Creating the catalogue (Research Scrapbooks)

 A scrapbook is a method of preserving, presenting, and arranging personal and family history in the form of a book, box, or card. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media and artwork. 

I really like the way that scrapbooks are so personal. I also really like the way that they are laid out, people really put a lot of their own style into them. I saw a lot of them with little drawings that were done by the creators, which I thought added a really nice touch to them. 

I also really liked the way that they layered things over each other, so they overlapped, this creates a really cool effect and makes it look very aesthetic.

Another thing that I really liked was the use of tape over edges of photos, this created a really nice touch that makes it look homemade. 





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