The 12th Annual Academy of British Cover Design awards took place last night (Thursday 6th March); although they very nearly didn’t. A dodgy cable had event organiser Jon Gray sprinting off into the night like a bearded Batman to find a replacement. Luckily he did and the show could go on!

Emcee extraordinaire Jack Smyth was back in his rightful place, announcing the categories and urging us all to keep the noise down. Turns out that 100ish inebriated designers in one room can cause quite the ruckus.

Last night (Thursday 7th March) saw the convergence of Britain’s best and brightest book cover designers at Gigi’s in Hoxton for the 11th Annual Academy of British Cover Design awards.

It was the first time being held in the bar upstairs and I think we were all grateful for the increase in space and the improved ventilation :)