Typesetting
Typography Studio is based in Melbourne, Australia and operates internationally. We have typeset several hundred books – from long-form text to highly illustrated titles.
Specialising in:
Book Design
Typesetting
Editorial Design
Please email duncan@typography.studio to discuss your project and request a quote.
Folio
A tailored project folio is available on request. Meanwhile, please find some samples below:
Page Design
A successful page design and the subsequent typesetting fulfils a range of considerations and requirements, including:
Audience
Manuscript structure and word count
Page extent, print cost and RRP
Aesthetic/Style
We’re happy working to a pre-defined brief – or helping guide you through the options to make recommendations to achieve the best outcome.
Credentials
Founded by Duncan Blachford, a typesetter & designer working in the publishing industry since 2007; we have worked with publishers including Bloomsbury Publishing, Penguin Random House, Scribe Publications, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Australian Associated Press, Black Inc., Melbourne University Publishing, Sydney University Press, Quarterly Essay and Text Publishing.
Best Literary Fiction Cover — Australian Book Design Awards (Longlisted, 2024)
Best Non-Fiction Book Cover — Australian Book Design Awards (Shortlisted, 2023)
Best Series Design — Australian Book Design Awards (Shortlisted, 2023)
Best Short-Run Book — Australian Book Design Awards (Shortlisted, 2023)
Best Independent Book Design — Australian Book Design Awards (2019)
Authors
We have worked on a large range of titles for renowned authors, including:
Waleed Aly
John Birmingham
Geoffrey Blainey
Frank Bongiorno
James Boyce
Judith Brett
Andrew Charlton
The Chaser
Paul Cleary
Inga Clendinnen
Bill Clinton
Annabel Crabb
Richard Denniss
Catherine Deveny
Robert Drewe
Delia Falconer
Richard Flanagan
Tim Flannery
Andrew Ford
Robert Forster
Raimond Gaita
Ross Garnaut
Helen Garner
Anna Goldsworthy
Stan Grant
Germaine Greer
Gideon Haigh
Clive Hamilton
Peter Hartcher
Sonya Hartnett
John Hirst
Karen Hitchcock
Sarah Holland-Batt
Linda Jaivin
Kate Jennings
Erik Jensen
Alan Kohler
Ramona Koval
Anna Krien
Benjamin Law
Andrew Leigh
Simon Leys
Amanda Lohrey
Mungo MacCallum
David Malouf
Robert Manne
Anne Manne
David Marr
George Megalogenis
Drusilla Modjeska
Les Murray
Robert S. Mueller
Dolly Parton
Raj Patel
James Patterson
Guy Pearse
Noel Pearson
Dorothy Porter
Alice Pung
Peter Rose
Nicolas Rothwell
Guy Rundle
Craig Sherborne
Margaret Simons
W.E.H Stanner
Laura Tingle
Paul Toohey
Jenny Valentish
Don Walker
Don Watson
Hugh White
Andrew Wilkie
Geordie Williamson
Charlotte Wood