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11: Understanding Cookbook Design with Alice Chau
11: Understanding Cookbook Design with Alice Chau
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Molly gets more insight into the cookbook design process as she talks with Alice Chau, former Senior Designer at Chronicle Books and now independent designer and art director. Alice shares what her first step into a project is, how to balance various inputs and all the elements to juggle when creating the look and mood of a cookbook. With a unique educational background, she shares how she got started in her current career and how her other projects inform her cookbook design inspiration.Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin DonnellyEditor: Abby Cerquitella MentionsAlice Chau “Share Your Road”Alice’s Instagram Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show
Released:
May 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (92)
08: How to Survive a Cookbook Edit: Andrea leads today's deep dive into the editing stage of cookbook creation. Molly, Kate and Kristin each share their rituals, processes and insights as they discuss the different kinds of editing, how much leeway authors have and how to cope when tensions rise. We hear some personal editing woes and saves as well as learn all the final small yet essential elements that go into a polished end product. Finally, Kristin shares her recent favorite cookbook. by Everything Cookbooks