Thursday 27 February 2014

CBeebies' 'I Can Cook'

Following the last session's task and lecture about typography in children's book design, the double page spread for CBeebies' 'I Can Cook' programme, is as follows:








The double page spread is about baking Fig and Fudge biscuits, for children and their adults. The design offers a fun experience, when following the recipe, with some characters involved, dressed as fruit and vegetables. The colour scheme is chosen according to the colour of fig, following with a fresh looking green to make the page look more energetic and dynamic. 
Considering that the book would be used by children at age 5-7 along with their parents or guardians, the text is broken up to ease the reading experience, going stage by stage to the final one. The first page (left) is dedicated to the preparation stage, image of the outcome and additional information. The second page continues the experience by offering the information needed to proceed with the cooking. The stages go from left to right, top to bottom, offering the easy eye leading with arrows. Nevertheless, if the arrows make the page look cramped, there is a version of the double page spread without the latter.




Without the eye leading arrows, the page looks more spacious, though the arrows do help children to comprehend the order of the stages.

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