Personalizing Memory Books
Personalizing items like memory books shows you’ve taken an extra step and care. But personalizing does not have to mean just adding your name, although it can. Here are ways to add a personal touch to your memory book.
Name Plate – Have a name plate engraved or you add your own printed name plate to the cover.
Special Photo – select a special photo and really go to town on it, making it shine: ask for a reprint, ordered to size for your memory book cover, ask about tinting, getting any red-eye out, trimming for better focal point, zooming in, etc.
Matting – Select a nice matting that coordinates well with your book binding, photos, name plate and any other images and features on the outside of your book.
Book Title – Think about including a special tag of saying, maybe a little history blurb, for the outside of your book. Plus get creative with font and ink colors. For example, you might choose a romantic script, write in red ink and coordinate this “Memories of the Darling Family...” paragraph with the red hearts on your matting and honeymoon cottage photo.
Date stamp – A date stamp can help make your book “established” and give it a more authentic look.
Inside Cover – You might want to add your home address, phone and other contact information inside the front cover in case you leave your book somewhere accidentally.
Back Cover – Treat this similar to the front. Think about the last paperback you read. The author photo and biography was probably there. So add you’re here, too. How about a nice professional family photo with a paragraph mentioning everyone, the home area (state and country), season the shot was taken, family pet info, etc.
Name Plate – Have a name plate engraved or you add your own printed name plate to the cover.
Special Photo – select a special photo and really go to town on it, making it shine: ask for a reprint, ordered to size for your memory book cover, ask about tinting, getting any red-eye out, trimming for better focal point, zooming in, etc.
Matting – Select a nice matting that coordinates well with your book binding, photos, name plate and any other images and features on the outside of your book.
Book Title – Think about including a special tag of saying, maybe a little history blurb, for the outside of your book. Plus get creative with font and ink colors. For example, you might choose a romantic script, write in red ink and coordinate this “Memories of the Darling Family...” paragraph with the red hearts on your matting and honeymoon cottage photo.
Date stamp – A date stamp can help make your book “established” and give it a more authentic look.
Inside Cover – You might want to add your home address, phone and other contact information inside the front cover in case you leave your book somewhere accidentally.