short story series of publishers Podium

Etgar Keret / Adam Ross / F. Scott Fitzgerald / George Saunders

a first-class balancing-act

Eddy van Wessel – The Edge of Civilization

superb optical density

Jean Paul Schutten – Het Raadsel van Alles Wat Leeft

a strong connection between text and illustrations

Aleid Rensen – De Verdwenen Dierentuin

a design that has stayed on top of a lot of disparate material

The Canals of Amsterdam

Koen Kleijn, Ernest Kurpershoek, Jos Smit

a colossal job

In Detail. The Work of Cepezed

as classic as modernism can be

Irma Boom. The Architecture of the Book

size matters

Leo Erken – Street

consistently structured from inside to out

1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse Geschiedenis

a marvel of proportioning

Paul Auster – Bericht vanuit het Innerlijk

nothing exciting - but that's the point

Wijnanda Deroo – Rijks Museum

controlled individuality

Bart Moeyaert – Jij en Ik en Alle Andere Kinderen

a perfect balance of coherence and variety

MVRDV Buildings

logic and subtlety

Walter Nikkels. Depicted, Abgebildet, Afgebeeld

compulsory fare for all academies

Frederike Huygen – Jurriaan Schrofer

spreads arranged with considered dedication

Fotostudio Merkelbach. Portretten 1913-1969

a book like a foxtrot

The Quay Brothers’ Universum

visible grid lines happily accepted

Koos Breukel – Me We

the anecdotal becomes universal

Kadir van Lohuizen – Vía PanAm

chock-full and balanced at once

Ko Sliggers – Koken tussen Vulkanen

a book designed like cooking a meal

Joost van Bleiswijk / Kiki van Eijk. Co-Evolution

whirling playfulness

Henk Wildschut – Food

the longer the judges talked, the more they liked it

Ineke Riem – Zeven Pogingen om een Geliefde te Wekken

a modest book that manages to make a splash

and/or extended. on contradiction in the work of Jan van Toorn

Els Kuijpers

contrarieties remarkably consistent

Theater Levano. Een Film en een Boek over Chaim Levano

Camiel Hamans, Kees Hin (movie)

dogged persistence

Honderduit Haag. Haag Atletiek 1913-2013

tightly structured, and very accessible too

Trinité & Lexicon. The Typefaces Designed by Bram de Does

a generous classical type area, and beautiful tight typesetting

Ik Ben een Gemankeerde Saxofonist. Lucebert & Jazz

a design with a great deal of ingenuity

Distillations. Notes on Kathrin Schlegel’s Insertions in Public Space

carefully thought out down to the last detail

Koos Staal – De Krant van Gisteren. Uitgelezen Hergebruik

what are we going to stuff into our wet shoes?

A Love Story. Meekers

a book with an element of movement injected into it

LITER. Christelijk Literair Tijdschrift nos 70, 71, 72

typographical sophistication, and more

Arno Nollen

an impressively high standard of technical production