May One Word | custom photo book
The following is an example of my May page for the One Word Challenge. For this layout, it is only 1 page with a simple border around a 5″x7″ photograph.
2012 Cover Series | custom photo book
Here is a very simple cover idea for a photo book for your child. It pulls a dominant color from the photograph and creates a band at the bottom for the text. You can use your child’s name or nickname to personalize it even further. Selecting a font that you love or that really sums up the personality of your child really adds to the cover.
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Color! Design Tutorial
Here is the next entry in the Book This Project Color Series!
Here are six color options to pair with a photograph in a landscape size photo book. Submit your photograph to info[at]bookthisproject.com and I will prepare a color profile for you!
Let me know in the comments below, which one is your favorite?
[divider]Here is the original photograph from yesterday’s wordless wednesday post:
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[divider] A free download of the color values are located here:
2012 Cover Series | custom photo book
Here is the next entry in the Book This Project 2012 cover design series.
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2012 Cover Series | custom photo book design
2012 cover design series: make sure you pin it!
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Color! Design Tutorial
COLOR! It is so important in design and can add so much to your photo book layouts. I have decided to start a new monthly series that examines the impact color has on layouts. I will take a photograph – or a group of photographs – and run through a series of different design layouts – exploring color, type, size, orientation, and proportion.
First, to start off this series, I want to mention the beautiful and inspiring site: Design Seeds. If you are not familiar with them, I hope you will check out their site, facebook page or pin boards. This site examines the rich color groups found within evocative photographs. If you are ever in a color rut or looking for color inspiration, you should check out their work!
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[divider]Get a free download listing the colors used in this series (RGB and CMYK) – here!
[divider] Would you like one of your photographs featured in this series? Email me your photograph and I will let you know when your photo will appear.
I hope this gets your creative juices flowing!
And if you love any of these, share this post on your facebook page or pin your favorite(s)!
Cover Series | custom photo book design
Here is another entry in the 2012 cover design series. Make sure you pin it!
April One Word | custom photo book design
The following is an example of my April page for the One Word Challenge. For this layout, the photo is a full book spread bleed. In order to do this, I had to crop the image but I think it still works and will have a big impact in my family book.
Cover Series
I have decided to start a little series on 2012 family photo book covers. All of these will be featured on this blog + pinterest board…so make sure you follow it!
For the first issue, I based the cover design on this email I received from J.Crew. I loved the two variations of the same color: light and dark.
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Inspiration and Iterations | photo book cover design
Following up on my last inspiration post where I translated the cover of an Anthropologie catalog into a layout, this example features a cover of a non-fiction book. It is simple, elegant, and stately.[divider] Inspiration:
Eating Architecture edited by Jamie Horwitz and Paulette Singley
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And here are five iterations.
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All of these are on my pinboard “Inspiration and Iterations.” Pin your favorite now!
