Sonya Dyakova of Atelier Dyakova (London) Feast For the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photogr
Sonya Dyakova of Atelier Dyakova (London) Feast For the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography by Susan Bright, Aperture, 2017“[Atelier Dyakova]… used the kitsch and the retro as inspiration, resulting in a tasteful balance of the new and old. “We borrowed a flavor or two, but in the end the book had to exist today and be contemporary,” explains Sonya Dyakova. “The typography for us was an essential tool to express both qualities. In our typographic direction we chose to employ modern revivals of Victorian typefaces, and used them in a stark way, without being overly illustrative.”Initially Sonya was keen for the cover to be purely typographical, yet after discussions with the publisher aimed to make the book more accessible to a wider audience. “So, we have a beautiful image by Irving Penn on the cover and the title with expressive typography on the back,” she says. Though the cover is subtle, Atelier Dyakova played with the “tactile and physical aspects of the book” during the design process. “We used gloss black foil on a pre-dyed book covering paper. The image is inset into the cover,” says Sonya.” (source) -- source link
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