At Profotonet, it’s possible to personalize the cover of your photo book with your own laser-engraved text. We use a laser engraving machine for this. In this blog, you’ll learn which cover materials and colors allow for text engraving, and what to keep in mind when designing your laser text.

Unique laser text on all photo books

Do you want to make your amazing photo book even more personal? Then we have good news! With all of our photo books, it’s possible to add a unique laser text to the front cover. This applies to our Premium hardcover, and Professional photo books. Please note that laser text is only available on a selected range of covers. On this page, you can find which covers allow you to add a personal laser text.

Each cover has its own character

At Profotonet, you can choose from over 60 cover colors to design a beautiful, unique, and personal cover for your photo book. Each material has its own character and reacts differently to the laser engraving machine. As a result, every material creates a different effect on the laser text. Leather and suede covers, for example, create more of an embossed look. A thin layer of the leather or suede is burned away, creating a subtle depth effect. With linen and vinyl covers, this is not the case the text is engraved directly onto the material. In addition, the laser produces a different text color depending on the material. This happens because the top layer of the cover material is burned away, revealing the underlying layer, which determines the color of the laser text. This means it’s not possible to choose the color of your laser design.

Create your laser text exactly the way you want

The great thing about laser text is that there are endless possibilities. Any font, any text, any size, and even custom illustrations such as rings, cities, logos, or other unique designs can all be laser engraved.

When creating your own engraving, make sure your design is set up in black. Then place your black design on a white background. This allows us to laser your design onto the photo book in the best possible way. The only thing you can’t choose is the color, so there’s no need to take that into account when designing your personal laser engraving.

How do I set up my laser text?

In our desktop software, we offer several ready-made designs that you can use for your cover. Prefer to use your own design? Of course you can. Create your design in a program of your choice and upload it as a .JPEG, PNG, or TIFF file.

Please keep the following points in mind when creating your laser design:

  • In the desktop software, choose the product “photo book with laser text” and use only black text or black designs on the cover. Colors cannot be recognized by the laser.
  • Make sure to use a white or transparent background. Colored backgrounds will be engraved as black.
  • Keep the size of the cover in mind and avoid making your design too small. Fine lines or small text may be less visible on certain materials, such as linen.
  • We therefore recommend avoiding thin fonts and using lines that are at least 2 pixels thick.
  • Our team manually checks every design before engraving it. This ensures the best possible result and highest quality.

A photo book with laser text is available for an additional charge of only €19.