This calendar shows what vegetables and fruits are in season in which months, which could be very helpful for children/adults if added into a cook book - and depending on what recipes I use I may look to add something like this into the cook book.
Friday, 21 March 2014
Research
Existing Children's Cook Books
I looked at this image as the style is very bold with the bright colours, I think that this could be an effective style when designing the book for 8+ year olds.
I looked at this book as the type caught my attention straight away, I like how the food has been incorporated into the type as it actually becomes the title of the book.
I looked at this image as the style is very bold with the bright colours, I think that this could be an effective style when designing the book for 8+ year olds.
Again I looked at this image as I really liked how the images was done black and white but the main part of the image is in colour and that was obviously what the artist wanted us to focus on, so in my book I could use this style by having only the images of the food in colour and everything else in black and white but hand rendered.
I looked at this book as the whole image caught my attention straight away, I think that this is a very effective page from a recipe book, and with the title and characters this makes it fun and friendly for children.
I looked at this book as the as the front cover was very bold and bright. I think that the simple title works and again with the simple illustrations as well.
I looked at this book as the as the subject of the book was very appealing to me, as not only does it look at British dishes it looks at dishes from around the world, which is great for kids to get a sense of different cultures.
"Fill your plate with fresh, self-sustained produce that comes straight from your garden. Step-by-step planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing process. Over 30 delicious recipes made with basil, carrots, green beans, leaf lettuce, potatoes, and tomatoes, complete with step-by-step photos, bring your homegrown foods to the table to share with others. Incorporating unique flavors and easy-to-grow veggies, these simple recipes will have you asking for seconds!"
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Session Task
Analyse 2 Children Books
The wonderful wizard of Oz
• How does the added features/format enhance the
content of the book and the engagement of the book for the child?
Pop-ups
Moving parts
Specialised material
Pull-outs
They illustrate the story
Covers a larger audience
Easily understood
Building on top of existing knowledge
Understand the references
Illustrations are prominent
The images are a lot more focused on
Size of the text isn’t as significant as the
illustrations
Story in a story
The use of additional materials engages the
children into the book
• List the senses that have been stimulated and
describe how the format/ design does this
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Very visual and kinetic
3 dimensional
Pull outs – physically get to use and be apart of
the book
With the text pop ups are used – and also simple
illustrations
Fairy tale typography
• Do you consider this an appropriate way to
present the content
Yes, plays on the whole mystical and surprise
effect
The child becomes part of the story Could improve by having more pages
The front cover isn’t a good representation of the content – but it gives the element of surprise when the child opens it
Fashion Doodles
• How does the added features/format enhance the
content of the book and the engagement of the book for the child?
Stencils of images
Get to colour in Can add your own drawings
The text illustrates and gives the child a way to fill in the drawings
They give you a chance to create your own interpretations
Allows you to choose your own colours – puts you in charge
Makes it a personalised book for the child
• List the senses that have been stimulated and
describe how the format/ design does this
Visual and kinetic
Outlines are provided – and because its black and white so they get to colour in
Promotes creativity
Patterns are provided so the child would just copy them
Leaves chance for imagination
• Do you consider this an appropriate way to present the content
Yes, as it is a basic colouring in book
Should provide colours
Sunday, 9 March 2014
Week 5 - Blog Task
A. What was the recipe you chose and ‘why’?
I chose to
create the ‘Easy Cheesy Eggy Bread’ recipe as it looked like something I would
want to continue to make and would enjoy to eat. Also it was a very simple and
straight forward recipe so I think that this would be a prefect recipe for children
to create.
B. Where did you buy your ingredients, how much did they cost,
what is the country of origin of your ingredients?
I had brought
all my ingredients from ‘Sainsbury’s’. I have listed how much they cost and the
country of origin for each ingredient -
Sunflower oil –
£2.00 (1L) Ã United Kingdom
Large free
range eggs – £1.75 Ã United Kingdom
White bread – £1.35
(800g) Ã United Kingdom
Cheese – £3.25
(400g) Ã United Kingdom
Chives – 80p
(25g) Ã United Kingdom
C. Depending on which dish you choose to demo, it may be designed
for one or more people. Try to guess at how much it cost per plate of food served.
As all the
ingredient I brought were still pretty much full/ still had enough left, I would
say that I could have made enough for a small party for under £10.
D. Roughly how long did it take for you to make? Do you
think if you attempted it again that it would take you as long?
It took about
15-20minutes to make, I think that it I had to re-make it would take me less
time as I would know what I had to do so I wouldn’t need to carefully go over the
method of making it to ensure I was doing it right.
E. If there were improvements to your recipe you’d thought
of during your experiences then what would these be? Remember that you aren’t the
audience though when you do this...
I think that I
would use more than 2 chives in the recipe and also as I’m not a big fan of
cheese I would have had less than 15g of cheese in the recipe. But overall I was
very pleased with the outcome and I would go on to create more ‘Easy Cheesy
Eggy Bread’.
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Final Brief
Students will research, develop and ultimately create front/rear book cover designs as well as choose 2x double page spreads from the options (below) to create.
It reaches the parts many others don't..
It purposefully tackles/introduces issues such as 'seasonality', 'locality' and 'where food comes from' too - which from basic research, we've found few effective reference titles that cover these areas that are linked to this age group. It also aims to introduce a range of potential recipes that are wholly achievable with adult help (most tried and tested by my daughter of 8yrs and myself..) but which push the bounds a bit (like my gratin recipe and my pals Marlow and Eric's wildfood pesto etc).
Enthusiastic local/regional partners
I've managed to link to a number of enthusiastic local/regional partners now too who've kindly supplied recipe content etc, these include:
- The Duckworth Trust/Pumphouse Environment Cafe (Worcester).- Malvern Hills Food Alliance.- (Me) in my 'Local Food Lunches' guise.- Wildfooduk.com - my mates Marlow and Eric who run wild food/foraging walks all over the UK.- Wildcard recipe (students can can create one of their own).
- Katy Boom and UW Sustainability are also kindly being supportive of the project too.
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Session Task
What ‘encouraging children
to cook’ might involve?
- Look at existing children's books that encourage them to cook
- List activities that may help to encourage children to cook
- Research organisations that promote children to cook
Existing children's books
Be Good to Your Body: Healthy Eating
& Fun Recipes (by Roz fletcher)
Art style – colourful, realistic
(images of food), simple, bold lines, block colours, simple big typography,
encouraging healthy eating (apple in the title)
Layout – staring at the top,
three block colours, making the way down to what the adult and child are doing
Age ranges – 5 – 11 years old
This book encourages healthy eating for children so it provides a range of healthy recipes that children can participate in and make.
‘Cook It’ (By Georgia Birkett)
Art style – colourful, realistic
(images of food), simple, bold lines, block colours, simple big typography,
encouraging cooking as the child is the one who is cooking (would encourage
other children to cook)
Layout – a simple layout of a
kitchen table, the test is in its own space not over crowded
Age ranges – 5 – 7 years old
This cookbook I believe encourages children to want to take part in cooking, as the front cover is very simple and it gets straight to the point with a child on the front cover.
1. Restaurants:
daunting as this may be, your kids will get used to understanding, and choosing
from, a menu. Start with kid-friendly places such as Pizza Express that boast
open kitchens so you can show your child how pizza is made from scratch.
2. Food-related
games: ask your kids to find fruit and vegetables beginning with every letter
of the alphabet; or how many types of green vegetables or red fruit there are.
To develop their sense of taste, try a blind taste test (this makes a great
party game). Games on apps
/phones/computers where it allows children to play actively by putting
ingredients in a bowl and mixing
3. Activity books – interaction
Puzzles, word search’s, find this, games
Organisation
Grow
Cook Share is a 4 year Local Food project and emerging Social Enterprise which
started in January 2010
"We
support people in Ludlow and Craven Arms to grow and cook their own food from
scratch and to share their skills; knowledge and excess garden produce
with the local community. Our aim is to encourage and support people to
get growing and cooking from scratch in their homes, schools and community
spaces."
·
They are
based in Ludlow
·
This company
started in 2010 but continues to further their work and continue to make
changes with their local community.
·
Grow Cook Share aim to encourage and support people
to get growing and cooking from scratch in their homes, schools and community
spaces.
They offer the following services:
▪
Micro-allotments
▪
School & Community Food Gardens
▪
Training & Support
▪
Free Starter Kits
▪
Free Cookery Courses
▪
Catering Training
▪
Contract Cookery
▪
Quality Catering Service
▪
Weekly Veg stall
▪
Pizza nights
▪
Volunteering
▪
Tool/Utensil Loan Scheme
▪
Free Composting Kits
These activities/services could
offer children to experience first hand cooking and the process behind cooking
from growing their own vegetables to making their own food.
Task 3 - Mock-Up
Mock-Up Task
1. Produce 1x sample double page spread to help introduce children (age 5X7) to just one from the various simple recipes from CBeebies ‘I Can Cook’.
I created this mock-up for a children’s book recipe ‘Cheese and
Tomato Melts’ I wanted to keep it simple because I didn’t want it to bore the children
with all the reading so I had made the first page to be fun and colorful and
the instructions page to just be very simple so that the adults can follow it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/i-can-cook/makes/i-can-cook-cheeseandtomatomelts/
http://static.bbc.co.uk/images/s/width/live//p0/0m/5y/p00m5y2j.jpg/496
http://insightdesigns.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/polaroid_1_insight_designs3-e1339333496674.png
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