As I share the rest of my cookbook with you in the coming weeks, you will notice there are several fonts interacting with each other, and getting
to this point has been exciting.
I must explain that my cookbook is not just a collection of egg recipes, it stresses a kinship with healthy foods with character and a light, imaginative narrative. When laying out the final spreads for the dummy, with text and all, I have had to consider the super-hero, comic book dynamism that these threads of my book embody, and as such, the fon
ts were specifically chosen to complement. I think the best way to document my exploration of font and lay out is through the Power Fritata Recipe example.
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These are some things I learned in the process:
realize the text is a shape in the image just like a table, a character, or anything else. it must be explored with the same freshness as suggested by the image.if the text is like an image, the font is a brush stroke that should complement the picture being made.remember not to put the text in the gutter, and make it at a readable font size and color, and you're ready to go!
I'm not an expert at text, but I like to experiment with diagonals and arches of text. It complements the movement of my characters, and I like the words to talk with the pictures.
The Power Fritata Spread is actively composed, a double spread perfect for a powerful, delicious recipe. The composition is circular, and the text shape compositionally emphasizes the circularity and but interacts narratively as well. In the end, the fritata just must be enjoyed!!
final spread with text:
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