2016 British Book Design and Production Awards finalists announced
4 August 2016
The BPIF, Oxford Brookes University and The Publishers Association are delighted to announce the shortlist for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2016. The awards promote and acknowledge innovative book design and expert craftsmanship.
A panel of 5 judges, selected from the areas of design, publishing, production and retail gathered for two days at Oxford Brookes University, where they went through a gruelling selection process in order to reach the shortlist decision. From a staggering 575 high quality entries, 82 books rose to the top to make it on to the shortlist for 2016.
The winners of each category will be announced on Thursday 10 November at a stunning ceremony at the prestigious Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, London. To book early-bird tickets, please visit www.britishbookawards.org
The BPIF would like to thank its sponsors: Burnetts Print, Canon, Denmaur Papers, Friedheim, HP, IFS, Kolbus, Muller Martini and media partner, The Bookseller.
The shortlisted books and their respective entrants are as follows:
Brand / Series Identity Entered By
British Library Crime Classics British Library
The Maze Runner Series Chicken House
Braille Series DK
The Companion Series National Portrait Gallery
Millie Marotta’s Animal Kingdom Pavilion Books
Folio Collectables The Folio
Society
Limited Edition & Fine Binding Entered By:
Pen, Paper & A Box of Paints Fleece Press
Edward Lear Landscapes in Italy Kate Holland Books
The Noise of Time London Review
Bookshop
The Cinderella of the Arts Shepherd, Sangorski &
Sutcliffe
Self-published Books Entered By:
Curtain Call Curtain Cal
Bunker Research Generation Press
Sea Journal Zart Books
Digitally Printed Books Entered By:
Inherent Madness Hurtwood Press
Shenasnameh Hurtwood Press
70th Northfield Editions
The Half Life of Joshua Jones Unbound
Interactive Multimedia Book Entered By:
iRobot Carlton Publishing
Group
Ryan Hewett Untitled DG3
Richard Dawkins Reissues Penguin Press
Exhibition Catalogues Entered By:
Barry Flanagan – Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Pureprint Group
Ai Weiwei Royal Academy of Arts
Invisible Adversaries Zak Group
Photographic Books, Art / Architecture Monographs Entered By:
Gloria Cortina Aloof
Another Green World Art/Books
Concrete Concept Frances Lincoln
The Longest Way Round Overlaps
Sketchbooks Penguin Press
Coffee Shop: North Pressision
Graphic Novels Entered By:
The Inflatable Woman Bloomsbury
Publishing
Take It as a Compliment Jessica Kingsley Publishers
The Bind Jonathan Cape
The Pillbox Jonathan Cape
Becoming Unbecoming Myriad Editions
Trade Illustrated Entered By:
Baddeley Brothers Baddeley Brothers Jellyfish: A Natural History Ivy Press
The Vintage Showroom Laurence King Publishing
Exploring & Tasting Wine Lizzie B Design
Patternity Octopus Publishing Group
Cols and Passes of the British Isles Penguin Press
Lifestyle Illustrated Entered By:
Heirloom Harvest Bloomsbury Publishing
NOPI Ebury Publishing
Sally Clarke: 30 Ingredients Frances Lincoln
Perfect Imperfect Murdoch Books
Farrow & Ball How to Decorate Octopus Publishing
Group
Literature Entered By:
CAIN Penned in the Margins
Lolita The Folio Society
The Grasmere Journal The Folio Society
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education Entered By:
Kids Get Coding Hachette Children’s
Group
Oxford AQA Psychology Oxford University Press
An Adventure in Statistics Sage Publishing
The Great Farty Slob Beast Wacky Bee Books
Scholarly, Academic and Reference Books Entered By:
An Atlas of Countries That Don’t Exist Pan Macmillan
England’s Post-War Listed Buildings Pavilion Books
Plants from the Woods and Forest of Chile Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh
Children’s Trade 0 to 8 Years Entered By:
The Incredible Book Eating Boy HarperCollins
Publishers
The Colour Monster Kings Road
Publishing
Bob the Artist Laurence King
Publishing
Above and Below Little Tiger Group
Nibbles Little Tiger Group
Dog on a Train Old Barn Books
Give & Take Old Barn Books
Children’s Trade 9 to 16 Years Entered By:
Outside Frances Lincoln
Children’s Books
Under Earth, Under Water Kings Road
Publishing
Hello World Little Tiger Group
The Hunting of the Snark Pan Macmillan
The Complete Alice Pan Macmillan
The Fox and the Sta PRH Particular Books
Best Jacket / Cover Design Entered By:
The Outrun Canongate Books
Slade House Hodder & Stoughton
Malaysia Orion Publishing
Not Working Pan Macmillan
Zero K Pan Macmillan
The Fox and the Star PRH Particular
Books
The Essex Serpent Profile Books
Best Student Book Entered By:
Precursor Tomas Almeida,
Norwich University
of the Arts
Breathe Diane Dear,
National College of Art
& Design
17 Times Over Aisling Lee,
National College of
Art & Design
Terra Incognito Alexandra Morehead,
National College of
Art & Design
Best British Book Entered By:
Richard Bawden Fleece Pess
Delete A & Insert R Geoff Neal Group
Alice in Wonderland The Folio
Society
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