Jay Peter Salvas is a New York City–based creative director, graphic designer, and visual artist.
Everything I Ate A Year in the Life of My Mouth by Tucker Shaw
Everything I Ate, A Year in the Life of My Mouth is a 476-page book by Tucker Shaw documenting a year of domestic and international travel as he chronicled everything he ate.
Context
The design system employs a strict grid and color system to organize a vast amount of content—including imagery and meal descriptions by date—within a small, intimate handheld book.
Consumption
With 2,500 photographs and entries, Shaw documents a vast array of foods—from cereal and sushi to steak, salads, clam chowder, red-potato hash, and more.
Book Block Edge
The side calendar navigation colors appear on the trimmed book block edge and function as a thumb index for easy monthly reference.
Book Interior: Documented Entries
The section of documented entries employs a flexible grid, allowing for dynamic layouts depending on the amount of content per day.
Book Interior: Front Matter
Hand-illustrated New York City bodega deli napkins by Shaw are sprinkled throughout the book to break up the strong architectural layout of the documented entries, reflecting Shaw’s charismatic and down-to-earth character.
Book Interior: Monthly Dividers
Using a variety of colored Sharpie markers, Shaw illustrated memories from each month—whether martini cocktail icons, a ghost for October, or much left unexplained for March.
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