Think book design is just about creating t he perfect book cover? Think again.
\nWords\, pages\, cover\, spine\ , ink - book design includes many elements and a good design needs to brin g everything together in a way that grabs the readers&rsquo\; attention an d compels them to explore more.
\nEach year the Australian Book Desi gn Association (ABDA) presents the Australian Book Design Awards which rec ognise the bravest and brightest\, the most original and beautiful books p ublished in Australia. For this Geelong Design Week event\, long-time comm ittee member and award-winning book designer\, Pooja Desai from the ABDA w ill join us to discuss everything that goes into book design and to profil e the winners of the 68th Australian Book Design Awards 2020.
\nDesi gner Stephen Banham designed Death of a Typographer\, a novel wri tten by author Nick Gadd. This book was shortlisted for Best Designed Lite rary Fiction Cover and won the 2020 Designers&rsquo\; Choice for Cover of the Year\, and Stephen and Nick will both be on the panel to discuss the i mportance of book design from an author/narrative perspective and the uniq ue collaborative relationship between the two.
\nWe will also be joi ned by local award-winning book designer Vaughan Mossop\, whose new Geelon g-based publishing company Somekind Press is breaking the mould when it co mes to contemporary book design and has flipped the traditional publishing model on its head\, in a bid to help local\, national and international r estaurants and cafes develop an extra income stream during the pandemic.\n
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\nIn-person guests are currently lim ited to 75 seats for this event. If you have booked a ticket your name wil l be on the door-list. Attendees without a booking cannot be admitted. The re is no need to show or print a ticket/reservation\, please just provide your name as you arrive.
\nAttendees are requested to arrive by 6.00 pm for a 6.30pm start\, to enable safe and compliant use of the lifts. Ple ase note\, it will take some time to get everyone safely into the event sp ace on Level 5.
\nWearing a mask is currently compulsory for audienc e members at our indoor author events\, unless you have a lawful exemption .
\nSeating will be socially distanced\, and we ask you to please no t move the seats.
\nPlease note\, there may be further restrictions on audience numbers\, or the event may be moved online depending on govern ment Coronavirus regulations at the time. We will advise registrants of an y changes via email and our website.
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\nIf you have any access requirements in order to participate in this event\, please ema il us at events@grlc.vic.gov.au or telephone (03) 4201 0523 and a member o f the events team will be available to discuss your requirements further.< /p>\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/event/4792680 URL;VALUE=URI:https://grlc.libnet.info/event/4792680 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/grlc/Pooja_Desai_-ProfileP icture.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR