La Vita È Cibo
Publication & Illustration
La Vita È Cibo is a gluten-free recipe book, containing traditional Italian recipes. These recipes were chosen due to the common thinking that Italian food can’t be gluten-free or isn’t as good. With hand-drawn illustrations that reflect personality and creativity thats also present in cooking.
Overview
Target Audience
Home chefs
Adults 25-40
Eat gluten-free
Type Choices
Kepler was chosen for its calligraphic detailing that lends it warmth and energy. The book is grounded in the structured typeface for the body text.
Where Reenie Beanie is a ball-point pend handwriting, that creates a playful and loose look. Matching the tone and look of the illustrations.
Color Palette
Reflects the colors present when cooking, while creating a vibrant and boldness. Matching the books. illustrations and tone.
Reflecting the hand-drawn illustration style seen throughout the book. Drawn in a way that helps create white space while balancing the overall layout. The style is almost sketch-like, showing the variation in line weight. Helping it feel more done by hand and almost imperfect. In a similar way so is the art of cooking, each showing the crafts behind the final product.
This cover shows a table scene of people gathered around for a meal. Showing the back is a continuation of that table from the front side of the cover.
The Cover
The recipes display the food through illustrations between both pages. There is a more structured layout for the recipes page for their readability. Prioritizing the experience of the user while cooking.
The Recipes
Check out the full spreads below ↓
