Designing the book cover for *The Lakehouse Bakery* was an exciting challenge that required creating a sleek, modern aesthetic while making it stand out from other baking books on the shelf. The bakery, renowned for its cookies, wanted their signature treats to take center stage, so the design needed to spotlight their specialty while maintaining a polished and contemporary feel.

I used Adobe Illustrator as my primary tool to construct the layout, utilizing its precision for clean lines, minimalist typography, and geometric balance. Illustrator allowed me to craft a modern framework for the cover, ensuring the overall design was crisp and structured. Photoshop came into play to refine the imagery of the cookies, enhancing their appeal through color correction, lighting adjustments, and detail sharpening. Together, these tools enabled me to create a cohesive and professional final design.

The central focus of the cover is a striking image of cookies stacked neatly on top of each other, styled to convey their irresistible appeal. I kept the design simple, reflecting the simplicity of the recipes themselves, with the intention of making consumers feel that this was something they could easily achieve too. A carefully selected modern color palette and bold yet elegant fonts completed the composition, making the cover inviting and distinctive.

The result was a book cover that effectively balanced contemporary design with the bakery’s rich, comforting essence. It captured attention on the shelf, highlighted the star product, and aligned with the brand’s identity, appealing to both baking enthusiasts and lovers of clean, modern design.