![]() ![]() True to their brand, it was classic, refined, structured, and intentional. It created a bit of separation without it becoming too apparent. For the men’s clothing, the pages had a small black border around the edge of the page. Crew catalog was their use of a white background for the pages featuring women’s clothing. In my recently released Catalog Collection photo book template, I spent quite a bit of time analyzing catalogs and one of the things I noticed in a J. The great thing about using a color background on important pages, particularly if it covers a decent amount of spreads, you’ll be able to quickly find this section of your photo book by looking at the edge of the book. This sets these pages apart from the rest of your photo book without having to commit completely to a particular color. ![]() If you prefer white backgrounds but want to try color or a color variation on some pages, a great idea is to create a color section of your annual book to highlight a vacation or a particular photography project. Are you immediately drawn to one example? What do you like about it? What feeling or emotion does it invoke? Or if you are indecisive like me and feel drawn to both – what are the characteristics of each that you like and how does that start to shape your vision? Look at these two examples below found on pinterest. (And of course, all of the varying shades of paint color in between….but for this example, I want to stick with the extreme ends of the spectrum.) I’m sure if you’ve been around pinterest, picked up an interior design magazine or watched HGTV at all, you’ve seen light and airy living rooms with clean white walls and maybe you’ve come across a more dramatic living room with dark walls. With a black background, it is easier to establish a high level of contrast or striking difference between the photos and the page.Īn easy way to think about this is with interior spaces. When I’ve seen successful photo books with a black background, it’s typically for books containing a majority of black and white photos with high contrast – or – to create photo books a dramatic, enveloping mood. Because I frequently incorporate a mix of color and black/white photographs, the white background appears more neutral. ![]() My personal preference is for a plain white background because it conveys a clean, fresh, modern look to my photo books. ![]()
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