Research & Inspiration: Covers

Rough Deadline Blog Task

1.1. The first initial concept that has perspective is a layout made out of studio photography, textures and graphics, that visualize the recipe in motion. The textures and the background for the illustrations would be based on studio photography.

1.2. The second concept consists of more illustrative pieces of work combined with pure graphics, that visualise a blackboard and separate grids handing off of it, making the recipe easy to follow.



1.3 The third one consists of having characters that lead through the recipe and its steps.

2.1 Having illustrative style combined with photography works well in cook books. Especially when having children around the kitchen, playfulness increases, so having fun with food is a nice experience with the family. The latter is expressed the best through illustration and studio photography, shaping food into letters, words and sentences is a good way to engage children to have fun, cook and become interested in what happens to food before it appears on the plate.



2.2  Second most important piece of research is more technical than creative: it is very important to get the information into grids, so the children would be easily guided through the recipe and additional information. Considering 5 year - olds only start dealing with text, whereas 7-8 year- olds already deal with paragraphs, there have to be enough sensibility in the children's books to get the little ones not only interested, but stimulate their minds and curiosity.

3. The initial ideas of others in the group made me think of something more interactive, but considering the fact that it would be an e-book, the interactivity is limited. Even though the outcome is has to manifest on a computer, this does not stop me from thinking beyond it, and see how the further development might include something more interactive for kids and their families.

Easy Peasy Purple Broccoli Gratin

A.What was the recipe you chose and why?
Easy Peasy Purple Broccoli Gratin. I have chosen this recipe, because it contains rather disliked vegetables by children at the age given age, in order to represent it more appealing to this audience.   

B. Where did you buy your ingredients, how much did they cost, what is the country of origin of your ingredients?
Most of the ingredients were bought in Worcester, high street food market, though bread and anchovy fillets were bought in Asda, due to the fact that the food market did not sell these kind of products. Most of the ingredients' origins were England, though some of them were from Spain. The ingredients bought were not that much costly than the products from a supermarket.   

C. Depending on which dish you choose to demo, it may be designed for
one or more people. Try to guess at how much it cost per plate of food served.
The dish would probably be for two people, and one serve would cost around £3.

D. Roughly how long did it take for you to make? Do you think if you
attempted it again that it would take you as long?
It is indeed very easy to make and remember this dish: it took me ~25min, though if needed to make it again, it would take me a bit less.

E. If there were improvements to your recipe you’d thought of during
your experiences then what would these be? Remember that you aren’t
the audience though when you do this..
The only two things that I would change, would be: adding red leicester cheese on top of the gratin, letting it grill for as long as its golden and creamy; and putting less salt, because of the fact that anchovies are already quite salty.