Constucting a book takes time

Recently, in my design class, we have been assigned a very particular and highly time-consuming project. At first, Noriega merely asked that we all write a two page story describing a memory involving food. Simple, right? Yes, at first. Clearly, I automatically added food + memories and duh, that = grandmothers. Basically, I wrote a pretty detailed narrative on memories with my grandmother & concluded with a particular concentration on her dressing. The next class meeting, Noriega shared with us all that we would be cooking whatever food we chose to write about & then designing a photo shoot which would feature our delectable dish. Noriega would be paying these photographers $25 per hour per student & if we went over on time, we would have to compensate. My grandmother was of course thrilled at the story I composed about her and honored to whip up her dressing in order for me to photograph it. Much thought went into the idea of how I would potentially showcase my dish. I kept thinking, why did I have to choose dressing? Dressing...delicious, not pretty. Finally, the appointment with the photographer arrived & I was stressed beyond belief that something terrible was going to happen. After all, if it involves terrible luck, it involves me...most of the time. My plate would break, the dressing wouldn't look edible, or the cranberry sauce would leak everywhere...those were a few of my fears. I was wrong. My results turned out beautifully & now all there is left is to gather all of the other students' photographs, edit them as I see fit, design a cover, design 28 interior pages, design a back, review, print, review, print, revise, revise, revise, print, cut, & finally, bind. It's going to be a journey, but I'm excited to see the final product.

Whit