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HIGHLY COMMENDED

BOOK

LEVEL A
Artist's Library
Bundanon Trust
Anne Ferran & Chris Anderson (Bundanon Trust)

Tactile and engaging overall design on cleverly chosen stock. The layout and colour selection is sensitive to the artworks.
 
LEVEL B
Some Posters From the NGV​
National Gallery of Victoria
Stuart Geddes (National Gallery of Victoria)

Beautifully resolved poster book which uses audacious design elements and tactile paper to encourage the reader to spend a lot of time with the book. Ironic use of hyphens.​
 

CHILDREN'S BOOK

LEVEL B
JUDGES' SPECIAL AWARD
Count with Bowerbird Bill

Museums Victoria
Jo Pritchard (Museums Victoria Design Studio)

Beautiful illustrations and use of colour in this children's book celebrate good art and highlight the cleverly integrated educational aspects of the story. The typography is classic and functional.​ 

Viktor&Rolf Fashion Artists: A Drawing Book for Kids
National Gallery of Victoria
Cally Bennett (National Gallery of Victoria)

​This book has an incredibly high standard of production. The layout and use of illustrations are beautifully resolved. This would be a special book, well-targeted to a particular age group, and a potential family keepsake.
Ships, Clocks and Stars: kids activity backpack trails (for ages 2-5, 6-8 and 9-12 years)​
Australian National Maritime Museum
Slade Smith​

A clever and original idea to customise a family's experience of the museum. Good quality production and functional design, fit for purpose.​

EXHIBITION BRANDING PACKAGE

LEVEL 1
100% Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane
GPYR & Museum of Brisbane

Coherent and consistent use of a theme across multiple touchpoints. The branding is engaging and bold and communicates successfully.​
Bad Hair Day
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Peter Bray / Aaron Beehre (catalogue) (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu / Ilam Press)

​A neat and classically-designed package with quirky and stylist elements which reflect the fun elements of the exhibition.

LEVEL B
The Popular Pet Show
National Portrait Gallery
Brett Wiencke (National Portrait Gallery)

Excellent merchandising concepts based on no hero image but maintaining strong and consisent branding across all touchpoints. Whimsical and evocative use of colour, images and text.​

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera : from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Analiese Cairis (Art Gallery of New South Wales)

​Sympathetic and clever graphic and colour use respects the artists. Beautiful use of hero image. Striking and emotional use of colour and graphics across multiple branding touchpoints is highly successful.
THE SELL: Australian Advertising 1790s to 1990s
National Library of Australia
Isobel Trundle (National Library of Australia)

Strong use of hero image and nostalgic colour palette.

Planting Dreams: Shaping Australian Gardens
State Library of NSW
Rosie Handley (State Library of NSW)

Delightful.

Pauline Gandel Children's Gallery
Museums Victoria
Jo Pritchard (Museums Victoria Design Studio)

Beautifully well-executed. Childlike but sophisticated.

Scorsese
ACMI
Monique De Jong (ACMI Design)

Striking design with a bold colour palette. 

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (MAJOR)

LEVEL A
BEST IN SHOW - PUBLICATION
Gottfried Lindauer's New Zealand - The Māori Portraits
Auckland Art Gallery
A collaboration between Neil Pardington (Base Two) and Auckland University Press in association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

The perfect catalogue. Exceptional production quality and well considered stock. Great scale and proportion. Beautifully reproduced photography. The design is highly respectful of the images and shows integrity and sensitivity in dealing with the subject matter. 

Winsome Jobling: the nature of paper
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Katherine Johnson (Wingrove Design)

Classic and consistent with nice use of white space.

Kevin Lincoln: The eye's mind
Art Gallery of Ballarat
Ben Cox (Art Gallery of Ballarat)

Exceptional print quality.Outstanding choice of colour palette.

Kushana Bush: The Burning Hours
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Karina McLeod (Dunedin Public Art Gallery)

Elegant, beautiful and consistent. Generous spacing is sensitive to artworks.

Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs
Monash Univeristy Museum of Art
Roland Brauchli (Monash University Museum of Art (co-published with City Gallery, Wellington))

Nice scale and format. Pushes boundaries with use of type and spacing.

Bad Hair Day
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Aaron Beehre (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu)

Well executed. Engaging and fun with a clever mix of images and text.
LEVEL B
Tatsuo Miyajima Connect with Everything
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Claire Orrell (Museum of Contemporary Art Australia)

Selection of stock is sympathetic to the content. The colour palette is fantastically balanced with lovely contrasts reflective of the art.
No.1 Neighbour: Art in Papua New Guinea 1966-2016
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Lara Clarke (QAGOMA)

Beautifully curated book using bold typography and colours. Contemporary treatment of traditional art.

Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists
National Gallery of Victoria
Dirk Hiscock (National Gallery of Victoria)

Large scale format suits the content. Classy.

David Hockney: Current
National Gallery of Victoria
Thomas Deverall (National Gallery of Victoria)

Contemporary and content rich.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (SMALL)

LEVEL A
JamFactory ICON 2016 // Gerry Wedd: Kitschen Man
JamFactory
James "Ye-Ha" Brown (Mash)

Delightful design reflects the handmade kitschiness of the exhibition content. Fresh colour palette and fun typography.
Braddon Snape | Materiality Performed
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Clare Hodgins (Maitland Regional Art Gallery)

Well-executed and original. Bold, ambitious typography selection and colour palette.

Gathering Strands
Redland Art Gallery
Jenna Lee (Gilimbaa)

Beautifully considered choice of paper stock and sympathetic colour palette.

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LEVEL B
 
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Exhibition Catalogue
National Portrait Gallery
Brett Wiencke (National Portrait Gallery)

Clean and efficient design

INSTITUTION WEBSITE

LEVEL A
Bundanon Trust Website
Bundanon Trust
Boccalatte & Interaction Consortium
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Great use of full screen imagery – compelling and enjoyable experience. Excellent typography, minimal and contemporary layout.​
Heide Museum of Modern Art website
Heide Museum of Modern Art
Monkii digital agency


LEVEL B
Mona website
Mona (Museum of Old and New Art
David Campbell and Mick Fennelly (Mona Communications Team)

Big, bold and unexpected. Dynamic typography and navigation.
 

INVITATION

LEVEL B
On Air: 40 years of 3RRR Opening Night Invitation
State Library Victoria
Peter Lo (State Library Victoria)

Engaging and playful execution using good quality diecuts. The design is nostalgic but legible and clean.
Scorsese Opening Night Invitation
ACMI
Monique De Jong (ACMI Design)

Well-executed on great stock which highlights the colours and blacks well. Branding consistency is very engaging.

LABEL

LEVEL A
 
Journeys: People Place Stories
Orange Regional Museum
Kira Brown (Sauce Design)

​Legible typography, good size and column widths make this a successful label, fit for purpose.
LEVEL B
Florilegium:Sydney's painted garden
Sydney Living Museums
Bruce Smythe (Sydney Living Museums)

Elegant and legible typography. Nice use of tactile materials, relevant to the exhibition content. Good selection of typefaces allows for high-quality execution on plywood panels and wall panels without compromising legibility.
  

MAGAZINE

LEVEL A
Marmalade Issue No 04
JamFactory
Sophie Guiney (JamFactory)

A classically-designed art magazine with excellent proportions which favour the high-quality photography. Advertising is incorporated sensitively. Good use of classic typography however point size is slightly small. 
MUSE
University of Sydney (Sydney University Museums)
Brand and Marketing Services (Marketing and Communications) (University of Sydney)

Consistently good.
LEVEL B
Art Matters MCA Ambassador and Member Magazine
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Claire Orrell (Museum of Contemporary Art Australia)

The really good grid and clearly-defined content segregation allows for exciting variation in the design while remaining consistent and coherent throughout the magazine. Nice use of white space and legible typography.
NGV Magazine Nov/Dec 2016
National Gallery of Victoria
Thomas Deverall (National Gallery of Victoria)

Great mix of stocks works well to engage the reader with the content. Well-designed and exciting.

MULTIMEDIA

LEVEL A
The Lock Up - 2017 Exhibition Program
The Lock Up
Headjam

Confident and bold typography that works extremely well with the content and audio, excellent editing and transitions, visually engaging

Kenji Uranishi: Momentary (film)
Museum of Brisbane
Simon Woods (Museum of Brisbane)

Beautifully shot and lit, with great studio ambience, strong connection and understanding of the content and ceramic works. 
Mandy Martin: Homeground Mini Documentary
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Sync Pictures
LEVEL B
BEST IN SHOW - MULTIMEDIA
ACMI Brand TVC

ACMI
Field Carr (ACMI Design)

Exciting and unexpected, strong graphic elements with dynamic editing and typography. Perfect positioning for the ACMI brand.
Philippe Parreno: Thenabouts TVC
ACMI
Field Carr (ACMI Design)


Scorsese Exhibition TVC
ACMI
Field Carr (ACMI Design)


POSTER

LEVEL A
 
100% Brisbane poster suite
Museum of Brisbane
David Whipps (Museum of Brisbane)

A good and engaging series of posters; informative, and incorporates well with overall branding package.
LEVEL B
Gravity (and Wonder)
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Filip Bartkowiak (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences)

Bold use of hero images and two-sided format makes this series of posters functional and collectible. The exhibition information and logos are well-incorporated. Clever and emotive communication.
 

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