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Street Food Vietnam
  • Shortlisted

Designed by
Evi O.
Category
Best Designed Cookbook
Year
2020
Publisher
Smith Street Books

About the Designer

Evi O. established her reputation for a strong design aesthetic and collaborative spirit during a decade at Penguin Books, most notably creating award-winning illustrated books in the fields of food, design, interiors, architecture, art, garden and wellness. Her art and design practice ranges across 2D and 3D forms, print and digital, having collaborated with book and magazine publishers, homeware labels, and brands. She practices from her Marrickville studio in Sydney. She is a founding member of ABDA.

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Design Rationale

Street Food Vietnam is designed to be a package that appeals to Vietnamese food aficionado, perhaps with a slight preference for the youth and cool. The internal design is contemporary, the photography directional, imagine Vietnam streets on steroid. Styling is expressive, utilising traditional elements like plastic bags used with contemporary touch. The cover is directional yet friendly. The author is propped in all red, against all red background, with a giant delicious banh mi, striking that balance of commercial deliciousness and perhaps slightly fashion-led touch.

Details
Dimensions
195 x 260 mm
No. pages
224
Special finishes
Spot UV on front cover + spine.
Credits
Internal Design
Evi O., Evi O. Studio
Photography
Chris Middleton
Typesetting
Evi O., Evi-O.Studio
Printing
C&C Offset Printing
Author
Jerry Mai