Thames & Hudson announces Book Design Prize winner for students

Thames & Hudson has announced the winner of its Book Design Prize for students. To mark its 75th anniversary year, Thames & Hudson asked students of design or illustration to complete a book design brief in one of four categories: art, history, photography and children’s books.

Undergraduate and master’s degree students from art and design colleges across UK and Ireland submitted their work, which was judged by a panel consisting of creative director Astrid Stavro, graphic designer Fraser Muggeridge, and design agency director and professor of communication at the Royal College of Art, Neville Brody.

Sarah Goon, from the University of Lincoln, was named as the overall winner for her design and illustration for the picture book by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow, If I Had a Dinosaur. Sarah’s work is described by the Jury as possessing "great energy, invention and constantly moving relation to the page itself".

Camron Evans from Glasgow School of Art came in second place with his reimagining of Stephen Ellcock’s The Cosmic Dance, in work the jury described as "strong, well-designed book design that balances image, word and graphic element in a dynamic editorial layout".

Johanna Neurath, the jury president and chair of Thames & Hudson publishing, said: "This initiative inspires creative minds who share our passion for the printed book, beyond the cover design."