Design tips
Mother-daughter moments: a gift for Mum
La dolce vita under the Christmas tree: Tamara creates a CEWE PHOTOBOOK filled with memories of their trips to Lake Garda.
It’s simply the best feeling on Christmas Eve: watching Mum unwrap her presents and seeing her face light up as soon as she discovers a CEWE PHOTOBOOK among them. That’s why I want to surprise her with something truly special this year – the best moments from our trips to northern Italy, captured in XL format with Premium Matt digital printing. And because reliving our shared memories while creating it has already moved me so much, I’m treating myself to a copy too. Here’s how it works: I’m sharing my tips with you for creating your photobook online or using the CEWE Creator Software.
Bardolino, page by page
Tamara has carefully planned every page – without using a design template, but with plenty of attention to detail.
For the season of love: give a CEWE PHOTOBOOK filled with personal holiday memories
A photobook with flair - The Italian way of life on every page
Classic simplicity
Mum and I have similar tastes: especially when it comes to aesthetics, we like to keep things simple. That’s why I’ve deliberately chosen a minimalist look and use the free-form layout to highlight photos with masks or frames, or to create a retro effect. A muted background colour makes the CEWE PHOTOBOOK look even more stylish – almost like a coffee table book.
Our mother-daughter travel journal
A picture is worth a thousand words – but sometimes it’s the text that brings the content and design together. Alongside the photos, I’ve added our favourite cafés, restaurants and sightseeing spots around Lake Garda. German in print, Italian in a handwritten font: the text elements add variety while giving everything even more of that “Bella Italia” feeling.
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I design each double-page spread around a theme – and sometimes I focus on a particular colour. Even before I start creating, while selecting and sorting the photos, I notice when the same colour appears in different images. It might be a summer dress, the colour of a drink or the façades of houses. It creates a real wow effect when you turn the page!
The excitement is building
Personally designed – from the cover to the final page: all that’s missing now is the gift wrapping.
Two photobooks. One story.
As soon as I’d finished designing the first few pages, I realised that this photobook was doing something special to me. Every photo made me smile and brought back memories of the wonderful moments I’d shared with my mum in Italy. That’s when I knew: I needed a copy of my own to browse through again and again. And just like that, one CEWE PHOTOBOOK became two. I hope my design ideas have inspired you to create a wonderful Christmas gift!
Have fun creating and giving it. Yours, Tamara
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