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Create a family recipe cookbook to sit alongside the farm's products at the farmers market

Company: Maple Woods Farm

Role: Graphic Designer

Year: 2020

Taste The Tradition Cookbook

Compile a cookbook that shares their unique recipes that is marketable alongside their farmer market products

Compile family recipes into a cookbook to be sold alongside products at their farmers market

Discovery:

The research phase was rooted in the family's story—exploring the baking traditions and recipes that have been carried through generations, with particular attention to how farm-grown produce and the rhythms of the seasons shape every dish.

Action:

Drawing inspiration from the family's history and brand identity, I developed the concept and title 'Taste the Tradition.'

 

To create a more engaging and personal reading experience, each recipe category was paired with a narrative rooted in the family's own stories and traditions.

Action:

Photographed the baked goods to authentically capture their farm-fresh, handcrafted quality. 

Action:

Organized the content layout to prioritize narrative flow and readability throughout.

Design Process

How do I design a cookbook that feels as rich and authentic as the recipes inside—creating something customers genuinely want to pick up, page through, and take home?

The ask:

Results

Delivered a cookbook that was a compelling blend of family recipes and personal narratives to authentically captures the traditional baking processes and rich heritage at the heart of the brand.

5 1/2 x 8 1/2”, 34 pages, saddle bound

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  2026 Katie (Raynard) Yau

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