The Designer is the design and proofing side of a printed album. You design for free, your client reviews online, and the finished album is printed by Brilliant Prints.
Pick a physical size up front — 8×8 up to 16×12 — and how many spreads to start with. A spread is the open book: two facing pages, designed as one canvas. You can add or remove spreads (in blocks of five) while you work, and switch to another size with the same orientation later.
Drop photos anywhere on the editor and they upload straight to secure storage; we build fast screen copies so editing stays snappy while your originals are kept untouched for print. Choose a layout per spread, drag photos into slots, pan and zoom each crop. Everything autosaves — leave and come back anytime, on any machine.
Share a private link to viewingroom.co — white-labelled with your studio's name, logo and colour, and with an optional passcode for extra privacy. Your client flips through the album like a real book on their phone or desktop, taps any page to pin a note, and approves (or sends their notes) with one button. Their feedback lands in your editor, pinned to the exact spot; revise and re-send a new proof on the same link. A Client links page keeps the birdseye view: every link you've shared across projects, each client's verdict, and what's still waiting on a reply.
When the album's approved, one click renders a full print package — every spread at 300 DPI from your original files — and notifies Brilliant Prints. You get a proof link showing exactly what will print. Designing costs nothing; you only order when you're happy.
Review links stay open for 30 days unless you choose between 7 and 90 (re-send anytime), and a review closes itself once your client approves — you can reopen it with one click. Your original files are deleted 30 days after an album is sent to print — so order reprints or make changes within that window. Albums can be archived to tidy your dashboard, and deleted permanently when you're done.
Want the full walkthrough with pictures? Read the album guide — or the frame guide.