With the holidays coming, maybe there’s no such thing as “too many photobook makers.” At least, that’s probably what Mixbook is banking on with their new Mosaic app, which lets you quickly create a hard-cover photobook for $20.
This one’s a little different though: Not only can you create and order your photobook with your iPhone, but the books are created with an unusual effect where photo thumbnails peek through windows in the book’s cover. Definitely attention-grabbing.
The creation process is pretty cool too. Once you’ve selected 20 images from your photo library, the app creates a virtual photobook from the selection that you can leaf through; pick a black or white page background, elect to shuffle the cover images and you’re done. Mixbook guarantees delivery in four days.
Mosaic’s approach is one-size-fits-all — a seven-inch square book is the only size available (incidentally, those are the dimensions of San Francisco, which is just north of Mixbook’s Bay Area headquarters). Which makes sense, given Mosaic’s stress-free flavor.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
One response to “Mosaic Lets You Make Gorgeous, Stress-Free Photobooks From Your iPhone”
Looks amazing, but still can’t find it in the Dutch app store.