Digital Design
The Tea Book — Book Redesign
A full concept redesign of "The Tea Book" — new dust jacket, contents, spreads and hand-drawn illustrations, reimagined from the ground up.
A concept redesign of "The Tea Book" by Linda Gaylard, rebuilt as my own edition. Inspired by the original, but rethought throughout: a new dust jacket with an aged parchment palette, a hand-lettered title badge and a rough ink teapot illustration; a reworked table of contents and chapter structure; all-new interior spreads on brewing, flavor and tea types; and a fresh set of illustrations. The wording, layout and every drawing are my own.
Objective
Reimagine a familiar tea reference as a warm, tactile, hand-made object — closer to a personal notebook than a guidebook — while keeping the calm, encyclopedic feel that makes the subject inviting.
Concept
Aged parchment pages, tea stains, loose fountain-pen sketches and flowing script headings sit against a strict editorial grid, so the book feels hand-touched but still trustworthy. Every illustration is drawn by hand, from the teapots and iced tea to the botanical rose spread.
Outcome
A complete book system: dust jacket front, back, spine and flap; a reworked contents spread; interior spreads on brewing, leaf types and flavor; and a botanical illustrated spread.