Home décor isn’t always about Victorian furniture and elegant lights. There is a new way to add opulence to your living room using inexpensive, simple materials. The interesting part is you can do this at the comfort of your computer. Custom calendars add life and meaning to any home. Mixbook custom photo calendars not only tell you dates and events but add style to conventional calendars. This article imparts you with some tips and tricks you can use to customize your calendar to your liking.

1. Pick a theme

The theme is the beacon and blueprint to any design you have in mind. Be it a calendar, thanksgiving card, photo book or invitation card; you need a theme that suits the occasion or intended purpose. Mixbook easy to use theme palette is only a click of a button, and you are set. However, you can experiment with your creativity by selecting a blank landscape or portrait orientation. Choose from a white portfolio, bohemian, rustic, white modern and other appealing themes.  The themes are fully customizable, and you can always blend more than one.

2. What do you want in a calendar photo book?

A salient question to ask yourself is what are the content pictures and where will you source them. Pinterest, Getty images, and I stock photos are sources of images you can add to your calendar. However, a family-themed calendar is the best alternative that evokes feelings of harmony in your home. Pictures of your vacations or wedding photos blend in perfectly with any theme. You can even put stickers and pictures for a family member’s birth date. Have fun with family pictures and stickers. Family photos are the best content pictures for your calendar.

3. Pick a text style

Since you are designing your own calendar, a custom text style is best to delineate events and dates. Different calendars require specific writing styles and fonts. Organization and corporation networks tend to employ a more formal format such as century Gothic or Helvetica. However, you can get rid of the formalities in a family calendar by writing your own dates and specific details yourself. Additionally, the text style should match with the theme. Lush colours should always go with a fanciful text style. However, a new emerging trend is a monochromatic theme with pictures and stickers as the writing style. It’s more descriptive and adds life to calendars.

4. Choose the paper you want your print on

A unique calendar is incomplete without high-quality paper. The paper quality determines the finishing, embossments and embellishments to add elegance. You can choose a pre-designed template with semi-gloss paper or choose your own. Mixbook eco-friendly papers have low blotting tendencies and support all color pallets. You want a paper quality whose finish is as good as the one on your screen. Some of the papers you can choose from are:

•         Vellum paper
•         Semi-gloss paper
•         Linen
•         Synthetic paper

If paper quality causes turmoil in your thoughts, use Mixbook’s AI to your advantage or contact a Mixbook designer.

Conclusion

Photo calendars are an innovative way to spruce up traditional calendars. The calendars evoke wonderful memories and can be mementos for your loved ones. Explore limitless possibilities in calendar designs with Mixbook.