The South Carolina BBQ Project | Design, History & Barbecue by Nathan Spainhour

Part history, part design study, part love letter to the Palmetto State's most iconic foodway Barbecue is more than food. It's culture, memory, and identity — and in South Carolina, it has a visual language all its own. Through hand-painted signs, roadside architecture, styrofoam plates, and everyday ephemera, author and designer Nathan Spainhour reveals how visual elements shape our sense of authenticity and tradition. Part history, part design study, and part love letter to the state's most treasured foodway, this print book blends storytelling, visual research, and cultural history into a fresh look at one of the South's most iconic culinary traditions. 

Published by Good Printed Things, Greenville, SC, and printed in the US.