Ilan Binisti
Co-founder, Memory Pencil
Ilan Binisti is a software engineer and the co-founder of Memory Pencil, alongside Julien Cornille. Like him, he is a software-engineer dad from the Paris area who started from the same observation: store-bought coloring books feature characters kids don't know.
He co-built the book production pipeline, from turning photos into coloring pages through to print-on-demand, and takes part in the page-by-page review that precedes every handoff to the printer.
More about the team: the About page.
Articles on the blog
Practical guide
How to choose a dot-to-dot book your child will actually finish
Between a child just discovering numbers and one who can follow a long sequence, the right book is not the same. Real difficulty, readability, number of dots, themes: the guide to choosing well.
Practical guide
Personalized coloring book: turning your family memories into a creative activity
A beautiful personalized coloring book takes more than gathering your favorite photos. Sharp faces, readable scenes, a coherent story: the full guide to choosing and organising your photos.
Practical guide
Line-art render: how to keep your photo true to the real scene
The most lifelike line drawing doesn't come from a magic filter. It's decided when you pick the photo: a full frame with people uncropped, and a calm background. Here's how those two choices keep the drawing close to the scene you lived.
Practical guide
The PDF to color: what's inside and how to print it well
The same personalized book, delivered as a PDF instead of a bound book. What the file contains, how to print it at home, and why it's the simplest way to test before ordering the book.
Practical guide
How to choose the photos for your personalized coloring album
Picking the right photos drives roughly 80% of the result. Here are the 7 criteria we apply internally before validating an album.