Author name: Lynn

We have many posts on ways to stay organized—some are really helpful, like using a ladder so you don’t run out of pages—but others are more like guides or suggestions. Everyone approaches making a yearbook differently, and we’re here to share some of our knowledge and the best ideas we’ve learned over the years. Through […]

I was an elementary school yearbook creator for 13 years. I spent thirteen years creating yearbooks for grades 2-5, sometimes grades 1-5 (our district tried a new configuration during overcrowding), and five of those years, I also did a yearbook for PreK-1. Then, for 4 of those years, some overlapping with the other 2, I

Does your yearbook company send you a Startup Packet every year? What is in a startup packet? Do you use a startup packet – You should! Every year the yearbook company would send a Startup Packet with a bunch of booklets, samples, instructions, and a bunch of other useful and fun things. The packet would

As deadlines approach, you might be thinking about “closing out” some of your yearbook pages and sections. The portrait section often seems like one of the easiest to sign off on and one of the less creative areas of the yearbook—until you get into the weeds of proofing all the fine details and try some

Many yearbook companies hold annual contests for their customers to showcase their yearbooks. These contests offer various categories, such as cover design, photography, layout, writing, captions, theme, and overall design. The categories are typically divided by school levels or types, making it accessible for everyone to participate. There are also larger national yearbook contests. When

In a previous post I mentioned how going to conferences means I made new yearbook friends and found out I am not exactly alone in this yearbook forest, but I didn’t mention the actual conference learning that happens. This summer I attended the Entourage Yearbook conference in New Jersey. This wasn’t my first time, but

In my head, I’ve planned this and many other posts, but I’ve had a block. We’ve all heard of—and many of us have experienced—writer’s block. But what I had was something different: a time block. Most yearbook advisors and creators aren’t just yearbook advisors and creators—they’re also teachers, parents, coaches, holding other jobs, taking care

Let me start by saying I started writing this post but found myself telling the story of my personal yearbook bff, so I am back to writing about making other yearbook friends. As I said in another post, I was the yearbook person – handed the job via the PTO when no one else would

Where do you find your Inspiration? Now that your head is clearing from all the school year schedules, where do you find your inspiration? Do you think about little pieces of yearbook ideas or big ideas? Sometimes I get an idea in my head for a theme or a style and I just can’t shake