Wedding albums used to be fairly predictable. Black mats, 8×10 images, gold edges on the page. That’s about it. Things started changing. Then….the flush book arrived. When I got married in 2005, it seemed like the dawn of the flush book era. As a designer, I balked at the idea. They were so busy and dare I say icky? Drop shadows, and borders, and ridiculous cut outs/overlays, oh my!
Flush albums can be clean and modern. The reason a matted album is timeless is because it is a clean design. And since modern can have many interpretations…I want to show why no one should be afraid of negative space on the page. Brides – not every image needs to be full size. Photographers – not every page needs to be completely full. Yes, a wedding album should be able to be passed on to generations as a heirloom. With the change in photography styles to a looser, lovelier photojournalistic style everyone seems to love, why do albums have to end up being boring piles of family portraits?
Make it a storybook! White space (or black space, or blue or green!) can help create a hierarchy on your page. It can help contribute to your story.
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