Concept & Research

Sushi has a rich history, and a characteristically Japanese culture of craft and mastery (a culture which resonates with anyone who's been through an architecture program).  So when I had to make a book for my communications design class it was a natural topic.  

I began by studying the history of sushi, exploring it's origins as a method of preserving fish by packing it in rice (which, as it turns out is not unlike the spanish method of preserving ham by packing it in salt).  Next I got my hands dirty and made a number of the most common types of sushi including several that I ended up featuring in this book.  

PROCESS

I started to diagram the construction of various types of sushi early on to understand how they were made and how I might write about them.  Eventually I realized that the diagrams themselves could be used to communicate the delicacy, precision, and craft involved in the making of sushi.  I also found it amusing to describe a culinary topic with an architectural language and sense of assembly.