Archive for March, 2013

Hoppy Easter!

March 30th, 2013  |  By Colin  |  Posted in Holiday, Readybooks

From everyone at Photobook Worldwide we wanted to wish your family and loved ones a very Happy Easter!

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If you are collecting chocolate eggs with your family, or just enjoying the spring-like weather together, there is always a reason to celebrate spending time with your family. For more Easter ideas, check out our Easter page on Pinterest!

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This Easter weekend take a few extra pictures and put them into our Rejoice Readybook design. It’s an adorable design and layout that makes it the perfect Readybook that captures the spirit of the season.

 

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Date Night on a Dime

March 27th, 2013  |  By Colin  |  Posted in Holiday

Whether you’ve just gone on your first date, been together for 4 years or have been married for 40, we all need to have a little fun and not break the bank. Here are some great date ideas, on a dime:

WINTER IDEAS:

  1. Play in the snow, build a snowman, then drink chocolate.
  2. Have a picnic. Inside!
  3. Go ice skating.
  4. Go on a walk around the neighbourhood looking at all the Christmas lights.
  5. Cook each other an old family recipe.

Couple Ice Skating Together


SPRING IDEAS:

  1. Go to a community play, a dress rehearsal, high school or college play.
  2. Test drive an expensive car. *vroom vroom*
  3. Find a cheap or free sporting event and root for the home team.
  4. Make a time capsule of your lives currently and open it 5 – 10 years later to see how much you’ve changed.
  5. Go for trivia night at a local bar.


SUMMER IDEAS:

  1. Go on a midnight bike ride and watch the sunrise together.
  2. Set up a movie outside and watch it under the stars.
  3. Fly a kite.
  4. Check out garage sales.
  5. Explore a local farmers market, eating and snacking along the way.

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FALL IDEAS:

  1. Go to your local antique mall and wonder around.
  2. Go through your old yearbooks..
  3. Start (and finish!) a puzzle together
  4. Draw each other with your eyes closed.
  5. Go for a hike to check out the changing colours.

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Happy saving =D

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Photobook Designer – Tips of the Trade

March 22nd, 2013  |  By Colin  |  Posted in How-To

Our Photobook Designer software has tons to offer any intermediate to experienced photo book designer.

DID YOU KNOW….

Sort by Folder Name

The Photobook Designer software allows you to sort your photos by folder name. After you’ve uploaded your images to the software, locate the Pictures toolbar on the left hand side of the software, and then click on the Manage Pictures button > Categorize > By Folder Name. Your photos will be organized in their respective folders and sorted with a blue bar showing each folder name. This can be particularly helpful when creating projects with hundreds of photos such as wedding books or family history books.

*Additional tip: You can also collapse the blue folder bars to work on one folder at a time and avoid being overwhelmed by too many images.

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Custom Page Styles

You can create your very own custom designed Page Styles. The software showcases dozens of page styles but you’ve also have the option to create your own page style, save it and use it again!

After you have designed your custom Page Style, go to the lower toolbar and click on the Page Styles tab. After you have done that, click on the button in the lower right hand corner (that looks like a gear). From there, you will see three different options; Save Left Page as Page Style/Save Right Page as Page Style/Save Spread as Page Style. Choose the one that suits you best and name it accordingly. Your custom Page Style is now saved!

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Drop Shadows

Adding a Drop Shadow to your photos can really give your photo book a modern and three dimensional vibe. To add a Drop Shadow, select the photo and go to the Inspector toolbar on the right hand side of the software. Under the first tab on the left you will see a Drop Shadow section. You will be able to adjust the settings as you see fit. Pay close special attention to the Offset and Opacity settings as this can really make or break your book design.

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Until next time, happy bookmaking!

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Go the Canvas St. Way – *Promo Ended*

March 20th, 2013  |  By Colin  |  Posted in Promotions

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We’re more than excited to introduce to you to the latest addition to our roster of high quality brands and products. The long search for the perfect canvas print is over! Canvas St. has finally come your way. But first, we’d like to share the story on how it all came about.

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Split Canvas Fifth Avenue

The Search

Following the success of Photobook Worldwide, our team decided move on to the next big thing – Canvas Prints. We then devoted some of our time to look for the best way to create the lightest, yet strongest, canvas material for excellent quality prints. We spent countless hours of researching and testing materials, we’ve gone through odds and ends to give only the best. There were definitely some challenges in the process of finding the perfect material, but a lot of fun too.

The Canvas St. Way

Much to our satisfaction and delight, we have come up with a unique way to have photos made into works of art. By utilizing boards made out of advanced paper engineering, sourced all the way from Europe, we have successfully come out with a material that would make a canvas print feel and look as if it was printed on stretch fabric yet way stronger and lighter. Hence, Canvas St. was born!

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Canvas Portrait 12″x18″

What Makes our Canvases Different

High-end Durst Printer

With this printer, we afford you with better colour accuracy, your images will look so vibrant, you can hardly tell it from the real thing!

UV Technology

Stands for non-other than, Ultra Violet. The UV ink and printing technology that we use does not require further lamination, as it gives double protection and ensures that the colour withstands the test of time.

Wood, Staple-Free

With prints mounted onto industrial-strength boards, the Canvas Prints are lightweight yet surprisingly strong, which makes mounting and unmounting real easy. You may now change your Canvas Prints according to season. How cool is that?

Waterproof, scratch resistant

Prints are waterproof on the surface, so little splashes of water would just dry off in an instant. Efforts from the clawing from your pet cat is futile.

Ready to take the Canvas St. route? If you’re ready to take the journey towards the creation of a revolutionary and long lasting piece of art, we’re more than happy to take this journey with you. To get you started, order canvas prints at an attractive price with FREE shipping! There are three different sizes for you to choose from.

Bring Me There

Note: Promotion is only valid for: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

***PROMOTION HAS ENDED***

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