Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards 2012

Winners Booklet

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Winners booklet designed by Museums Australia 2012 Winners booklet printed by GEON

PUBLICATION JUDGES
Ian Wingrove Wingrove Design Jude Savage Art Gallery of Western Australia Patricia Sabine (former) Tasmanian Design Centre Rick Cochrane GEON Print & Communication

MULTIMEDIA JUDGES
Ian Wingrove Wingrove Design Brendan ODonnell Corvus Creative Tikka Wilson National Museum of Australia

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Celebrating excellence in design and communication in the museum and collections sector across Australia and New Zealand.

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BEST IN SHOW
PUBLICATION
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Matisse: Drawing Life
a truly delightful book. The subtle colour palette and spacious layout create a calm and comforting journey into the core of the subject

MULTIMEDIA
Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary (app for iPad)

beautifully designed and great use of the slider timeline. Good sharing options

JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD

PUBLICATION
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu De-Building

uses a dynamic combination of different print and production techniques. Tactile and rich

MULTIMEDIA
Powerhouse Museum INTER-LACE Micro Documentary Series
excellent video quality. Engaging and resolved curation of compelling behind the scenes information. Contemporary design with strong colour and typography

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE SMALL (under 64 pages)

LEVEL A LEVEL B LEVEL B

WINNER

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery (re)vision

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Art Centre Enniskillen: David Rankin

University of Queensland Art Museum Safety Zone

Designer: Stephen Goddard (Stephen Goddard Design)

Designer: David Corbet (dna creative)

Designer: Felicia Gibson (University of Queensland)

beautiful use of foil and play on typography. Excellent use of stock

well integrated type and images

subtle use of foiling on exquisite red background. Less is more

LEVEL B

LEVEL B

Joint WINNER

Joint WINNER

Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award

RMIT Gallery Chelle Macnaughtan: Spacial Listening; Ainslie Murray: Intangible Architecture; Malte Wagenfeld: Aesthetics of Air
Designer: Ian Robertson (Ian Robertson Graphic Art & Design)

Designer: Isabel Kruger (Fremantle Arts Centre)

complimentary use of stock and quirky use of font combinations

beautifully simple with great harmonious colouring

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE SMALL (under 64 pages)

LEVEL C LEVEL C LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

National Gallery of Victoria Ranjani Shettar: Dewdrops and Sunshine

Designer: Jackie Robinson (National Gallery of Victoria)

National Portrait Gallery Jos Mo Show (with beards)

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery Robinsons Cup

Designer: Brett Wiencke (National Portrait Gallery)

Designer: Renee Singline (Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery)

condent use of colour, nely executed

a fun and innovative idea

treats the work delicately and simply

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE MAJOR (over 64 pages)

LEVEL B LEVEL B

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Art Centre Ildiko Kovacs: Down the Line 1980-2010
Designer: Mark Gowing (Mark Gowing Design)

University of Queensland Art Museum New Psychedelia

Designer: Warren Taylor

sophisticated design and sensitive use of cover stock

smooth and contemporary

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE MAJOR (over 64 pages)

LEVEL B LEVEL B LEVEL C

JOINT WINNER

JOINT WINNER

HigHLY commenDeD

Albury LibraryMuseum Delightfully Deco

University of Queensland Art Museum New v2

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu De-Building

Designer: Studio Round

design and colouring live up to the name. Good type and plenty of space treat the works respectfully

Designer: Felicia Gibson, Craig Oddy, Brent Wilson & Gordon Craig (UQ Art Museum)

Designer: Peter Bray (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu)

clever and technically impressive cover, classic design with good leading and hierarchy

uses a dynamic combination of different print and production techniques for a tactile and rich nish

LEVEL C

LEVEL C

LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

National Portrait Gallery Inner Worlds: Portraits & Psychology

Powerhouse Museum Love Lace: Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award

Designer: Eva Dijkstra (Toko)

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Matisse: Drawing Life

Designer: Brett Wiencke (National Portrait Gallery)

Designer: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

beautiful colouring

great branding. The use of stock and layering encourages the reader to explore

a truly delightful book. The subtle colour palette and spacious layout create a calm and comforting journey into the core of the subject

BOOK
LEVEL A LEVEL A LEVEL B

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

HigHLY commenDeD

Tweed River Regional Museum Caravans and Communes

John Glover Society Looking at Landscape

Monash University Museum of Art Hany Armanious: Prototypes

Designer: Robert Wirth (Wirth Design Group)

Designer: Sophie Taylor (CCD Studio)

Designer: Hany Armanious & Yanni Florence

the retro design, including maintaining the faded polaroid-style photographs, reects the content and provides a nostalgic feel of the subject

strong and condent use of type and colour with a traditional image. Contemporary and delicate

highly contemporary, simple and fun type with a bling cover

LEVEL B

WINNER

Fremantle Arts Centre Mark Howlett Foundation

Designer: Isabel Kruger (Fremantle Arts Centre)

imaginatively considered communication on lovely stock with excellent production values. Interesting play on the grid system. Each page is treated as an individual outcome

BOOK
LEVEL C LEVEL C LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

National Library of Australia Wolfgang Sievers

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery Bea Maddock Catalogue Raisonn Volume I 1951-1983
Designer: Bruce Smythe (Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery)

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Surrealism for Kids

Designer: Andrew Rankine (National Library of Australia)

Designer: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

varied use of the grid creates a beautiful layout that reects the content

classically rened design that gives images plenty of air

a well considered and unexpected design for the target audience combining a balanced and imaginative use of fun type and images without trivialising or condescending childrens style. Good production values

POSTER
LEVEL B LEVEL B

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

Dunedin Public Art Gallery Nollywood

Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award

Designer: Karina McLeod (Dunedin City Council)

Designer: Isabel Kruger (Fremantle Arts Centre)

daring and dramatic. Typography has been well integrated

considered use of great stock reects the personality of the silkscreen. Good balance of white space

POSTER
LEVEL C LEVEL C

JOINT WINNER

JOINT WINNER

National Library of Australia Treasures Gallery

National Portrait Gallery SKATER: Portraits by Nikki Toole

Designer: Isobel Trundle (National Library of Australia)

Designer: Brett Wiencke (National Portrait Gallery)

strong and engaging. Memorable

original and innovative. Respects photography by framing. Colour palette and type give the design street cred that will drive audiences to the gallery. A collectable series

CORPORATE
LEVEL A LEVEL B LEVEL B

WINNER

JOINT WINNER

JOINT WINNER

Royal Historical Society of Victoria RHSV Address Book

Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle Arts Centre Brand

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Maitland Regional Art Gallery Corporate Branding
Designer: Clare Hodgins (Maitland Regional Art Gallery)

Designer: Matthew Shannon (Studio Round)

Designer: Isabel Kruger (Fremantle Arts Centre)

great piece of corporate communication with a useful afterlife

consistent and strong use of colour and shape provide a fun and contemporary corporate personality

simple and cost effective execution of single colour design

CORPORATE
LEVEL C LEVEL C

JOINT WINNER

JOINT WINNER

Museum Victoria Membership Gift Package

State Library of New South Wales Library Council of NSW 2010-11 Annual Report
Designer: Marianne Hawke (SLNSW)

Designer: Jo Pritchard (Museum Victoria Design Studio)

a delightful piece of communication. Tactile and intriguing

beautifully considered layout, consistent with established branding

INVITATION
LEVEL B LEVEL B LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

HigHLY commenDeD

Dunedin Public Art Gallery Nina Katchadourian: Seat Assignment

University of Queensland Art Museum New Psychedelia

National Library of Australia Treasures Gallery

Designer: Karina McLeod (Dunedin City Council)

Designer: Warren Taylor

Designer: Isobel Trundle (National Library of Australia)

respectful treatment of images, good balance of typography

great layering and gradation. Innovative use of type

creative use of fold and die cutting. Reinventing a retro image in a contemporary way

INVITATION
LEVEL C LEVEL C LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

JOINT WINNER

JOINT WINNER

State Library of New South Wales On Sale!

Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Matisse: Drawing Life

Designer: Rosie Handley (SLNSW)

Designer: Analiese Cairis (AGNSW)

Designer: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

quirky, retro design and colours reect the content

beautiful and delicate use of stock and technology. Subtle treatment of framing. An installation in its own right

considered use of images and framing gives artworks room to breathe. Respectful design. Perfect execution

MAGAZINE & NEWSLETTER

LEVEL A LEVEL A

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

Museums Australia Museums Australia Magazine

Australasian Registrars Committee arc.journal

Designer: Selena Kearney (Little Cloud)

Designer: Karen Hancock

strong personality and identity with dynamic use of logo graphic. Engaging grid use

clean and contemporary design reects content. Good type size

MAGAZINE & NEWSLETTER

LEVEL B LEVEL C LEVEL C

WINNER

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

Sunshine Coast Council Cultivate

National Gallery of Victoria Art Journal of the National Gallery of Victoria (edition 50)
Designer: Jessica Gommers (NGV)

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu Bulletin

Designer: Lara Clarke (Sunshine Coast Council)

Designer: Leon White (Strategy)

a publication with promise. Lovely typographic masthead, good point size and column width. Engaging use of colour and grid

nice column width and bold borders

beautiful layout. Every issue is different

CALENDAR OF EVENTS & INFORMATION BROCHURE

LEVEL A LEVEL B LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

WINNER

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Exhibition Program

Dunedin Public Art Gallery LOG

State Library of New South Wales Whats On

Designer: 10 Group

Designer: Karina McLeod (Dunedin City Council)

Designer: Dominic Hou & Rosie Handley (SLNSW)

good use of a standard template

great use of key hero images. Good fundamental typographical elements create a rhythm to the communication

proven design direction. Classic and consistent design

EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
LEVEL B LEVEL B

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Paul Selwood: Perspective Cutouts Education Kits
Designer: Clare Hodgins (MRAG)

Sydney Jewish Museum Schools 2012

Designer: Jisuk Han (X2 Design)

simple, readable communication on a clean and beautiful layout

strong colour branding and recognition. Good grid system offers clear delivery of information

LEVEL C

LEVEL C

LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

JOINT WINNER

JOINT WINNER

Powerhouse Museum Digital Dark Age: A Cautionary Tale

National Portrait Gallery Facebox

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal

Designer: Wil Loeng (Powerhouse)

Designer: Brett Wiencke (National Portrait Gallery)

Designer: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

exciting and appealing. Great illustrations and sensitive use of colour

innovative and engaging package that invites interaction

funky and clever. Good usable stock. Well considered layouts and use of fun typography and illustrations. A collectable

EXHIBITION BRANDING PACKAGE

LEVEL A LEVEL C LEVEL C

WINNER

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

Kaldor Public Art Projects Kaldor Public Art Project 23: John Baldessari
Designer: Analiese Cairis, Toby & Pete

Australian Centre for the Moving Image Shaun Gladwell: Stereo Sequences

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Matisse: Drawing Life

Designer: Felicity Hayward (ACMI)

Designer: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

engaging and fun branding

simple but strong with great integration of type and medium

sensitive and simple with a beautiful colour palette

LEVEL C

WINNER

National Library of Australia Treasures Gallery

Designer: Isobel Trundle (National Library of Australia)

excellent use of hero image. Use of bold imagery and typography provides a quirky and recognisable branding

WEBSITE A
LEVEL A LEVEL A LEVEL B

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

Joint WINNER

Norfolk Island Museum www.museums.gov.nf

Kaldor Public Art Projects kaldorpublicartprojects.org.au

Maitland Regional Art Gallery mrag.org.au

Designer: Haylee Fieldes (Method Digital Design)

Designer: The Nest

Designer: Clare Hodgins (Maitland Regional Art Gallery)

... nice use of logo and photography. Good typography, easy to read. Easy to navigate

a quirky showcase. Simple use of three colours. Clean slate and well-integrated Kaldor design ethos. Nice and engaging education content

website reects visual personality and brand of the organisation - strong brand extension. Engaging use of interactive icons and good navigation. Nice point size. Good connectivity

LEVEL B

Joint WINNER

Object: Australia Design Centre object.com.au

Designer: Canvas Group

beautiful, simple design. Information is presented very clearly. Non-traditional navigation design

WEBSITE B
LEVEL C LEVEL C LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

HigHLY commenDeD

National Library of Australia Treasure Explorer

treasure-explorer.nla.gov.au

National Museum of Australia Flemington on Cup Day

www.nma.gov.au/av/emington/

National Museum of Australia Exploring the World at Port Macquarie

www.nma.gov.au/av/portmacquarie/

Designer: Alexi Paschalidis (Oxide Interactive)

Designer: Icelab

Designer: Icelab

great functions. High technical production values. Creative design with clean typography

unique and creative grid system. Good photography. Energetic and interesting

accessible. Easy to engage with the information. Quick loading times. Sensitive colour palette. Unique, creative solution to navigation

LEVEL C

WINNER

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu My Gallery

mygallery.org.nz

Designer: Matt Arnold and Tim Kelleher (Sons & Co.)

addictively usable. Great device for user feedback. Minimalist design where the content is the focus.

MULTIMEDIA A
LEVEL A LEVEL C LEVEL C

winner

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

Mount Flora Regional Museum City of Stirling Museum Virtual Tour

services.stirling.wa.gov.au/museumtour

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art The Drawing Room

interactive.qag.qld.gov.au/drawingroom/

Powerhouse Museum INTER-LACE Micro Documentary Series

www.powerhousemuseum.com/lovelace/index.php/videos

Designer: John Colebrook (Pixelcase)

Designer: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Designer: Paula Bray & Patrick Abboud (Powerhouse)

children will really enjoy it. A great and engaging installation. Quirky

user friendly. Lovely and elegant. Fully engaging. Well executed application of existing concept

excellent video quality. Engaging and resolved curation of compelling behind the scenes information. Contemporary design with strong colour and typography

MULTIMEDIA B
LEVEL B LEVEL B LEVEL C

HigHLY commenDeD

WINNER

WINNER

The Grove Library The Grove History: history in your pocket

http://grovehistory.mobapp.at/
Designer: Sindy Dowden (The Grove Library)

Object: Australia Design Centre Object Magazine Issue 61

Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary (app for iPad)

http://object.com.au/object-magazine/entry/object_61_ design_thinking_design_action/

itunes.apple.com/au/app/contemporary-gallery-art-gallery/ id459345052?mt=8

Designer: Canvas Group

Designer: Jo Hein (Art Gallery of NSW)

very creative idea. Uses their collection really effectively. Uses sharing options well. Highly targeted. Making history accessible. Great communication

luscious graphic design. Elegant and engaging. Sensitive use of images. Reaches target audience really well. Tour de force of design

beautifully designed. Great use of the slider timeline. Good sharing options

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Celebrating excellence in design and communication in the museum and collections sector across Australia and New Zealand

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Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards 2013

Call for Entries open 1 February 2013