The journal

Notes on keeping moments

Thoughts from the Nokoru team on printing photos that play, keeping family videos safe, and making books worth handing down. New posts when we have something worth saying.

How Many Photos Should You Put in a Photobook?

Photos per page, pages per book, and how to stop a photobook turning into an archive — with a simple starting formula and where to break it.

How to Make a Photobook You'll Actually Love

A short, practical method for turning a chaotic camera roll into a photobook worth keeping: pick a story, cull hard, edit for rhythm, and print it.

A gift that unwraps twice

Why a photobook whose pages play their moments lands differently as a gift — and how to set one up so it plays for the person you give it to.

How to print photos that play video

QR codes, AR markers, and image recognition — the three ways to turn phone videos into printed photos you can watch, and the trade-offs of each.