Dominic Maroon is a graphic designer based in Los Angeles with an emphasis in visual identity, typography, and editorial print. 

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THE MODERN LOAF
[Book Design] 2025

A publication exploring the history of the bread clip + the underlying messages behind bread in the early fourteenth century, and how it has transitioned into the modern world.


Details:
176 Pages
Exterior: 130C Feltmark
Interior: White Smooth Uncoated 80T
Exposed Binding + Smyth Sewn
(4.5” x 6”)


Special thanks to:
Tracey Shiffman

Recognition:
Communication Arts 25’ Short-list






























View other projects:

JSTOR ↗
F1 Paddock Club ↗
The Living Archive ↗
Dàmá ↗




   
This book is broken into 5 main chapters: the history of the bread clip, taxonomy, alternatives to clips, bread in the 14th century, and social constructs created by bread baking and how it has influenced the modern world.
Color indicators at the bottom to signify the different colored clips for each day of the weekday.






Transitional pages into the next chapter + feathered edges around images to represent heat around a baking loaf.




Circular graph interpretations to represent sourdough shapes within this section.