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Bell Primary Family Cookbook
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Designed by
Stuart Geddes, Žiga Testen
Category
Best Designed Cookbook
Year
2021
Publisher
Bell Primary School

About the Designer

Stuart Geddes is a graphic designer and occasional publisher, mostly of books, and occasionally other kinds of projects (magazines and journals, exhibitions and websites). He also co-publishes/edits/designs/prints motorcycle magazine Head Full of Snakes, and is an industry fellow, researcher and PhD candidate at RMIT University.

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Design Rationale

The Bell Primary Family Cookbook is just what it sounds like: a community cookbook made as an end-of-year fundraiser for a primary school. The recipes were from the school families, as were the stories and jokes (a lot of ‘why did the…’ jokes). The art teacher got all the kids to draw their favourite meal, looking down on a plate (a lot of pizza), creating the chapter openers and the 221 different covers. The cookbook was typeset in Collingwood, with type designed in Thornbury, printed by the designers in Brunswick, and bound in Heidelberg West — a true local effort.

Details
Dimensions
160 x 240 mm
No. pages
192
Credits
Internal Design
Stuart Geddes, Žiga Testen
Illustration
Bell Primary School students
Typesetting
Stuart Geddes and Žiga Testen
Printing
Geddes and Walter
Author
Bell Primary School Families