Design tips
Create a coffee table-style yearbook
A stylish statement for your home: turn your year in review into a centrepiece for your coffee table.
Birthdays, holidays or little moments from everyday life: every year is full of stories we want to remember forever. A yearbook is one of the loveliest ways to bring those moments to life. Add a stylish cover and it becomes a design statement in its own right – a timeless coffee table book for your home. Turn your CEWE PHOTOBOOK into a yearbook that delights from cover to cover, online or in the CEWE Fotowelt Software.
A soft, tactile feel, clean lines and a modern layout: a softcover gives your CEWE PHOTOBOOK an elegant, lightweight look, turning it into a year in review with a stylish magazine feel. Simply choose your cover when configuring your book. A striking yet understated addition to your home.
Create a coffee table-style yearbook
The perfect look: design templates
Explore our design templates and create the perfect layout for your yearbook in just a few minutes. The «Our Highlights» template gives you a modern cover with coordinated typography that
Modern and minimalist
Prefer a clean, understated look with subtle accents and clear lines? Create your yearbook cover with just a few carefully chosen elements: a large, peaceful landscape photo, minimalist lettering, plenty of white space and a restrained colour palette. A timeless design, made by you.
One photo in focus
Simple yet playful: the « Lovely Memories » design template features just one small retro-style photo on the yearbook cover, making it all the more striking. A design that doesn’t demand attention, yet still catches the eye when the book is displayed on your living room coffee table.
Colour as a statement
No cover photo? Absolutely – and it opens up countless ways to play with colour. This coffee table book puts colour and shape centre stage. Abstract elements, a wide range of clip art and modern colour combinations to suit your home turn your CEWE PHOTOBOOK into a one-of-a-kind design with an artistic touch.
Your year in review as a coffee table book
How to save your own design as a template
- The right software version
First, check that you have CEWE Fotowelt software version 8.0 or later installed. You can then easily turn your saved projects into personal design templates.
- Open your project
Open a completed CEWE PHOTOBOOK project (.mcf file) via «My Projects» > «Load as template».
- Use it as a template
Your project will then open with placeholder photos. You can find the template in the Design Templates section under «My Design Templates» and use it again and again.
Keep your little treasures safe: an integrated keepsake pocket in your yearbook gives you space for special mementos from the past year – from photos of loved ones and handwritten notes to concert tickets and cinema tickets. A charming detail in your coffee table book that turns your year in review into a keepsake to treasure.
Every yearbook tells the stories of twelve months – and makes a statement in your home as a coffee table book. A personal archive that grows year after year, opening up even more creative possibilities. Whether you give every CEWE PHOTOBOOK the same look or try a new style each year, coffee table books bring personality and cosiness to any room and invite you to browse.
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