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HIGHLY COMMENDED

BOOK
Level A

BEST IN SHOW - PUBLICATION
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Us v Them: Tony de Lautour
Designer: Aaron Beehre
Technically ambitious and beautifully produced

BOOK
Level B


Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Tatau: The History of Sāmoan Tattooing
Designer: Arch MacDonnell
BOOK
Level A


William Robinson Gallery
William Robinson: A new perspective

Te Tuhi
Mickey Smith: As You Will: Carnegie Libraries of the South Pacific​

BOOK 
Level B


ACMI
Wonderland

Museum of Old and New Art
Art from Mona boxset


CHILDREN'S BOOK
​Level A


Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Art-tastic​
Designer: Aaron Beehre, with Ryan Dooley, Raquel Joseph and Emma Kevern
Art-tastic is a book that keeps on giving and would have liked to spend a few hours with it.

CHILDREN'S BOOK
​Level B


National Gallery of Victoria
Make Believe: M. C. Escher for Kids​
Designer: Cally Bennett
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CHILDREN'S BOOK
​Level A


Orange Regional Museum​
Alvin's Adventure: Activity booklet 

CHILDREN'S BOOK
​Level B


QAGOMA
Ali's Boat


INVITATION
​Level A

Museum of Brisbane
​The Designers' Guide: Easton Pearson Archive
Designer: Goldi Design
Sophisticated, professional, and stylish.

INVITATION
​Level B


National Museum of Australia
Official opening of the Gandel Atrium
Designer: Sarah Evans
Delivered on a challenging technical design, and would invoke a sense of importance for anyone receiving it.

ACMI
Wonderland
Designer: Hannah Richardson
The Wonderland invitation succeeded in portraying an appropriate sense of wonder.​
 

MAGAZINE
Level A


Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Bulletin (B.191, B.192, B.193, B.194)​
Designer: Aaron Beehre & Ilam School of Fine Arts
Delivers a dynamic design which offers a sense of fun and energy

RMIT Design Archives
RMIT Design Archives Journal Vol. 8, No. 2, 2018
Designer: Stephen Banham
Sophisticated and well-crafted publication. 
MAGAZINE
Level B

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
MAAS Magazine (Issue 122, Winter 2018) and (Issue 123, Summer 2018)

State Library of NSW
SL Magazine Autumn 2018, SL Magazine Winter 2018, SL Magazine Spring 2018, SL Magazine Summer 2018–19


CORPORATE
Level A


John Curtin Gallery​
John Curtin Gallery 20th Anniversary 09-17

INFORMATION BROCHURE
Level A


Redland Art Gallery
Redland Art Gallery Exhibitions and Events 2019
Designer: Andrea McArthur
Handles a lot of information successfully with an effective grid. Consistent and balanced use of images.

INFORMATION BROCHURE
Level B


ACMI
ACMI Summer
Designer: Rob Cordiner
Brave and clever use of colour. Communicates information effectively.​
INFORMATION BROCHURE
Level A


Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art​​
Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art 2018 Program

Orange Regional Museum
Programs and Activities 2018: Paddock to Plate: a history of food and wine in Orange and district

INFORMATION BROCHURE
Level B


Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of the Lewers Bequest
​The Ideal Home poster

APP
​Level B


Australian Museum​
Australian Museum Games App - Whale Trail
Designer: Beaconmaker
A simple and elegant app with fun interactive elements that can be referenced beyond the exhibition itself. ​
 


INSTITUTION WEBSITE
Level A


Multicultural Museums Victoria
www.mmv.org.au
This website is immersive, simple and useable across multiple platforms

INSTITUTION WEBSITE
Level B

Australian Museum
australianmuseum.net.au
​This site handles a lot of information in a very clean and concise way with great use of animating and graphics to keep it interesting.

INSTITUTION WEBSITE
Level B


National Museum of Australia
www.nma.gov.au



PROGRAM WEBSITE
Level B


Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new microsite​
Designer: MCA Digital
A beautifully designed and presented site. Rich in content easily accessed and explored.

PROGRAM WEBSITE
Level A

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Burrinja
Black Mist Burnt Country : Testing the Bomb - Maralinga and Australian Art

EXHIBITION BRANDING
Level A

JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD
​Orange Regional Museum
Paddock to Plate: a history of food and wine in Orange and district
Designer: Natasha Townsend
This was an ambitious suite of branding which made the most of many touchpoints. The design is fresh, fun and dynamic.

EXHIBITION BRANDING
Level B


Art Gallery of New South Wales
The lady and the unicorn​
Designer: Art Gallery of New South Wales
​
EXHIBITION BRANDING
Level A


Museum of Brisbane
The Designers' Guide: Easton Pearson Archive​

EXHIBITION BRANDING
Level B


National Library of Australia
Inked: Australian Cartoons

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
DressUP: Change the World

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
33Revolutions


  
CORPORATE
Level A


John Curtin Gallery
​John Curtin Gallery 20th Anniversary 09-17

MULTIMEDIA
Level A


Sydney Jewish Museum
Video for Capital Appeal campaign, 'Keep Their Voice Alive'​
​
Designer: Helen Campbell
The winning entry is a powerful video. The narration works very well with the intensity of the dramatic audio track. The content has been handled delicately and appropriately.

MULTIMEDIA
Level B

BEST IN SHOW - MULTIMEDIA
State Library of NSW
#NewSelfWales
Designer: DX Lab
This was a beautiful display, bringing collection and visitor together in an excellent example of co-curation.
MULTIMEDIA
Level A


Sydney Jewish Museum
'Unseen Untold: Our Curious Collection'

The Lock-Up
Argo Pacifico

National Wool Museum - City of Greater Geelong
So Who Taught You? #CelebrateTheScarf

MULTIMEDIA
Level B

National Portrait Gallery
20/20 Portrait Stories


EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (SMALL)
Level A


Maitland Regional Art Gallery
​Jumaadi | Staging Love
Designer: Clare Hodgins
Delightfully imaginative and charming design which suits the content well. Beautifully printed. Format is interactive, encouraging exploration. ​
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (SMALL)
Level A


Buxton Contemporary
No one is watching you: Ronnie van Hout

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (MAJOR)
Level A


MUMA | Monash Universty Museum of Art
Mutlu Çerkez: 1988-2065
Designer: Yanni Florence
Mutlu Cerkez had a great cover and the perfect shade of grey.

Art Gallery of Ballarat
The Artist as Traveller: The sketchbooks of Eugene von Guérard
Designer: Ben Cox
A traditional book, beautifully realised. It was ambitious but got all the details right.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (MAJOR)
Level B


Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
David Goldblatt: Photographs 1948-2018
Designer: Alex Torcutti
​Brings the black and white to life, makes the art the hero.

National Portrait Gallery
So Fine
Designer: Brett Wiencke
So fine.
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (MAJOR)
Level A


Maitland Regional Art Gallery​
Rosemary Valadon | Textures of Desire

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (MAJOR)
Level B

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Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new

National Gallery of Victoria
Escher X nendo | Between Two Worlds

QAGOMA
Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection

National Gallery of Victoria
Colony: Australia 1770–1861 / Frontier Wars​

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