Coffee book recommendation: picture book "Coffee:from bean to the perfect br"

A lovely little book for coffee lovers from Melbourne, Australia.

The volume is very small, whether it is physical volume or text content.

At first glance, I didn't think it was a picture book. I just thought it was a lively design.

Turning to the first page, I can't help thinking of the lovely and overeaten book "making a good Cup of Coffee". I can't help poking it in my heart and making a comparison.

In fact, the style is still very different.

Similarly, there are text with illustrations, but also for coffee lovers, and then, are hardcover, are all mini.

The differences are also obvious:

The text of "Coffee" is obviously much richer and only relatively rich, but it is too brief compared to the regular introductory books that promote coffee culture. It should be regarded as the entry level of enthusiasts.

The big frame of the book is arranged according to the arrangement of conventional coffee books, history, seeds to cups, and every link is point-to-point. Take coffee from the place of origin as an example, it does not give the content of fine coffee like that of many new books. On the contrary, it is retro and adopts the introduction of old coffee books, which is summarized briefly.

In terms of content, it is worth mentioning that the author spent some ink on the drying process of coffee processing, mainly mechanical drying and natural drying. In the meantime, a brief description illustrates their respective advantages and disadvantages.

In addition, in the introduction section of mainstream drinks, babies who are usually curious about the style of coffee can refer to it. The author is a veteran of the coffee industry, belonging to a well-known boutique coffee shop in Melbourne, and has the learning experience of Monmouth Cof fee, a famous British store. The coffee drinks shared should also be considered classic. The way of explanation is also simple, with pictures of drinks and proportion marks of ingredients, basically clear at a glance.

For coffee brewing methods, then according to pressure or not to describe the common extraction methods, naturally, the so-called pressure extraction, that is, Italian espresso machine and mocha pot, in addition, all can be included in the list of atmospheric pressure extraction.

Long talk about so many, but also only for the text content, but at the beginning of the mention of picture books, seems to be a bit beside the point.

The illustration is specially invited by the author of the book, and the text is relative to the protagonist, which is slightly different from the combination of picture and text in "hand Chong".

However, the illustration design of "Coffee" is really good. It is not a simple insertion of a certain content on a page, but a feeling of complete inclusion of the text with the design throughout the book.

The design of the illustration has a strong sense of integrity, not a division of pages. No matter which page you open at will, you will deeply feel the overall atmosphere brought by the pattern.

In addition, in addition to the decorative patterns with a strong sense of integrity, there are also theme pictures for some text content, which are very intuitive and concise.

It has been said before that some contents of coffee are operational, and words are sometimes less intuitive and easier to understand than pictures. The matching picture can easily replace the photo, although it is not as accurate as the photo, but the effect of meaning transmission is intact.

"Coffee" is a very simple little book, which is much richer than "hand Chong".

In the process of flipping through books, I can't help thinking about Chinese coffee book design.

Often, when choosing books, I will remind myself to "judge people by their appearance". The so-called "judging people by their appearance" here originally means that you should not start because you lust for the beautiful cover in the picture. it is also taking into account the possibility that some books are "gold and jade".

Later, however, it was awkward to find that the rule of "judging people by their appearance" often needs to do the opposite.

For those books with unattractive cover designs, it is likely that there is some origin in foreign languages.

I don't quite understand. I don't need the original high-end design. I'd rather turn it into a street copy shop printing material or a ten-yuan book sale style, which is really beyond my own mother's recognition.

As a result, people who pick books should be careful, and don't let it go easily just because it looks like piracy.

This discerning eye really has some spirit of "Taobao".

Basic information of books

Title: Coffee:from bean to the perfect

Brew

Author: Jason Scheltus

Illustration: Daniella Germain

Buy books: Amazon

This book is suitable for:

1. Coffee shop owner

Shopkeepers who use books as elements of coffee shops can consider this book, hardcover version, beautiful design, simple illustrations and easy to read text, which is suitable for short-term reading or leisure browsing.

2. Coffee-related designers

The design of the illustration is like a small collection of common coffee design patterns, whether abstract coffee meaning or physical coffee-related patterns. As an introduction to coffee, it should be read more vividly and the basic content is more comprehensive.

3. Coffee lovers

If any friends like coffee, this little book is a good choice as a gift. The content is simple, and the information that fans need to know is basically covered.