Photo Collage of a Name, Word or Letter

Spell a name, a word or a monogram with your photos. Type the text in Shape Collage and it fills every letter with pictures automatically, for a nursery wall, a team poster, a party banner or a gift.

A name

"Mom", with the kids' names

I ♥ NY

I ♥ NY, with the Statue of Liberty

Pets

A word

A volleyball player's name

A team and its season

How to make a name collage

Download Shape Collage (free for Windows, Mac and Linux) and open it.
Drag your photos into the photo box. Letters need more photos than simple shapes: plan on 20 to 40 photos per letter.
On the Shape and Size tab, choose Text and type the name or word. Pick a bold font: thick letters show the photos better.
Make the collage wide, for example 6000 × 2000 pixels for a long name.
Click Create, then save it as a JPEG or PNG.

Tips

Short is better: a first name, initials or one word reads well from across a room; long phrases need a very large print.
One letter at a time: for a big wall display, make each letter as its own collage and print them separately.
Any language: the text uses the fonts on your computer, so names in Chinese, Japanese, Arabic or any other script work.
Your own lettering: for a script font or a logo, save the text as a black-and-white PNG and load it with Custom Shape.