Print your portfolio as a book
Upload your portfolio as a PDF and we print it in the Netherlands, from one copy. A layflat for wide images, a hardcover for a large body of work, a stapled magazine to leave behind.
See the products- 01From one copy, no minimum
- 02Layflat spreads without a gutter
- 03Preview of every page first
Four bindings for a portfolio
Opens flat, so images run across both pages.
Up to 400 pages, with a choice of four papers.
A light stapled booklet to leave after an interview.
Lies flat on the table: for process books and sketches.
Which book for which use
Photography or illustration with wide images
- Book
- Layflat
- Why
- No fold in the middle of a spread
Architecture or design with many projects
- Book
- Hardcover
- Why
- Up to 400 pages, A4 or 29 × 35 cm
A copy to leave behind
- Book
- Magazine
- Why
- 24 to 60 stapled pages, light to post
Sketchbook or process book
- Book
- Spiral book
- Why
- Lies flat, pages fold all the way round
Art academy application
- Book
- Hardcover or layflat
- Why
- Room for large images
A layflat goes up to 140 pages because the pages are thick.
Size by discipline
- Architecture, interiors, urban designA4 landscape, or 35 × 29 cmPlans and renders are landscape. 35 × 29 cm, as a hardcover, layflat or photo book, gives a site plan room. See A4 book printing.
- Photography30 × 30 cm layflatSquare fits portrait and landscape shots, and a panorama runs 60 cm wide without a fold. 40 pages cost from €52.75. Square books compared.
- Fashion, posters, large illustration29 × 35 cm hardcover or photo bookA tall, large page, close to a lookbook. The large layflat is 35 × 29 cm landscape.
- Graphic design, editorial, art academyA4 portraitThe shape of most posters and spreads. Check whether the academy sets a size.
What 40 pages cost
Per copy, with the simplest options. Heavy paper and a matte cover cost a little more.
Layflat
- Size
- 21 × 21 cm
- 40 pages
- from €40.71
Hardcover
- Size
- A4 landscape
- 40 pages
- from €29.79
Magazine
- Size
- A4 landscape
- 40 pages
- €13.09
Spiral book
- Size
- A4 landscape
- 40 pages
- from €15.09
A 24-page A4 portrait magazine with your best five projects costs €7.49.
Putting it together
- 1
Select 8 to 15 projects
Pick what fits the place you're applying to, and leave out weak work.
- 2
Order
Strong projects first and last, experimental work in the middle.
- 3
Per project
One large image, then details and process, and two or three sentences: the question, what you did, the result.
- 4
Export
Inside pages as one PDF, the cover as a separate PDF with back, spine and front. Bleed, fonts and colour: print-ready PDF guide.
Paper: heavy matte or heavy gloss
For a portfolio hardcover, choose one of the heavy papers; the next page doesn't show through. Heavy matte doesn't reflect meeting-room lights and suits drawings, architecture and text. Heavy gloss gives deeper blacks and stronger colour for photography and renders, but shows fingerprints.
Standard matte is thinner, fine for a process book. A layflat has its own thick pages.
Details reviewers notice
Resolution
300 dpi at print size, 150 dpi at the least. Screenshots and web images are often too small; the preview warns you.
Text away from the spine
Hardcover pages curve into the spine, so keep captions off the inner edge. A layflat has no gutter.
Name and contact on the back
Put your name, website and email on the back cover in case the book gets separated from your application.
How it works
Upload your file
Choose a product, a size and options, and add your PDF or photo. We check it right away and show you a preview, before you pay.
We print it
We print your order in the Netherlands on the paper or material you chose, from a single piece. No minimum order, no account needed.
We bring it to your door
We ship it to every country of the EU, with tracking. The checkout shows the delivery date for your address.
Questions
How many pages should a portfolio have?
What's the difference between a layflat and a hardcover?
Can I make a different version for each application?
Will my colours come out as on my screen?
More ideas and guides
All ideas and guidesPhoto book or layflat: which one do your photos need?
Photo book vs layflat: what the gutter does to photos across two pages, prices at 40 and 100 pages, the sizes of each and how to set up a layflat file.
How to make a print-ready PDF
Make a print-ready PDF: trim size, 3 mm bleed, PDF/X-4, no printer's marks, single pages and a cover spread with the right spine. InDesign, Affinity and more.
A4 book printing
A4 book printing from one copy: a thesis, report, cookbook or photo book. Thesis tips, prices per page count, pixel sizes and bleed for 210 × 297 mm.
Square book printing
Square book printing from one copy: 14 × 14, 21 × 21 or 30 × 30 cm. For photo books, picture books and art, with prices, pixel sizes and layout tips.
Print your own recipe book
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Wedding album printing, and a guestbook to match
Wedding album printing from one copy: a layflat that opens flat, from your own PDF or your photographer's spreads. Plus the guestbook and the seating chart.
Print your portfolio
Upload your PDF and see the price and a preview right away.