Thursday 19 September Māori and Pasifika designershave taken out the top honours at the 2024 PANZ Book DesignAwards, held in Auckland this evening. The supremeaward, the , went to by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen (MasseyUniversity Press), a tribute to the late architect RewiThompson. The book’s cover was designed by TyroneOhia and Eva Charlton from design agency Extended Whānau,and the interior by Tyrone Ohia, Eva Charlton, MaxQuinn-Tapara (Extended Whānau) and KatrinaDuncan.
The designers are credited with crafting awork of bold elegance, where every detail — from thecolour palette to the thoughtful typography — celebratesRewi’s legacy. and editedby Lana Lopesi (Penguin Random House NZ in association withPacific Arts, Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa) anddesigned by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group) and Katrina Duncan,were vying for the top spot in three of the most hotlycontested categories. wasthe winner of the y while took out the , before the shockannouncement that both titles would receive the honour of The judges were split downthe middle and felt strongly that both books were equallyworthy of the prize so made the unusual decision to award itto both titles.
Finally, attendees at the ceremony hadthe chance to play judge and vote for the book theyconsidered most beautiful. The audience clearly agreed withthe judges and was awardedthe Other winners included edited by Balamohan Shingade and ErenaShingade (GLORIA Books) designed by Katie Kerr, which wonthe .While by belovedchildren’s author and illustrator Giselle Clarkson (GeckoPress) designed by Vida Kelly, was awarded the The highly anticipated went to by Liv Sisson(Penguin Random House NZ), designed by Carla Sy.
And thealways hotly contested was taken out by by Kelly Gibney(Beatnik), designed by Sally Greer. The awards alsorecognise the best in Aotearoa's vibrant educationalpublishing scene with the goingto byKat Quin, translated by Pānia Papa (IllustratedPublishing), designed by Kat Quin and Chelsea McKirdy. The was won by by Rāpata Wiri (Huia Publishers),designed by Camilla Lau The PANZ Book Design Awardswere established by the Publishers Association of NewZealand (PANZ) to promote excellence in, and providerecognition for, the best book design in NewZealand.
• by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen (MasseyUniversity Press). • edited byLana Lopesi (Penguin Random House NZ in association withPacific Arts, Creative New Zealand |Toi Aotearoa). • by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen (Massey UniversityPress).
• edited byBalamohan Shingade and Erena Shingade (GLORIA Books). • by Giselle Clarkson (Gecko Press). • by Liv Sisson (Penguin Random HouseNZ).
• by Kelly Gibney(Beatnik). • byJade Kake and Jeremy Hansen (Massey University Press). • edited by Lana Lopesi (Penguin Random House NZin association with Pacific Arts, Creative New Zealand|ToiAotearoa).
• : by KatQuin, translated by Pānia Papa (Illustrated Publishing). • by RāpataWiri (Huia Publishers). • by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen (Massey UniversityPress).
Anna Brown is a New Zealand-based designer andtypographer. Working with visual artists, curators andmusicians she investigates through form, materials andtypography how the vehicle of the book can animate andamplify the content it contains. She is the Director of ToiĀria — Design for Public Good, a research unit harnessingdesign for positive social change.
Anna is a Professor atMassey University’s College of Creative Arts. Te Kani Price (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, TeWhakatōhea) is a Programme Manager and Creative Director atHUIA Publishers. Delivering daring book covers and interiorsfor the past decade that bring an authentically Aotearoaperspective.
Te Kani designs together with the in-house teamat HUIA with manaakitanga as its core value. In 2022 Te Kaniwon Emerging Designer at the PANZ Book DesignAwards. Chloe Blades is abookseller, social media manager and book club host at UnityBooks in Auckland, which won Best Bookshop in the World atthe 2020 London Book Fair.
Alongside reviewing books onTVNZ’s Breakfast Show, she has written for magazine and . Last year,Chloe received a RISE Booksellers scholarship to go to SanFrancisco and work at the Booksmith in Haight Ashbury. Chloeholds a BA(Hons) in English Literature from LoughboroughUniversity.
Simon Waterfieldis a designer at Lift Education, with expertise ineducational and literacy design and children’s publishing.Simon holds a Bachelor of Design from WellingtonPolytechnic/Victoria University and has twice previouslybeen a judge for the PANZ book design awards, as well asbeing shortlisted. He has chaired sessions with children’sbook creators Oliver Jeffers and Leo Timmers, and has been ajudge for The Arts Foundation’s Mallinson RendelIllustrators Award (2015 and2017).
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