So, keeping with tradition of this semester: everything Cotch and slightly Cotch has failed. The pictures for 12 didn’t turn out well at all, so I’ve been going full force with Sweet Type.
My entire last 3 days have consisted of cooking. I will never step foot in the kitchen after this… everything I touch manages to get ruined somehow. I’ve managed to somehow get it all photographed and with over 200+ photos later, hours of work, it is all layed out, Photoshopped and in InDesign.
Here’s what the “About” page looks like (I still have to type the copy for that bit, but it will be done within a couple of hours…)
"About" Spread
Here’s what the Cover of the book looks like, since I shot it. No turning back now…
Cover
The back is just the white paper by itself… it’s going to be hardcover… just need to finalize my sewing technique once I get it printed and the end papers selected (which is happening tomorrow)
Here are an example of what the spreads look like in the book. Page 1 is the full bleed photo of the dessert, page 2 is the recipe, page 3 is the “type specimen”, and page 4 is a brief history about the invention of the typeface. This is the sugar cookie in didot:
Sugar Cookies Recipe
Flip Spread About "Didot" Type (which is featured in the photo of the sugar cookie)
So, take this and multiply it by 12 recipes. Yes, 12 recipes. I actually made a good 24 of them, but half of them epically failed, so that’s why I could only do 12. The bulk of the time is always spent on failed attempts, sadly…
I just have to write the credits, tools and about sections, cut my paper down to size, and then I can print it. Then I’ll get my end papers and binding supplies and commence the binding.
Here’s to hoping nothing else screws up… my stomach hurts because all I’ve been eating are these desserts…
