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Best of 2015
UnderConsideration
Here are our favorite twelve menus shown on Art of the Menu this year. We will be back with our regular programming on January 5, 2016. No other posts will be published until then.
Posted
By Armin on 12.29.2015
No. 12
Design
Thoughts
A slight variation on the clipboard/binder format offsets this menu from others. The off-center positioning of the clip interacts nicely with the rest of the layout and oversize holding board.
No. 11
Design
Thoughts
Cool, rusty covers with the logo emblazoned small across the top lead to colorful vintage illustrations and simple layouts inside.
No. 10
Design
Thoughts
I never thought I would like a menu that looks like a promontory of rocks but the effect of the stone pattern on the covers and sharp serif type used throughout the menus do make me hungry.
No. 9
Design
Thoughts
Hipster medieval might be the best way to describe the menu and accompanying identity for the food served at this bowling-centric joint. The more traditional leather menu holder is the perfect complement to the vibe.
No. 8
Design
Thoughts
This is probably the most evocative menu of the bunch, where you can almost smell the Asian infusion in the textures and imagery peppered throughout the menu and identity.
No. 7
Design
Thoughts
Voted Least Likely to Succeed in the yearbook, this off-kilter menu stands out for all the right (and wrong) reasons.
No. 6
Design
Thoughts
This set of simple, one-page menus are elevated with some subtle and elegant gold ornamentation and illustrations in a jazzy Art Deco style.
No. 5
Design
Thoughts
Easy does it for Trentina with beautiful materials, simple layouts, and subtle uses of blind embossing and foil stamping.
No. 4
Design
Thoughts
Going incognito as an antique book, this menu is chockfull of baroque illustrations and typography delivered in a decadent package.
No. 3
Design
Thoughts
Our Best Of list wouldn’t be complete without a de Vicq Design menu and this Latin concoction for El Vez stands out for its color, vibrancy, and eclectic combination of typography, illustration, and ornaments.
No. 2
Design
Thoughts
A great color palette is accentuated by the principal dark green color and the use of Berton Hasebe’s Platform typeface which is very unexpected for a restaurant. Large typography and a medley of illustrations make for a hip set of menus.
No. 1
Design
Thoughts
Unapologetically self-indulgent this menu excels at a more-is-more approach with three letterpress spot colors, embossing, and enough gold foil to cure a hangover.
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