In our latest What’s in the Box we took a good look at the excellent, upgraded White House Custom Colour press-printed book. The design for this engagement album is a gorgeous graphic style design showing off the exceptional images photographed by our very own Robin, and her partner Brenda, who together form the outstanding wedding photography biz, Bellissima Photographic Artistry.
View the full design by clicking the image below.
We’ve always been a fan of White House Custom Colour service and products, and have first-hand experience with the progress of their press-printed books. The newest upgrade to this line is all the more impressive with new sizes, improved printing, excellent cover and page materials, and the very well made hinged pages. In this What’s in the Box, we take a good look at a beautiful 10×10 engagement book on the gorgeous pearl paper. To see it and learn more, and view the outstanding engagement book design, click on the image below.
WHCC always impresses!
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Known primarily for our album and book designs, we also create other graphic design works. Most are single pieces ranging from covers to cards to advertisements. When producing multiple items, having a clear, cohesive theme will boost your identity, viewer recall, and customer confidence. A simple yet good example is a recent studio sample album that developed from a print ad DoodleDo created for photographer Summer Hopkins of Summer Dawn Photography.
Summer first approached us requesting we design a new print ad for magazine placement in her local market. The result is shown below on the right. Summer then placed a new album design order and we recommended she allow us to use the same design theme from the ad to emphasize her studio branding in a new studio sample album. This particular wedding was a good choice – unique, stylish, and fun. The color, swirls and dots, used by Summer in past ads and marketing pieces, work well with the wedding images. Summer’s client receives a beautiful wedding album, and Summer gets a lovely studio sample that showcases her design tastes and branding while matching the magazine ad. It’s a very good strategy, especially this time of year when many newly engaged couples are searching for their wedding vendors.
DoodleDo specializes in design work for photographers. If you already have a well-defined brand and marketing campaign, we can create new studio sample designs that incorporate your style while showcasing your photography. If you feel your branding is lacking, needs a freshening up, or is non-existent, we would be happy to produce a unique theme for your 2010 strategy.
Click on the album spread below to view Summer’s sample design.
Our first What’s in the Box for 2010 highlights the new Rave Book from Finao. This one features the same design as the beautiful Finao One album featured in our last review, but in the little 3×3 Rave Book format. These press-printed books will make nice companions to your primary album, as well as surprise gifts that your clients can easily carry about to show off their pics, especially if complimented by a fabulous DoodleDo design!
Finao products and service are consistently tops!
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A simple, unencumbered design using lots of negative space is often preferable when you just want the images to tell the story without embellishments. We create many designs, and quite a number of these are elaborate layouts. We always keep the images central, making sure that additional colors and lines, graphics and effects, enhance the presentation of the all-important photography. Yet when given the opportunity, we love a design that goes back to the basics of a well-structured layout and effective use of space.
In our latest What’s in the Box we featured a well-crafted primary album from Finao. The design for this album utilizes these simpler elements, with a graphic added for emphasis at various places throughout. It was mistakenly described as a 60 page design in the video, but is actually a 46 page design.
Click the thumbnail to view the design.
In the midst of our busiest season yet, we still take time, when possible, to record reviews of albums and other noteworthy products as they come in. Getting them edited, uploaded, and online is another matter! There are currently seven video reviews in the queue, and we’ll be posting these as time allows.
We reviewed a Finao One album once before, way back in October of 2008. Finao continues to grow and impress with their outstanding selection of top quality albums and gorgeous cover choices. There is so much to like about Finao, and in our latest What’s in the Box review, you can see for yourself why so many photographers choose their products.
After more than a year, Finao One albums still get all the paws!
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