Sometimes I get to rescue a book that is cherished just for being what it is. This cookbook belonged to the the client’s mother and was used all throughout his childhood. I think it’s fun because it captures that piece of history when more companies functioned as small communities. She was a phone company employee; and this was their, I’m assuming one off, cookbook of recipes provided by the employees.
This one was fun because it allowed me to recycle a vintage library book with beige vinyl, and dust off my design skills to digitally recreate the damaged cover and spine. This family treasure is now more protected in a vinyl hardcover casing with water resistant canvas print graphics. I also got to play around with some of my foil stamp colors and type for the personalization on the back. I also trimmed down the original paper cover to slide into a pocket inside the new cover.
Enjoy this latest installment of From the Bench! Check out the rest of the series!
Before:
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- Damaged paper cover
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- Front cover – spine
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- Front cover – spine separated
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- Back cover missing
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- Circa 1981
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- Dedication page
After:
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- Before and after grachics
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- Front cover
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- Finished front and spine
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- New endpages
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- Text block repaired
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- Finished back with personalized stamping