CHRISTMAS WITH GRANDMA LYNNETTE
RECIPE BOOK
Christmas with Grandma Lynnette is a collection of recipes straight from my grandma’s kitchen that we enjoy year after year at Christmastime. This recipe book captures the retro homemade charm of my grandma’s kitchen and recipes through the use of a softer (maybe a lil dingy like a vintage couch) Christmas color palette, festive typography, and hand-drawn vector illustrations.
COVER
The cover features vintage images from my grandma’s Betty Crocker Cooky Book from the 1970s. The imagery paired with blocks in festive colors and retro typography gives the cover a vintage feel with a clean layout.
INSIDE
The inside of the recipe book consists of an introduction and table of contents spread set on a patterned background of hand drawn vector illustrations.
Recipes are featured along side photography and the vector illustrations continue with each recipe to highlight needed items.
The vintage kitchen essentials table at the back of the book explains what each item is used for and offers tips for using them.
PROCESS
Brainstorming lists were used to pick recipes and items for illustrations.
Different layouts were tried in different versions of roughs to ensure recipes would fall on each page consistently.