Low Poly

A low poly storybook from your photos

Faceted geometric 3D world, crystalline gradients and modern videogame charm.

Sample spread illustrated in the Low Poly style

The world of Low Poly

Faceted forms, jewel colours, worlds built from luminous triangles. Low poly reads like a beautiful video game cutscene, which for a certain kind of kid (and adult) is the highest possible praise.

Best for: Gamers, tech-loving families, futuristic adventures.

Who it suits

A reader whose reference points are games rather than films. It is the one style in the catalogue that a certain kind of twelve-year-old considers a compliment, and it suits a book about building, making or figuring something out.

Which photos work best

Clear features and simple backgrounds. The faceting reduces a face to planes, so anything cluttered behind the subject turns to noise. Well-lit indoor photos are fine, which is not true of every style here.

How it differs from Modern Flat

Modern flat is two-dimensional and calm. Low poly builds the same clarity in three dimensions, with faceted surfaces and gradients. If the story is about a world, this; if it is about a mood, the other. See Modern Flat

Questions about this style

Does it look like a specific game?

No. Low poly is a whole visual family rather than one title, and the style borrows the technique, not any game's characters or settings.

Will an adult like it?

Adults who play games usually do. Adults who do not tend to read it as a child's style, so it is worth knowing the recipient before choosing it.

Your photos, this style

Every Fableself book starts from your photos. Your people are redrawn faithfully, same faces, same hair, same spark, inside this style's world, across every page of an original story written for you. Every page is reviewed before it reaches you. You approve a full digital proof before any payment.