The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

Marcella Hazan is one of the world’s most respected and best-known cookery writers. The publisher’s brief required redesigning the cover for an expanded volume of what many cooks regard as a bible of Italian cooking.

Colour is the central element in a design solution that astutely balances expectation and innovation. Traditional etchings of ingredients commonly used in Italian cooking are printed in a surprisingly bright palette which extends to the marker ribbons. The book’s edges are also coloured which give it a three-dimensional solidity, and reflect the authoritative nature of the content.