This book follows the design pattern established in my previous family travel albums – chronological, with one page of text for each day of travel followed by supporting images. Simple and easy to recreate.
As many of you know, I love to include a map of our journey in my books. Sometimes, I pull back on the map to give a broader context of location in the world. I think most people will know where Costa Rica is, so I kept the map on the small side this time. It was included on my “getting there” page which incorporated several orphan photos from different travel days.
When designing this book, I first looked at my text for each day and designed the page with the most text (below) first. This allowed me to set my “Date, Day Title” at the same place for the rest of the pages, ensuring a consistent look and feel throughout the book.
If you find yourself in this part of Costa Rica, make a reservation before you travel at La Luna for a sunset dinner, you will not regret it!
The book ends with a list of Family Favorites. The small details and inside jokes we will forget if not captured real time at the end of a trip. A great place to reference when friends ask for trip highlights. Always worth the effort…
More travel inspiration here…
megan says
your books are lovely! do you use Artifact uprising?? I have not used there software and was curious as to whether it is user friendly??
Suzanne says
Hi Megan,
Thank you for the kind words! Yes, I’m a big fan of Artifact Uprising and would say their software is user friendly. Good luck!
José luis says
Hi Suzanne. Great book! I like very much the font you used for the spine text an for the headlines.
Would you so kind to tell us the name of this font?
Thks
Suzanne says
Thanks, Jose! The font used on the spine is Bebas. Have a great day!
Jose Luis says
Thanks!
Lisa says
What a lovely book! Would you mind sharing how many pages it has and if it is 8.5×8.5 or bigger?
Thank you so much
Suzanne says
Thank you, Lisa! This book is 100 pages and is 10×10.
Sally Corrick says
I’ve just discovered you (I’m in the UK). I’m blown away by your photo book story telling. What books did you use for NZ and Costa Rica? You also run courses……how can I do this living in Great Britain? Where are you based. So excited and inspired by your work. Sally
Suzanne says
Hi Sally and thanks for your kind words. I’m based in the San Francisco Bay Area and those two books were printed by Blurb and AdoramaPix. Feel free to shoot me an email if you have other specific questions!
Ana Rumoroso says
Hi Suzanne!
Just found your page and love love love your photobooks.
I recently returned from my Honey Moon on Iceland and I’m planning on creating a Photobook of our travel.
May I ask where you published this book, and which software you used for creating it?
Thanks!
Suzanne says
Thanks, Ana! This book was designed with inDesign and printed by AdoramaPix. Good luck!