Author name: Lynn

When I first saw heated debates about senior quotes and superlatives in the yearbook advisor Facebook groups, I’ll be honest – I didn’t immediately understand why this was so controversial. I’d created yearbooks for elementary students for years, so senior-specific features weren’t something I’d had to think about. But as I read more perspectives and […]

I spend more time than I probably should scrolling through the Facebook groups for yearbook advisors. You know the ones – where a first-year advisor posts a panicked question at 10 PM and a veteran of twenty years offers advice by 10:03. Where someone shares a brilliant coverage idea, and three people immediately explain why

Have you considered using AI to streamline the yearbook process or handle tedious tasks? I’ve been thinking a lot about how AI can make certain tasks easier, and it occurred to me that creating a yearbook is a perfect example of work that could benefit from the “work smarter, not harder” approach—using AI to free

I was talking to a friend recently when she shared a story about her thirty-year-old son. He’d run into someone from high school—across the country from where they grew up. That Sunday at dinner, he asked where his old yearbooks were. She pulled one off the shelf, handed it to him, and said with a

Recently, I had the occasion to look at my old yearbooks from elementary, middle, and high school, and I can’t believe how different they were from what we make now. I’m going to age myself, but in order to share how yearbooks have evolved since I was in school, I have to. I started elementary

The yearbook has been handed out and shared on social media, and the comments are brutal. Based on real-life experiences. The Excitement Turns Sour An exciting day—YEARBOOK DAY, YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION DAY! You can’t wait to get your hands on this book that you and your staff of students have worked so long on and poured

Wow, your first year is behind you, and you survived! Even better? You’re not deterred from doing it again! Now you know what it takes (a lot!), and the process won’t feel so new and surprising. This time, you can focus on elevating your skills and streamlining your workflow. Take a deep breath, and let’s