Awards
1 November 2019
All the awards & accolades garnered by Klim. Includes local honours and international recognition in various design and typography competitions.
676 words by Kris Sowersby
2019
- New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate for Design and Typography.
- Red Dot Winner, Exhibition Design: There is no such thing as a New Zealand typeface.
- TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence: Heldane.
- TDC Communication Design Award: There is no such thing as a New Zealand typeface.
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin: Heldane.
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Silver: Maelstrom Sans.
- Best Awards, Motions, Finalist: Maelstrom Sans Campaign.
- Best Awards, Editorial & Books, Finalist: Sincerity/Irony.
- The One Club / ADC Awards, Fine Art/Conceptual, Merit: There is no such thing as a New Zealand typeface.
- Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2019 Book Selection: National 2.
- Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2019 Book Selection: Pitch Sans.
- Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2019 Book Selection: Untitled Sans & Serif.
- Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2019 Book Selection: Geograph.
- Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2019 Book Selection: Heldane.
- Communications Arts 2019 Typography Annual, Award of Excellence: Geograph.
2018
- Best Awards, Environmental Graphics, Purple & Gold Pin: There is no such thing as a New Zealand Typeface.
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin: There is no such thing as a New Zealand Typeface.
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin: National 2.
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin: Geograph.
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin: Pitch Sans.
- Graphis Typography 4, Gold: Heldane.
- Graphis Typography 4, Silver: National 2.
- Graphis Typography 4, Silver: PayPal Sans.
- Graphis Typography 4, Silver: Pitch Sans.
2017
- Best Awards, Design Crafts Gold Pin: Untitled Sans and Untitled Serif.
- Best Awards, Design Crafts Gold Pin: PayPal Sans.
- Best Awards, Small Brand Identity: Untitled.*
2016
- Inclusion in the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
- Domaine Display, Domaine Sans, Heldane, Maelstrom & Manuka specimens added to the Cooper Hewitt Collection.
2015
- Best Awards, John Britten Black Pin.
- TDC² Award for Typographic Excellence, Judges Choice: Domaine Sans.
- AGDA Design Awards, Design Crafts Pinnacle Award & Judge’s Choice: Financier.
- Best Awards, Design Purple & Gold Pin: Financial Times Redesign.*
- Best Awards, Ngā Aho Purple Pin: Pure Pākati.*
- Best Awards, Design Crafts Gold Pin: Financier.
- Best Awards, Design Crafts Finalist: Hone Tuwhare Trust Poster Series.*
- Best Awards, Design Crafts Finalist: Pure Pākati.
2014
- Accepted AGI Membership.
- Tokyo Type Directors Club TDC Prize: Financier.
- Tokyo Type Directors Club Prize Nominee/Excellent Works: Domaine.
- Tokyo Type Directors Club Prize Nominee/Excellent Works: Domaine Sans.
- Australian Design Biennale Distinction: Domaine.
- Australian Design Biennale Distinction: Domaine Sans.
- Australian Design Biennale Distinction: Maelstrom.
- Australian Design Biennale Finalist: Manuka.
- Best Awards Silver: Domaine Sans.
- Best Awards Bronze: Wahoo.
- Best Awards Finalist: Maelstrom.
- Best Awards Finalist: Founders Grotesk Mono.
2013
- Best Awards Gold Pin: The Domaine Typeface Family.
- Best Awards Silver: Air New Zealand Wordmark.
- Best Awards Bronze: Sovereign Coin Typeface.
2012
- Australian Design Biennale Judge’s Choice: Pitch.
- Australian Design Biennale AGDA Award: Founders Grotesk Family.
- Australian Design Biennale AGDA Award: Metric & Calibre.
- Australian Design Biennale AGDA Award: Tiempos Family.
- Australian Design Biennale AGDA Award: Klim Type Specimen No. 4.*
- Australian Design Biennale AGDA Award: Klim Type Specimens No. 2 & 3.*
- Australian Design Biennale AGDA Award: The Darling Typeface.*
- Best Awards Gold Pin: Founders Grotesk Family.
- Best Awards Gold Pin: Klim Type Foundry website.*
- Best Awards Silver: Metric & Calibre.
- Best Awards Silver: Metric & Calibre Type Specimen.*
- Best Awards Silver: The Great Catering Co. logotype.*
- Best Awards Bronze: Pitch.
- Best Awards Bronze: Klim Type Specimen No. 4.*
- Best Awards Finalist: Tiempos Family.
- D&AD Awards, Wayfinding & Environmental Graphics: Darling.*
2011
- Best Awards Purple Pin: Sentimental Journey.
- Best Awards Gold Pin: Sentimental Journey.
- ATypI Letter.2 Award: Tiempos.
- Creative Review Type Annual, Best in Book: Karbon.
- Creative Review Type Annual, Text Faces: Founders Grotesk.
2010
- Art Directors Club of New York: Young Gun.
2009
- TDC² Award for Typographic Excellence: Hardys.
- TDC² Award for Typographic Excellence: Serrano.
- Best Awards Gold: Serrano.
- Pride in Print Awards, Highly Commended: Wild Flour Business Cards.
2008
- TDC² Award for Typographic Excellence, Judges Choice: National.
- Adelaide Advertising & Design Club Award for Corporate ID: Hardys.*
- Wallpaper* Magazine Graduate Directory
* Projects where our contribution was significant and/or essential.
Photo © Jonny Scott, 2019.