Rugby Book

Client Canterbury Rugby Football Experience Ltd

Completion Date 2011

The Challenge
Design a book set that engaged an international rugby audience while making the experience truly Kiwi and Canterbury.

We interviewed Canterbury Rugby players, Crusaders and All blacks visited over 40 rugby clubs and gathered voice recordings, photos of trophies and built up a database of memories 1886 to 2011.

In partnership with Matthew Hinman, we designed a stunning publication experience – however sadly due to ill health at the time the project was abandoned.

CRFE-Book-launch-6Nov2011

CRFE – Who was involved

CRFE – Merchandise Scarves

CRFE – Special Editions

CRFE – Book Editions

CRFE – Mission Statement

Godley Gifts

Client John Robert Godley Memorial Trust

Completion Date 2008

The Challenge
Design a collectable book set that showcased the uniqueness of James Edward FitzGerald’s first Victorian page-turner children’s storybook, published in 1850.

The quality of the publication was so high that a copy has been welcomed into international collections, including Queen Elizabeth II’s personal library in England, and the National Library Wellington, New Zealand.

Something special about the presentation to the NZ Govt was that the design work on the walls is that of the late Max Hailstone, who was my tutor at the Ilam Fine Arts School at Canterbury University.