Mrs Dixon's Tea Rooms

Graphic Design
Close-up photo of the brochure welcome pages that are in a collage style. The artwork showcases serif typography, Victorian-era photographs, and handwritten recipes from the past.
Introduction and welcome page

The Background

At CANWe Solutions, clients often included charities, not-for-profits, and those with a link to social good.

Child Action Northwest (CANW) had a number of initiatives to raise money and awareness. The CANW head office was formerly Blackburn Orphanage, and staff came across some old photographs and recipes from Mrs Dixon - one of the orphanage's founders.


The Response

The photographs and recipes were combined into a mini-brochure to be sold as part of a fundraising event.

As the fundraising event would have a vintage and Victorian theme, I created the recipe brochure in a collage style and used serif typography. The colour palette was minimal, combining natural sepia tones and monochrome together.

A close-up photo of the brochure cover which features the logo of Mrs Dixon's Tea Rooms, complete with a teacup and floral embellishments. The words 'Recipes and Photographs from Blackburn Orphanage' are written in a serif font below the logo.
Mrs Dixon's Tea Room brochure cover
Close-up photo of a recipe page that is in a collage style. The artwork showcases serif typography, with Victorian-era photographs and handwritten recipes arranged in a playful and jaunty style.
Close-up view of a recipe page
Close-up, angled photo of a recipe page that is in a collage style. The artwork showcases serif typography, with handwritten recipes arranged in an abstract style.
Close-up view of a recipe section
A photo of a double-page spread in the tea room brochure. A black-and-white Victorian photograph of two boys working in a kitchen is on the left-hand page. The right-hand page depicts a collage of lined notepaper and handwritten recipes.
Mrs Dixon's Tea Room brochure page spread