A year in review - a collection of most beautiful memories

To make sure not to forget an important event and be able to remember details even years after, keep the following tips in mind when designing your photo book:

1. split your photo book into chapters

• Create an outline: either chronologically, January to December, or in a thematic order.
• For example, you can arrange photos of your daily adventures with the kids in one chapter, family trips are to be found later in chapter 2.
• To make it short: Tell a story in your Pixum Photo Book!

2. the cover

Introduce each month or topic with a new cover image to create a seamless story. Also, the design of the cover plays an important role:

• With the cover image you determine the topic of your annual review, but without anticipating everything at once.
• Do not immediately use your favourite picture for the title page - the book should still be interesting and full of hidden gems.

3. add text

A little text can't spoil a photo book.

• A short description of each event, such as the date or place, helps to recall the experience more vividly.
• A few insider jokes from the vacation? Or the funniest children's sayings? Here you will find enough space for these and let the viewer smile again and again later.
• Any useful hints for text design in the photo book? Have a look at our top 5 tips on working with texts in a photo book.

Leave some space for memorabilia in your review, which you can then glue in later. These can be entrance tickets, flight and train tickets or small souvenirs like shells and flowers - depending on what you and your family have experienced throughout the year!

5. create structure using design elements

Use page layouts and backgrounds as design tools to structure the content.

• For example, you can assign a different background colour to each month. This creates variety but does not overwehlm the book pages!
• At the same time, similar page layouts ensure a certain consistency and harmony - if the photo book appears too chaotic, the viewer would be distracted from the photos, which are actually the focus of the artwork.

How to design your annual review with the free Pixum Photo World Software:

1. After launching the software simply select the Pixum Photo Book and choose then the size & paper type. Then click on "Design yourself" to enjoy the complete freedom while creating your photo book.
2. Select photos for your yearbook. The menu bar also contains all the important design tools - from the page layouts to the background colour of the photo book pages.
3. Simply place the images onto the selected pages per drag & drop. Don't forget to leave space to glue in some memorabilia afterwards!
4. Texts can simply be inserted by clicking on "new text" on the upper toolbar. Adjust the text frame with the mouse.
5. Arrange the selected photos chronologically or sorted by the theme and add small descriptions to the events to make the photo book even more vivid.

Design finished? Add the book to the Shopping Cart (orange button in the lower right corner) and complete the order to enjoy your year in review in only a few days!

Other ways to create your year review as a photo book

The Pixum Photo World Software offers the most design freedom. Still, you can also design your annual review on the go on the free Pixum Photo World App or directly on our website in the online editor - just choose the tool that suits you!

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