How To Make Crème Fraîche (+ More) By a Graphic Design Student

How To Make Crème
Fraîche (+ More) by a
Graphic Design Student

A card stack zine bound by a rubber-band-knot, with a four-colour risograph print cover backed with brown card, and digitally printed inner pages backed with three layers of 250gsm cartridge paper from off-cuts for ease of handling.

For my university course’s table at The Tetley’s ‘Print, Perform, Present’ fair in Leeds I created a zine that contains an easy method to make crème fraîche or sour cream at home, along with tips & tricks, and suggested uses in recipes.

Each card is designed as a different style experiment, which makes them identifiable at a glance in the kitchen. They were partly inspired by trends I noticed in the work I saw on Instagram – such as the 3D shape for the 'Ingredients' card. The abstract design and mix of colours on the front represent the mix of design styles within the inner cards, and the design on the back references the card stack format of the work.

The project was useful to improve both how well I can pick typefaces to match with visual styles, as well as my typesetting – although I can see flaws in the work which I wouldn't create now.

I also created some business cards for the event with a repeating motif, along with a second design for cards to hand out, which were printed on the reverse side of unused covers from the main work. This re-use, along with using off-cuts and rubber bands to thicken and bind the cards, links to the sustainability mindset of the project, as the reason I first made crème fraîche at home was to prolong the life of some cream I had, and make it go further in my cooking.