This cookbook is a culinary experience, for adventurous people, on ethnic food. The recipes are a mix of tradition and haute–cuisine, aiming to immerse people into Peruvian culture.
The mandate is to create a high–end cookbook and make a promotional website for it. When I was given the subject for this book, I was excited to work on something that I’m familiar with, since I’m Peruvian and I have a good insight of the culture and content of the book. In this case, I was aware that the goal of this cookbook is to reach people who aren’t familiar with it, so making the layout minimal and attractive is a good way to achieve that. The recipes are easy to follow, step by step, and the photography is bold and moody. To target the high-end finish of this product, a classy approach would be best.

The final concept focusses on elegant serif typography, a clean two column layout and impactful visuals through photography. The type aims to be fine and connect with tradition, so using serifs instead of a modern sans-serif type suit best.
The approach for the visuals for the food aims to highlight the rich colors of the dishes in elegant plating, so the background is dark and moody. For the visuals in the introduction and preface the goal was to transport the readers to the country, so the photography narrates the culture and feels more natural. The color palette is minimal, being black and white with hints of red because Peru’s flag is white and red.
Lastly, for the covers have a typographyc approach, with fine decorative sans-serif to enhance the high-end look. The book has hard covers and the spine connects them with red colored book cloth.
For the web adaptation, the home page has a centered layout, with the text being in one column. The type is the same as the book, and the hierarchy is clear as well, with the titles being bolder than the main body text. To keep the same impact, the photography is bold by occupying the width of the page.
For the recipe pages on desktop, the recipes were divided in 3 columns and the layout makes it look like a card that allows the reader to keep the entire recipe on the screen while they cook so that they won’t have to scroll down to read.
The color palette preserves the colors black, white and red, with black being the main color and red becoming a stronger visual element.
