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Celebrate

Cookbooks showing matte laminate on the cover and an open book showing the internals.

Printed full-colour offset in Australia. Pages are section-sewn for durability and the cover features a protective matte laminate.

Photo of the ‘About V-ZUG’ section of the prelims. The left page shows a photo of a kitchen with a V-ZUG Combi-Steam oven. The right page has text about V-ZUG.

The ‘About’ section in the prelims details V-ZUG’s design philosophy, and their commitment to sustainability and innovation.

Photo of a designer holding the cookbook open, showing a section divider with a picture of a bread and the heading ‘Around the World’.

Food is an important part of any celebration in countries around the world. The cookbook contains recipes for many tastes, styles and cultures.

Photo of the cookbook open to a double-page hero image showing a variety of delicious side dishes.

Section-sewn binding gives the cookbook extra strength. Books that are section-sewn can be opened flatter and can take a lot of wear and tear without pages coming loose or falling out.

Designer holding the V-ZUG cookbook open, showing a sub-section hero image for celebrating a ‘Traditional Christmas’.

Sub-sections of the cookbook are identified by double-page hero images. These hero images act as an introduction to the section and showcase many of the dishes composed together.

Photo of the designer holding the cookbook open, showing a recipe that was copy edited before typesetting.

Nikki M Group worked with V-ZUG to provide editorial services to refine and improve content for the cookbook.

Photo of the cookbook showing the formatting of text images into the layout design.

Typesetting the V-ZUG cookbook included arranging type and images into the layout design, fitting content on each page and making sure the design adhered to the brand style.

A photo of a menu spread showing how food was styled to give the dishes a theme.

A professional food stylist arranged props to create different scenes to give the dishes a theme and to make the food look appetising.

Photo of a page spread showing the final cooked meal on the left and recipe on the right.

The layout design of the cookbook makes the recipes easy to follow. There is a large image of the final meal, ingredient list and step-by-step instructions. This layout also shows the V-ZUG Combi-Steam oven program for cooking the meal.

Photo showing the designer holding the cookbook open to a receipt for chocolate cake.

Nikki M Group provided publication design services to create the V-ZUG Celebrate cookbook. Services included consultation, design, editing, typesetting, production and print management.

Photo of a meal developed by the V-ZUG Gourmet Academy.

The V-ZUG Gourmet Academy team develops unique recipes in Australia and shares their knowledge with customers. It is an important part of the V-ZUG experience worldwide and an integral part of their research and development process.

Photo of a page spread showing a main meal, Thai Chicken Curry.

The V-ZUG Celebrate cookbook contains recipes for main meals, side dishes and desserts.