desigtJ and layout indicative of the uniqueness of Starrier the artist, and simultaneously conveying the essence of the man.

Judges' Comm ents: The designer has stated the difficulties with this kind of book extremely well. The end result is youthful and energetic without falling into cliche or design stereotype. The very pleasing use of grey stencils and a sans serif face shows a stylish and individualistic approach.

GRIFFIN PRESS AWARD BEST ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE BOOK

SYDNEY: THE HARBOUR CITY Designed by Pam Brewster

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed book of the year

Publisher : Pierson & Company in association with The Macquarie Galleries Deblaere Typesetting Pty Ltd, Sydney

Title: Text: Paintings: Designer:

Sydney: The Harbour City John Kingsmill Jeff R igby Pam Brewster

T ypesetter:

Printer:

RRP:

sYDNEY H ruour CitY

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Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $50.00

'THE AUSTRALIAN' AWARD BEST JACKET DESIGN

TONY HILSON'S RECIPE BOOK Cover designers: Alexandra Towle and Bruce Nicholson

Title: Tony Hilson's Recipe Book Author: Tony Bilson Cover Designers: Alexandra Towle & Bruce

Publisher:

T ypesetter:

Printer:

RRP:

Nicholson William Heinemann Australia / Watermark Press Graphicraft Typesetters, Hong Kong Mandarin Offset, Hong Kong $29.95

D esig ners' Comm ents: We wanted to portray Tony Bilson's approach to food: fresh and modern, yet firmly based on classical French cuisine; using the best Australian ingredients.

We also wanted to convey Tony Bilson's attitude to his restaurants-places that attract people from the arts, the theatre, the media . . .

J udges' Comments: A very contemporary and appealing design which works as a unity, especially with a sympathy between the front and back cover which is fairly rare. Executed with a sense of humour.

TONY BILSONS

RECIP E BOOK

ABPA/ANDREW FABINYI AWARD BEST DESIGNED BOOK

Title: Authors: Illustrator: Designer: Publisher: Typesetter:

Printer: RRP:

FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES

SORPRESA ITALIANA Designed by Rosanna di Risio

Sorpresa I taliana Pina Parisi & Anna Ciampoli Mirella Bordignon Rosanna di Risio CIS Educational Leader Composition, Melbourne Impact Printing, Melbourne $8.95

Designer's Comments: We tried to achieve a magazine-type look for this junior reader in two colours. The material was not easy to organise on the page because of its tmevenness, but we managed to get a format that is still easy to follow while at the same time being _interesting to look at.

Judges' Comments: Clever use of busy illustrations while maintaining clarity and information presented in a straight-forward manner while remaining very lively and energetic.

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W.D. JOYNT AWARD BEST DESIGNED PAPERBACK PRICED AT

OR BELOW $19.95 RRP

MAN AND WOMAN/LET'S BE AT EASE Designed by Lynn Twelftree

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best non-illustrated book

Title:

Author: Designer: Publisher: Typesetter:

Printer:

RRP:

Man and Woman/ Let's Be at Ease Ainslie Meares Lynn Twelftree Greenhouse Publications Trade Graphics Pty Ltd, Melbourne Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $19.95 (boxed set)

Designer's Comments: For the covers of these books the otdy problem was the need to reconcile the

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gentle sullject matter of the poems with the demands of the marketplace. Pastel colours were virtually a necessity. The need to avoid cliched or sentimental handling of the 'Man and Woman' theme was a big concern for me so I chose to use very simple and angular shapes. The main problem with the page design was to ensure that the poems just didn't float on the page.

Judges' Comments: An outstanding design package consistently carried through and all elements- the packaging, jackets, illustrations, text pages and typography-support the main design concept. The serenity of the design reflects the contents of the book. The colour

printing is appropriate but not overdone and harmonious with the whole package.

ASHTON SCHOLASTIC AWARD BEST DESIGNED ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOK

Title: Author: Designed & Illustrated by: Publisher: Typesetter: Printer: RRP :

DEREK THE DINOSAUR Designed by Kerry Argent

Derek the Dinosaur Mary Blackwood

Kerry Argent Omnibus Books Caxtons Pty Ltd, Adelaide Colorcraft Ltd, Hong Kong $14.95

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Designer's Comments: The most important element in any picture is the ce,Jtral character. To produce a successful book, this character must be fully resolved in the mind of the illustrator and in preliminary sketches before attempting finished artwork. I rarely encounter any problems with regard to composition or layout. Ideas for these usually come when I firs t read the ma1mscript as I find that this is the time when my mind is most open and the imagination most vivid. I always make notes of my first ideas accompanied by thumb nail sketches giving a rough indication of type placement and composition of illustration. With ideas on paper, I concentrate on resolving the character and looking at how it can be applied to my ideas.

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Judges' Comments: A brilliant design. It is particularly remarkable that the design, illustration and typography were done by one person.

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PENGUIN AWARD BEST NON-ILLUSTRATED BOOK

THE SILK ROAD Designed by Pam Brewster

Title: The Silk R oad Author: N orma Martyn Designer: Pam Brewster Publisher: Methuen Australia

Singapore National Printers, Singapore

Typesetter & Printer: RRP: $35 .00

Judges' Comments: A design which had typography which actually assisted in reading rather than distracting, and which is understated but not dull .

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READER'S DIGEST FIRST BOOK AWARD

DAGS Designed by J ana Hartig

Title: Author: Designer: Publisher: Typesetter: Printer:

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Dags Debra Oswald Jana Hartig Currency Press APT Pty Ltd, Sydney Australian Print Group, Melbourne $6.95

Designer's Comments: This is the first book I have ever designed and the diffiwlties were mainly in rmderstanding the requirements of the book, and in parcicular a play, and then eliminating the various

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problems until the right design emerged. As I worked closely with the editor this was very exciting and we came up with the concept together then I created the design. A great deal of research had been dor1e beforehand so chat I was given a very full brief and had a clear impression of the mood and of che people who would be reading the book. It has been a very enjoyable col/aboratior1.

Judges' Comments: A strong and contemporary design which presents the plays well wi th out actually following any of the age­old recipes.

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The drama of

Gillian's pursuit of romance

and happiness

DEBRA OSWALD

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed book of the year

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best jacket design

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed illustrated children's book

Title:

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Edited by: Designed & Illustrated by: Publisher:

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The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book Rosalind Price & Walter McVitty

Ron Brooks The Macquarie Library/ PIXEL Publishing Bookset, Melbourne Mandarin Offset, Singapore $29.99

Judges' Comments: Basically a traditional design approach was executed and resolved with elegance and professionalism. Illustration and typography have been well integrated . A book to

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Designer's Comments: The main problem was presenting a large amount of informatiot! on the maps in a clear, concise way. Also the use of only one colour added to the problem of differentiating information. There were three authors so there were virtually three different manuscripts and visual presentations of the maps. The problem was to unify the style of the maps from the authors' presentations.

Judges' Comments: Splendid cover and well-ordered and clean layout on the inside.

Compiled and ed1ted by R OSAL f NO PRICE

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HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed paperback priced at or below $19.95 rrp

COMMENDED for the best designed book for instructional purposes

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A Map History of the Ancient World Don Barrett, Trevor Bryce, Max Kanowiski Alan Smith Robert Klinkhamer Longman Cheshire Seng Teik Typesetters, Malaysia Art Printing Works Sdn . Bhd., Malaysia $16.95

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed paperback priced at or below $19.95 rrp.

COMMENDED for the best designed book for instructional purposes

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Super Mathematics 7 H. M. Lockhart Lynda Warner Possum Press Creative Typographies, Hobart Globe Press, Melbourne &

Speciality Press, Hobart $17.95

Designer's Comments: The main objeaive of the design layoul was to offer the user a stimulating joumey through the book and so eliminate the tedium often associated with school texrbooks. Use of strong design elements, such as colours, bars and initial capitals were utilized to assist the reader in jindi11g and defining information quickly.

Judges' Comments: Good, strong, innovative design which alleviates the boredom often associated with a maths book. However, the quality of the line illustrations was not as good as the overall design.

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COMMENDED for the best illustrated reference book

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Australian Seashcres WJ Dakin

Isabel Bennett Alistair Barnard & Liz Seymour Neil Carlyle Angus & Robertson Publishers Midland Typesetters, Maryborough Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $45.00

Judges' Comments: A good marriage of text, typography, illustrative material and layout. A vast amount of information has been presented in a clear and concise manner.

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best illustrated reference book

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The Brilliance of Art Deco Julian Robinson Susan Kinealy Bay Books Savage Type Pty Ltd, Brisbane Toppan Printing, Singapore $49 .95

Judges' Comments: Innovative and playful without falling into the trap of using art deco "tricks" while at the same time retaining a very lush feel.

COMMENDED for the first book award

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Australia: The Unique Continent

Jocelyn Burt Noni Edmonds JM Dent Solo Typesetting, South Australia Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $29.95

Designer's Comments: My brief was to design an elegant book of clean lines with strong photographic images and supporting texts. The design problems included balance of the double-page spreads, variation in heading width and text depth, placement of captions and running heads, arrangement of photographs and their relationship with the text and to each other, and the treatment of the preliminary pages. Therefore, the design had to be flexible enough to incorporate all these combinations in a unified way while maintaining a crisp, graceful effect. Type style and size were chosen to complement the lightness of the text pages so as not to be too imposing for the reader, and to balance the photography. The author­photographer had expressed a strong direction that images were not to be cropped, if possible.

THE BRILLIANCE OF

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AUSTRALIA

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The jacket should, I felt, reflect the character of the contents but maintain impact as ar1 eye-catching desigrt on the shop shelf This was achieved by opting for a dramatic simplicity and cleanliness of desigr1 while highlighting the classical elegance of type, white space and boldness of colour and subject-matter.

Judges' Comments: Good design discipline and skill showing in this first effort.

COMMENDED for the best non-illustrated book

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Truant State Nicholas Hasluck Sophie Newman (cover) &

Nasia Vlassopoulos (text) Penguin Books Australia Abb-Typesetting Pty Ltd, Melbourne Australian Print Group, Maryborough $9.95

Judges' Comments: A very harmonious paperback with interesting but not overwhelming typography which works well with the bright and appealing cover design.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed book for instructional purposes

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Practical Typewriting for Information Processing Doreen Napper, Delia Craig, Clare Whyte Jane Penn ells Louise Laverack and Jane Pennells Pitman Publishing Bookset Pty Ltd, Melbourne Schek Wah Tong, Hong Kong $22.95

Judges' Comments: A difficult subject presented with flair.

COMMENDED for the best designed illustrated children's book

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The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Stories and Verse Barbara Ker Wilson Barbara Beckett Thomas Nelson Australia/ Mead & Beckett Asco Trade Typesetting, Hong Kong South China Printing Company, Hong Kong $35 .00

Designer's Comments: This is the third volume in a series of anthologies. The previous two were verse and adulc shore stories. I had to keep to the same basic format of typography and grid, while making it look more appealing and accessible to children from eight onwards. The titles and author's names in the side margins made it easy co find your way around this anthology.

I used a thick grey line to differentiate between illustrations chat related to text and illustrations that were included without text. We couldn't commission any new illustrations so I was very pleased to find the preliminary and endpaper illustrations in old children's books.

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Judges' Comments: In spite of a number of different illustrative styles, the overall result is harmonious.

COMMENDED for the best designed paperback priced at or below $19 .95 rrp

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Great Moments in Australian Sport Jim Shepherd Alison Windmill Angus & Robertson Publishers Midland Typesetters, Maryborough Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $19.95

Designer's Comments: The enormous variety in photo quality required a design that wou ld help distract attention from the pictures and help people concentrate on che package as a whole.

Judges' Comments: A pictorial book that has been well put together .

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the first book award

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Gordon Andrews Craftsman House Deblaere Typesetting Pty Ltd, Sydney Kyodo Shing Loong Printing Industries, Singapore $39.95

Judges' Comments: A vast experience in other areas of design shows clearly in this professional and stylish first book design.

HIGHLY COMMENDED for the best designed illustrated children's book

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Angry Albert Alicia Braithwaite Noela Hills Trevor Hood William Collins Keyset Phototype, Sydney South China Printing Company, Hong Kong S14.95

Judges' Comments: A very close contender with daring and innovative illustration. 'Young Punk' award of the year for content, design and illustration.

ALICIA BRAITHWAITE illustroted by NOELA HILLS

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The Amber Nectar- A Celebration of Beer &

Brewing in Australia Keith Dunstan Sandra Nobes Viking O'Neil Meredith Typesetting, Melbourne The Globe Press, Melbourne $19.95

Judges' Comments: An appealing and jocular solution to what could have been a very boring cover, let down a bit by the back cover treatment. Nonetheless , a splendid selection of illustrations has been demonstrated.

"' T!iE N flMHER ECTAR

BOOK DESIGN AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION