Two Minute Interview: Brian B. – Dad, Husband, Son, Inkubook Photo Book Maker
Prior to launching Inkubook, we held a contest for our friends and family to give them the chance to come and check out the site and provide us with feedback. Our second-place winner Brian B. is an event producer in Indianapolis. His book was a commemorative of his daughter Emerson’s first 26 months and excelled in aesthetics and creativity. We took a few minutes to chat with Brian and get his thoughts behind the book and his inspiration.
Q. Tell us about the book.
A. The book is 26 pages featuring one page for each of the months my daughter has been alive. Each page uses a photo from that month of her life. Page one is the first day of her life with the song title “First Day of My Life” by Bright Eyes. On page two she is two months and so forth. A calendar across the bottom of the page identifies the month. Each page then has a caption that matches the photo that also happens to be a song title. I made an accompanying CD with each of the songs.
Q. Did you use any tools outside of Inkubook in the creation process?
A. I did. I used Photoshop to make the calendar banner across each photo and to place the text. Inkubook offers text, but doesn’t yet offer the font that I always use when I make something about my daughter. I call it “her” font. I then uploaded each of the images to my book and chose the full-page full-bleed template.
Q. What was your inspiration for this book?
A. It was my mother’s birthday and she doesn’t live close, so she doesn’t often get to see my daughter. I felt this was the perfect way for her to “be there” for all the stages she missed. My mom is sappy and very much into photos of her grandkids and into music, so I thought the combination would be a slam dunk.
Q. And was it?
A. It was. She cried and cried the day it came. She called the entire family to tell them about the book and CD. I’m probably going to have to order a second copy, as she will wear it out.
Q. Will you make another book?
A. Christmas is just around the corner…
Book For Grandma Sherri
Designed & Built by Brian B.
[...] Cheese Moon Author: kkemper – Date: Friday 25 July 2008 – Filed under: Inspiration I mentioned previously that we held a friends and family contest prior to opening Inkubook to the general public. We had a [...]