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AREA Design has worked with a broad range of projects across many sectors from the prestigious to the prosaic. In its diversity, our work shares a common thread: a love for communicating personal stories, design and typography, along with attention to detail and clarity in execution.
We are a friendly, boutique studio with a combined 30+ years of design experience. In our work we seek sustainable, thoughtful solutions regardless of scale or budget. AREA is passionate about the arts, the value of design, crafting quality work, communicating clearly and creating enduring relationships with audience and clients.
Contact us:
info@areadesign.co.nz
+64 7 856 5247
+64 21 64 9963
Recent Awards
2018
The New Zealand Photo Book of The Year Awards Category Finalist/Commended
Mimetic by Mark Purdom Published by Ramp Press.
2017
DINZ Best Awards Bronze: Editorial and Books
Intellectual Fashion Show 2016 Published by New Zealand Fashion Museum / Blikfang.
2016
DINZ Best Awards Gold Pin: Editorial and Books
From Certainty to Doubt by Mark Purdom Published by Ramp Press.
2015
PANZ Publishers Association of New Zealand Category Finalist / Highly Commended: Best Illustrated book
Beyond the State by Bill McKay, Andrea Stevens, photography Simon Devitt Published by Penguin.
PANZ Publishers Association of New Zealand Category Finalist/Highly Commended: Best Non-Illustrated Book (cover design)
Essential New Zealand Poems selected by Siobhan Harvey, James Norcliffe and Harry Ricketts Published by Random House New Zealand.
The New Zealand Photo Book of The Year Awards Category Winner: Trade Published
From Certainty to Doubt by Mark Purdom Published by Ramp Press.
The New Zealand Photo Book of The Year Awards Category Finalist: Trade Published
New Zealand Photography Collected Photography, by Athol McCredie Published by Te Papa Press.
2014
PANZ Publishers Association of New Zealand Category Winner: Best Cover
Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer, by Jill Trevelyan Published by Te Papa Press.
PANZ Publishers Association of New Zealand Category Winner: Best Cookbook
Cut by Josh Emett, photography by Kieran Scott Published by Random House New Zealand.
MAPDA Museums Australasia Multimedia & Publication Design Awards Book, Level 1: Highly Commended
Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer, by Jill Trevelyan Published by Te Papa Press.
2013
PANZ Publishers Association of New Zealand Best Overall Book Category Winner: Best Illustrated
OnSong by Simon Sweetman Published by Penguin.
PANZ Publishers Association of New Zealand Category Winner: Best Cookbook
Hunter from the Heartland: Recipes and Stories from Masterchef Favourite Cameron Petley by Cameron Petley, photography by Kieran Scott Published by Random House.
