Before diving into your creative project, it’s essential to explore the different design styles available. I have identified three primary styles that I prefer for designing photobooks.
Classic Style
The classic style is refined and ensures that nothing distracts from the photos. It features large, high-quality images on each spread with a simple background. Photos can be printed full-bleed, arranged in a modular grid, or framed with minimal decoration.
This versatile style is perfect for wedding photobooks, children’s albums, travel books, and professional photoshoots.
Abstract Style
The abstract style gives the impression that some photos are seamlessly integrated into the background, creating a lighter, more airy composition. This style also allows for creatively including lower-quality photos that are still meaningful.
Ideal for children’s photobooks, travel journals, and family stories, the abstract style can blend different types of photos and harmoniously incorporate text.
Digital Scrapbooking
Digital scrapbooking involves creating collages of photos, decorative elements, and various inscriptions, all within graphic editors. This offers far more possibilities than traditional handmade scrapbooking, but it’s crucial to balance decoration with photos harmoniously.
This style is frequently used for children’s and retro photobooks, providing a rich and engaging visual experience.
Note: The design process for abstract and scrapbook styles can be more time-consuming compared to the classic style.
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