Sydney Writers' Festival 2010

Supported by visually entertaining presentations, a panel of prominent designers discuss how, in Australia, we consistently produce some of the best designed books in the world.

About the participants:

Tony Palmer, Executive Designer, Penguin Group Australia Designer
Teacher. Writer. Hopes one day to chase a bear, in a forest, with a spear, naked. He will chair this panel with a huge design intelligence. And he will be clothed.

Jo Groud, creative director, Folio Publishing Services Fashion industry, Australia/France
Graphic design. Melbourne. Educational design. Freelance. Jo will speak from a diverse and fascinating set of collaborations.

Katherine Hall, senior designer, de Luxe & Associates
From the design of a decorative border for the Easter edition of her school newsletter at aged 8, to the design and re-design of some of the best-known editorial publications in Australia and Asia, Katherine’s passion and design intelligence will hook you. She might be coming from the Outside In however...

Sandy Cull, gogoGingko
Winner, Winner, Winner. Awards flow when Sandy designs. Over 20 years’ book design background: from Penguin to gogoGingko. Her latest designs on the shelves now: Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, The Lost Life by Steven Carroll and American Rust by Philip Meyer.

Gayna Murphy, Greendot Design A design bar athlete – she raises and raises and raises it. Gayna’s designs contribute to our covers being used and admired overseas. Some of what she is currently working on: Moorish and Saha new editions by Greg and Lucy Malouf; A la Grecque by Pam Talimanidis and Why Dogs are better than Cats by Bradley Trevor Greive.  

Presented with the Australian Publishers Association.