Cookbook Design Lab 2.0 – Module 3

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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. In Module 1, you’ll clarify your purpose, audience, and theme, then create reliable, well-formatted recipes with a testing and attribution plan. Module 2 dives into how to get great photos and illustrations. Module 3 brings it all to the page with layout and typesetting fundamentals. Module 4 wraps with publishing paths (print-on-demand, offset, eBook), ISBNs and metadata, pricing and distribution, and a lean launch plan.

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. Whether you’re creating a community fundraiser, a family heirloom, a genre tie-in, or a market-ready title, Cookbook Design Lab v2.0 turns your ideas into a cookbook that looks, reads, and cooks like the real deal.

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In this third module, you’ll bring your cookbook to life on the page: shaping a clear, cook‑friendly interior with smart structure, readable typography, and layouts that make every recipe easy to follow.

We’ll cover what belongs in your book beyond recipes (and where it goes), then walk through hands‑on typesetting demos in Affinity Publisher, Canva, and PowerPoint so you can build professional pages with the tools you already have.

You’ll leave Module 3 with:

  • A complete interior blueprint: front matter (title page, TOC, intro), chapter openers, sidebars and guides (pantry, techniques, equipment, sourcing), and back matter (index, conversion charts, menus, acknowledgments).
  • A consistent “recipe anatomy” and visual hierarchy: titles, headnotes, yield/time/diet tags, ingredients, numbered steps, notes, variations, storage/make‑ahead, and cross‑references that stay together on the page.
  • A practical typographic system (font pairings, sizes, spacing, contrast, color) and icon set designed for legibility on a messy kitchen counter.
  • Reusable page templates built in your chosen tool—grids, master pages, paragraph/character styles, object styles, and asset libraries—so every spread looks intentional and consistent.
  • Image and layout fundamentals for clarity: placing and cropping photos, text wrap, anchored callouts, step‑by‑step sequences, tables, and when to use one vs. two columns.
  • A preflight and export checklist: trim size, margins and gutters, bleeds and DPI, hyphenation, widows/orphans, “keep together” rules, and clean PDF exports ready for proofing.

Whether you’re a typography tinkerer or a “use the template and go” creator, Module 3 gives you the structure, styles, and confidence to design a cookbook that looks polished, reads smoothly, and works beautifully in the kitchen.

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