Headnotes: Thoughts on Cookbook Design

Headnotes: Thoughts on Cookbook Design

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Deliciously Drawn
Eight artists whose work will whet your appetite.
Jan 16 • Frances Abrantes Baca
Auyon Mukharji Gets Creative with Olivier Kugler, Kevin Miyazaki, and Laura Palese
"Develop a vocabulary around your likes and dislikes. It will make you a much more effective artistic communicator, and you'll be more likely to get…
Jan 2 • Frances Abrantes Baca
Shaping a Chef’s Story
How a cookbook evolved into an intimate and exquisitely designed memoir.
Dec 19, 2025 • Frances Abrantes Baca
The Art of the Cookbook Cover
Six cover designs that I’d like to hang on a wall.
Dec 5, 2025 • Frances Abrantes Baca
Location, Location, Location
Six photographers whose work transports me.
Nov 21, 2025 • Frances Abrantes Baca
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Don't Sleep on the TOC
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Location, Location, Location
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Behind the Design

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Auyon Mukharji Gets Creative with Olivier Kugler, Kevin Miyazaki, and Laura Palese
"Develop a vocabulary around your likes and dislikes. It will make you a much more effective artistic communicator, and you'll be more likely to get…
Jan 2 • Frances Abrantes Baca
Jamin Galea Is on a Cookbook Design Mission
“We're creating a resource the industry truly needs.“
Oct 17, 2025 • Frances Abrantes Baca
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Notable Creatives

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Deliciously Drawn
Eight artists whose work will whet your appetite.
Jan 16 • Frances Abrantes Baca
Location, Location, Location
Six photographers whose work transports me.
Nov 21, 2025 • Frances Abrantes Baca
Introducing Notable Creatives
These are the talented humans who help make cookbooks so special.
Oct 31, 2025 • Frances Abrantes Baca
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