The ArtBook
The ArtBook features fine art press papers hand bound into a fabric cover of your choice.
The fine, slightly textured surface and feel of this paper are ideal for printing both black and white and color photographs with impressive pictorial depth.
Characteristics:
High-quality α-cellulose paper for a smooth bright white surface and a matte finish
240gsm lay-flat pages have the perfect thickness and tight crease
Deep blacks and vivid colors thanks to archival pigment inks
Fully archival museum grade prints with colorfastness rated to 100+ years
The custom-designed book ideally fits 50-75 images over 20 spreads and 100/120 images over 40 spreads.
Design Inspirations
How to design your ArtBook
Please review the design choices below to make your choices for your cover design.
Size: 25x25cm (10’’x10’’ square); 20x30cm (8’’x12’’ portrait); 30x45cm (12’’x18’’ portrait)
Cover Material & Color: linen, cloth or velvet
Text: the text you would like on the cover (your names, wedding date, a quote etc). You can either have your own logo/illustration stamped on the book. I depends on the thickness of the lines and the intricacy of the details, send me the file and I’ll let you know it that’s something we can do.
Text Color: the text will be debossed on the cover, you can choose between a color foil or blind deboss.
Font: Select a font or email me any inspiration (or your wedding invitation proof as a PDF)
Cover Material & Color
Natural / Lux Linens
Natural bookbinding cloth. Please note that the Lux line is smooth and uncoated - extra care is required to protect from dirt and scuffs.
Debossing style available: All color foils.
Premium Pastel Linens
Natural fiber linens dyed exclusively for these books.
Debossing style available: All color foils except white (it will have a distressed look due to rough surface).
Velvets
Super soft and luxurious.
Debossing style available: blind embossing.
Eco Velvets
Beautiful velvet-like fabric collection in gorgeous colors. Soft to touch. Looks great with gold embossing.
Debossing style available: All color foils except white, blind embossing.
Flores Fabric
Soft, plush fabric with micro pattern.
Debossing style available: All color foils except white.
Text Color
Embossing is the process of stamping a brass type into the fabric at great pressure and temperature leaving the letters permanently impressed into the surface of the cover.
Some fabrics have limitations with the type of personalisation due to the nature of the specific fabric (see above).
The Design Process
Step 1 :
Decide if you would prefer the fine art book in either
25x25cm (10’’x10’’ square)
20x30cm (8’’x12’’ portrait)
30x45cm (12’’x18’’ portrait)
Step 2 :
You submit your favorite images using your proofing gallery (there is a love heart symbol to select favorites) OR let me do the initial design based off my favorites of the day – curious to know which my favorites are? They are the ones included in the slideshow. If you are having a hard time making a selection, even send me your top 30 must haves and I can take care of the rest of the selection. Once I get the go ahead to start the design, I will design a first draft and upload it online for you to review.
Step 3 :
You view the draft and are welcome to request any design changes. We can go back & forth on the draft 3 times making changes. After 3 rounds of changes there will be an additional fee of €100 per set. (but I’ve never had to charge this as everything always looks great after 1-2 changes).
Step 4 :
Approval – once all approved, I send you through a final draft to sign off on – you review and sign off on it to say it’s ready for print. I’ll send an invoice at this point as well if the album is not part of a package.
Once I get the sign-off back and the payment is received, I order the album.
Step 5 :
The book takes about 3/4 weeks to make – all hand made, it will then be shipped directly to you. I will update you with the tracking number once it’s on its way to you.
TIPS FOR SELECTING IMAGES
My biggest advice is don’t overthink things when it comes to image selection. Your first instincts are probably right. The photographs you loved most the first time you saw your photos are a good place to start. If you are curious to know which are my favorites of the day – they appear in the highlights folder.
Although it’s important to have an overall sense of narrative, when illustrating the story of your wedding day, don’t feel like you need to include every single event/moment/person. Group photographs are mostly for family history purposes. You don’t need every single combination we took on the day in the book. One nice photograph of the whole family–perhaps on each side is all you really need. We like to be able to show who came out and celebrated you two tying the knot. Years later, you’ll want to know who was there.