1. Develop Idea
This website will serve as an archive of “The Romance of Food” by Barbara Cartland, who’s also known as Dame Barbara Cartland. While the cookbook dates back to 1984, I want to make a more modernized look to this book. There aren’t many high-definition photos of the recipes but I’ll still use the photos and recipe names. There’s something nostalgic about looking at outdated photos, so that “timeless” feel will be really fundamental to this website.
2. Discovery & Research
In “The Romance of Food”, Dame Barbara romanticized food by creating dishes that were less edible and considered art. With every dish, there were several porcelain dishes, figurines, and very decadent-looking meals. Before writing cookbooks, Dame Barbara was a bestselling author and known for her romance novels. However, her recipes are more risqué than the majority of her novels.
3. Target Your Audience
Even though this website will be for a cookbook, I want to direct the website to people who are curious about kitsch art, or in this case, kitsch cooking. Just by looking at the recipes, I’m assuming that people—who live the cottagecore aesthetic—will be interested. Cottagecore, which is also known as grandmacore or farmcore, has been gaining popularity among young adults. This aesthetic and subculture is a romanticized form of agricultural living, and is focused on living with nature.
4. Inspiration & Concepts
While I found inspiration in other cookbooks and an archival website.
5. Thumbnails & Sketches
