Michelle’s Basement – Menu Design

Menu design was something I became more interested in after working on projects such as Corsican. After that project, I resurrected a menu for a project that I had done a few years prior: Michelle’s Basement.

Michelle’s Basement began as a simple editorial project, getting to know Adobe InDesign better. After making changes to the menu a few years later, Michelle’s Basement became something better than what I envisioned when I first did the project. My inspiration for the menu was my mom, whose name is Michelle. I wanted to name a project after her, and this was my way of doing so.

The biggest goal I had when redoing this project was to fix all the prior issues, add menu items, add imagery, and create a better design for the menu. I wanted the menu to come back to life, but in a way that would make it better than the first version. After finishing the menu, I learned more about menu creation and organization. The final menu is much better than what I imagined when I first began the project.

I extended the project by creating a full website. Michelle’s Basement deserved a website that would be cohesive with the original menu. The website elevates the menu, as it now has a digital ‘partner’ to complete the idea. With digital representation, Michelle’s Basement has once again become a staple project.