In the utopian days of social media, sites like Facebook and Instagram were seen largely as tools for human connection. College roommates could catch up with one another and check in on careers, kids, and families. Old friends could meet again and new friendships could be forged.

Now that the actual track record of social media has become a bit clearer, and quite a bit darker, many people are seeking a new form of reconnection, and they are finding what they seek through custom photo books.

With the right design templates and a good supply of photographs kids and connect with their friends who have moved away, relatives can get together from across the many miles and anyone with a story to tell can tell it in a compelling and endlessly interesting way.

Photo books are great for sharing travel memories, and the pages of those books can protect photographs that might otherwise have been lost to hard drive failures and smartphone crashes. If you have just come home with an overflowing photo folder, upload your favorite shots, use a custom template to design a great photo book, and get ready to relive your last adventure. If you need somewhere to start, here are seven tips to create the perfect travel photo book.

Sometimes it is not the big moments that need to be captured - it is the smaller slices of everyday life. When it comes to family and friends even the smallest moment can be significant, and you can capture it all with a custom photo book. The possibilities are endless. Mixbook photo books be used to celebrate all aspects of family from lineage to traditions. For example, you can preserve your families heritage in a beautiful photo book that will last for generations. Also, family traditions such as recipes passed down through generations can be compiled in a family cookbook for all occasions. Just log on to the Mixbook website, bring up one of our amazing templates, upload your favorite photographs and create some memories of your own.

In the modern era, it can be difficult for families to get together in person, especially when there are busy lives and thousands of miles in between. Luckily there are photo books to fill the gap - reconnecting family members and reviving family memories that might otherwise have been forgotten. You can think of a family photo book as a kind of travelogue - one that will help you bridge the gap no matter how far the seeming distance.

Over the past couple of years, many have lamented the lack of travel, but others have learned that they can escape without ever leaving home. Thanks to photo books those homebound travel enthusiasts were able to visit their favorite places, both old and new, all while sitting on the couch and flipping through the pages. If you are well-traveled you can use our design templates to create photo books based on your own past adventures. If not you can fill in photos of places you hope to see someday - think of it as a bucket list on your coffee table.

Photo books can even help with your mental health and emotional well-being, a big accomplishment for an object so small. When you are feeling stressed out and overwhelmed, take a deep breath, find a comfortable place to sit, and relax with an amazing photo book. Through this visual medium, you will be able to cherish the things you do have, giving you a new perspective and giving your mental health a boost in the process.

No discussion of photo books would be complete without a nod to projects and collaboration. If you got used to working from home and working on Zoom calls, you will no doubt see the potential, but it does not all have to be about work.

With photo books users can collaborate on their projects together, building a team that spans the miles and closes the gap between the various participants. You can use our photo book templates to share memories as well, putting together journals that commemorate past company picnics, fun office parties, and all the other things that make work-life worthwhile.

There is magic in the visual image - just any ask Hollywood producer. But those images do not have to be moving to be magical, and that is why everyone loves their favorite photographs.

If you have lots of photos hanging around on your smartphone, why not give them the attention, and the permanence, they deserve with a custom photo book. Thanks to Mixbook and our array of custom templates, you can find a design worthy of your photographic instincts, and when you are done you will have a physical reminder of your family memories, your travel adventures, and those everyday moments that make life worth living.

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