If you're uploading your own custom layouts into the MILK Design Studio, please follow the below measurements and guidelines to ensure the best print result.
Note: When creating layouts for any format that supports full bleed spreads, please ensure double-page spreads are designed and uploaded as spreads and not as two single pages. Only the first and last pages can be uploaded as single pages.
The following book formats support a full page layout or double-page spread:
From the Premium range (all formats):
Premium Large Landscape
Double-page spread: 652 x 247mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 329 x 247mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Large Portrait
Double-page spread: 488 x 329mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 247 x 329mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Large Square
Double-page spread: 564.8 x 285.4mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 285.4 x 285.4mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Medium Landscape
Double-page spread: 442 x 168mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 224 x 168mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Medium Portrait
Double-page spread: 330 x 224mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 168 x 224mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Medium Square
Double-page spread: 412.4 x 209.2mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 209.2 x 209.2mm (including 3mm bleed)
From the Classic Photo Album range:
Classic Medium Landscape Album
Double-page spread: 476 x 194mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 241 x 194mm (including 3mm bleed)
Classic Large Landscape Album
Double-page spread: 666.4 x 285.4mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 336.2 x 285.4mm (including 3mm bleed)
From the Moleskine Photo Book range:
Moleskine Medium Square Photo Book
Double-page spread: 412.4 x 209.2mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 209.2 x 209.2mm (including 3mm bleed)
Moleskine Classic Landscape Photo Book
Double-page spread: 420 x 136mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 213 x 136mm (including 3mm bleed)
Moleskine Classic Portrait Photo Book
Double-page spread: 266 x 214mm (including 3mm bleed)
First/last pages: 136 x 214mm (including 3mm bleed)
The following formats DO NOT support a full page layout:
Premium Wedding Magazine:
Large Portrait Wedding Magazine
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 247 x 329mm (including 3mm bleed)
From the Classic Photo Book range:
Classic Small Landscape Photo Book
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 184 x 138mm (including 3mm bleed)
Classic Medium Landscape Photo Book
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 241 x 194mm (including 3mm bleed)
Classic Large Landscape Photo Book
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 336.2 x 285.4mm (including 3mm bleed)
From the Moleskine Photo Book range:
Moleskine Medium Landscape Photo Book
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 235 x 188mm (including 3mm bleed)
Moleskine MILK Medium Landscape Monograph
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 235 x 188mm (including 3mm bleed)
From the Softcover range:
Premium Medium Landscape
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 224 x 168mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Medium Portrait
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 168 x 224mm (including 3mm bleed)
Premium Medium Square
Double-page spread: Not available
Single-page: 209.2 x 209.2mm (including 3mm bleed)
Please note that the final page of the Softcover range and the Wedding Magazine cannot have a full bleed page as the MILK Logo is on the final page in this format.
Please export your images as high resolution JPG/JPEG files at 300dpi+ (at the final size), for upload into the MILK Books Design Studio. The color space should be sRGB with profile embedded. Our workflow also supports wide gamut profiles including AdobeRGB and ProPhoto RGB.
We've determined that images over 300dpi match the print result of higher resolution images in quality and no visible improvement can be detected. Extremely large image files over 300dpi may also slow performance, therefore we do not recommend uploading images higher than 300dpi at the spread or page size into our design studio.
To check the DPI of your images at the final size, you can use the image quality tool in the Design Studio. You can see more about this tool here.