The city-based parental teams behind the free photo book app Recently, and blogger and consultant Alison Mazurek (600sqftandbaby), have joined forces to create a series of articles on preserving their kids’ artwork.

As a parent who lives in a tiny one bedroom apartment in a major city, Mazurek knows that clutter is a major concern. And every parent knows that as soon as their children begin drawing, they have lots of precious art to try and preserve!

The first article is a step-by-step guide into converting mountains of kid art from school, summer camps, and daycare into a manageable and cute art book, using the free iOS app.

The process involves taking well-lit pictures of each art piece, with plain white backgrounds. Then use Adobe Lightroom to uniformly edit 50 photos, and order them via Recently for automatic layout in a compact art book.

“Recently takes seconds, compared to other apps which are complicated, making the process cumbersome and time consuming,” said Mazurek. “And the paper quality and design is unmatched.”

“Elizabeth and I have always admired Alison’s creative strategies for maximizing small spaces, her skill when photographing kid’s art, her aesthetic when practicing minimalism and her commitment to chronicling her family’s life,” said Scott Valins, founder, Recently app.

New users can use the discount code 600sqft to receive a discount when signing up on Recently. Recently is only available on iOS mobile platforms.


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