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Te Ara mood boards

The Wellington design company Shift produced a series of 'mood boards' to demonstrate how the different elements of Te Ara's generic design could be combined, to varying effect. 

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Shift

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the Te Ara team, Te Ara – a history – Planning the encyclopedia: process, look and feel, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/45550/te-ara-mood-boards (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by the Te Ara team, published 9 June 2014.