With layout templates available for use in Adobe InDesign or BookWright, Blurb offers a wide variety of templates for users to design portrait and landscape photobooks, magazines, cookbooks, or portfolios. Here is a collection of some of their most unique template designs. You can also download the file and edit the current template as you desire.
1. Basic Style Portrait Book Template
Portrait: Neutral. (8×10 in, 20×25 cm) Download Template. Install the BookWright app on your Mac or PC. Click the Download Template button above. Locate the.blurb file, in your Downloads folder. Double-click the.blurb file to launch BookWright. Choose Save As and give your book an original filename. If you have graphic capabilities you can upload completed designs to Blurb or use their InDesign templates. Limited Time Offer: 25% Off Blurb Books with Black Friday Coupon: HOLIDAYTHANKS. We chose to make our custom book the easy way. The first step was to download and launch the free BookSmart software. Locate and open your original file. Click the Preview Book button in the lower right corner of your screen and review your book. When you’re sure everything looks great, click the Order Book button (or select the Publish menu at the top of your screen and hit Order Book). Locate and open your original file.
A variety of layout and text combinations are made available for this basic layout. Select your desired layout style and create your ideal combination with InDesign. The standard size for this book is 8 by 10 inches and is preferred by many working on a smaller budget with more creative preference.
2. Landscape Book Starter Template
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Ideal for photos and other graphic rich books, you can feature drawings and photos easily while modifying the layout to fit your needs. Sized in the standard landscape size of 10 inches by 8.
3. Magazine Basic Style
Sized at the standard 8.5 by 11 inche magazine size. Print on coated glossy paper and get your professional magazine ready to sell. This template includes masthead, table of contents, editor’s letter, and many more editorial features. A basic grayscale is standard, however you can apply your own color palette.
4. Cookbook
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Find a way to share all of your favorite recipes with this cookbook template. Select the style you desire, sized at a common 10 inch by 8 inch size. Choose from a combination of recipe layouts for your images, ingredients, and instructions. Template provides more than 36 unique pages and covers to use.