STREET EATS
'Through the streets of Kolkata'
Christened by French author Dominique Lapierre as the City of Joy, Kolkata, definitely has a lot to offer as part of its culture and traditions.
When people talk about scrumptious street food, one cannot forget mentioning Kolkata. A variety of gastronomic delights are available on the streets of the city, and that too, for cheap - probably one of the cheapest in the world.
Street vendors with tasty delicacies to serve can be easily encountered in and around the schools, colleges, office areas, public monuments and at other places where people congregate. But, how they manage to sell food so cheap is still very much a mystery.
These treats have grown to become local favourites inspite of them having roots in various other parts of the country. The project thus seeks to explore the various secrets and facts associated with the ‘streets’ and ‘food’ of Kolkata.
The final deliverable for the project was an interactive website having the following sections:
1. Landing page- This would have the title of the project
2. Homepage- The landing page would lead the viewer to the home page which woud have buttons leading to the three main sections of the website, namely
i) Explore
ii) Indulge
iii) Tete-a-tete
Website Plan
EXPLORE
This section consists of four webpages which scroll horizontally.
Each page shows an animated view of four distinct views of the city. The five sections have been named as:
Shopping square
shows New Market and adjoining areas
Office District
Shows the central part of the city which is populated by offices and massive government buildings.
Old City Quarters
Shows a bylane of North Kolkata, with narrow roads and dwindling houses.
Royal Past
Shows Voctoria memorial and adjoining areas, reminding of the city’s royal past.
The purpose of showing this section is to introduce the viewer to the cultural history of the city and the deep connection it has with food.
INDULGE
This section consists of ten webpages which scroll vertically.
Each page shares information, facts, origin, place and recipes of twenty shortlisted street foods.
TETE-A-TETE
This section consists of 5 web pages which scroll horizontally.
‘Tete-a-tete’ is a term used to describe a meeting over food.
The section talks about the unique stories various street food vendors have to share with us.
There are a selection of 5 stories which have been illustrated so as to give the viewers an insight into their lives and characters.
DETAILS/COMPONENTS
Old City Quarters
Shopping Square
Office District
Royal Past
Transport illustrations used in the animations
Components comprising each webpage in the section 'indulge'
Illustration of street food vendors inspired by the way they look, their thoughts, aspirations and nature of work.
