Around the World in 12 Dishes (Site of the Day - Jan 27, 2016) — UI design breakdown
Elespacio in collaboration with culinary advocate Imogen Wells have created a very special website to celebrate diversity and help society build a more intimate relationship with our food and its sources. Around the World in 12 Dishes is a collection of tasty recipes and stories of small food-producers. Sourced from Awwwards. Use this page as a UI breakdown: reverse-engineer hierarchy, color roles, and interaction cues before you remix ideas into your own screens.
- Study how Around the World in 12 Dishes separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Jan 27, 2016.
- Extracted palette (#2779A7, #FF9398, #ECD06F): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
- Darkest #2779A7 vs lightest #ECD06F sits around 3.2:1, which is closer to large-text / UI-component contrast.
- Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
- Related themes: Culture & Education, Design Agencies, Food & Drink, Colorful, Graphic design, Responsive Design.



