I wrote, photographed, and designed this #1-20 book about Italy’s top pasta dishes. Each image shows the ingredients used in the pasta dish, featuring the number of the dish.
I didn't want this book to be a cook book. This book is meant to be a coffee table book for pasta lovers – something that inspires, informs, and excites. Each page details a brief history of the dish, the typical ingredients used, and how it's made. This was a passion project for me because if you couldn't tell, I love pasta.
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I was a finalist in the 2022 AIGA Flux Design Competition in the Publication category with this project.
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I created this pasta pattern for the end pages and section pages. The reader "eats away" at the pattern on the section pages as they consume the book's content.
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I photographed all of the images in the book, except for the cover and title page.
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This book was featured in my show for the 15th Annual Michael V. Gmitter Celebrate the Artist scholarship and exhibition competition, in which I won 2nd place.
Completed: 2022
University: Pennsylvania Western University
Class: Typography I
Art Director: Shelle Barron