What we'll be doing…
The Cookbook Design Lab v2.0 is a start-to-finish workshop that takes you from a spark of an idea to a polished, publish-ready cookbook.
If you’ve ever wondered how to turn family recipes, a niche food obsession, or a story-rich world into a cohesive, beautiful book readers actually cook from, this course gives you the roadmap and practical tools to make it happen.
Across four focused modules, you’ll build the pieces of a professional cookbook in the right order.
By the end, you’ll have a coherent concept, a recipe system, a set of images or a clear art direction, professionally structured page designs, and a confident path to publication.
Available Course Links:
Links to each module and other resources will be added here as they are completed. (See the schedule to the right for what's coming up.)
- Bonus Course: Cookbook Design Lab version 1! Can't wait to begin? You can get a head start with the original version of this course.
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Schedule:
Here is our remaining live training schedule:
- (9/30) Module 1: Planning & Recipes
- (10/7) Module 2: Photos & Illustrations
- (10/14) Bonus Training: Ask us Anything (we will spend this extra time gathering and testing recipes for our books before starting Module 3)
- (10/21) Module 3: Typesetting & Layout
- (10/28) Module 4: Publishing & Marketing
