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Baon: A Visual Narrative Reconnecting Filipino Heritage Through Cuisine

Independent Project

Chapter one of an illustrative visual narrative that follows a Filipino-Canadian who explores Filipino culture through Filipino cuisine. The visual narrative explores how to make certain dishes through narrative story beats and dedicated recipe segments that follow each chapter. The purpose of my project is to provide a visual narrative that is inspiring, educational, and overall fun for the audience to explore Filipino cuisine, helping them reaffirm their Filipino identity in their home away from home. [32 pages; B5 paper size, 7″ X 10″]

A mockup of the visual narrative, "Baon".
A mockup of the recipe inside the visual narrative.
A display of all of the page spreads of the visual narrative.
Sketches for the cover art and the visual narrative panels.
Two character sheets of the main characters Joseph (top) and Berniya (bottom).
An evolution of progress and refinement for the recipe pages.