In particular, we had a tough time placing photos correctly into the basic “Build your own” design with the images often overlapping with the grid of the calendar. It’s software, however, is a slog to use, which drops Printique to second place for calendars. Printique is still the top dog when it comes to photo calendar print quality. Best photo qualityĬalendar has flimsiest cover and pages of all we reviewed If you order a photo book from Mixbook, be sure to check out Mixbook's shipping information and deadlines
It's the second-priciest offering behind Shutterfly’s, but we felt that the quality and usability of Mixbook’s calendars were worth the cost. Mixbook's calendar is a bit higher priced than some of the competition, however. We also appreciated the variety of ways to customize your calendar including 139 design templates and tools to adjust borders, drop shadows and image opacity. If you get stuck, Mixbook even has a live chat feature.
If you’re intimidated about designing a calendar, Mixbook takes out the stress with clear and fun-to-use software that helps make the process a breeze. Similarly, writing on the calendar grid was crisp, with no smudging. Mixbook’s calendars were on the same level as its photo books subjects, from portraits to landscapes, were consistently pleasing and accurate. Our images included a variety of landscapes, cityscapes and candid portraits in the Tuscany region of Italy.