Archives | 2017

Once you commit to your theme and start down the path of making everything relate back to it, it’s going to be very hard to change. Let me tell you a few things to watch out for to get you started in the right direction. Things to avoid: Copying another school’s theme because you think its […]

One of the most difficult tasks you will be faced with during the year is making sure your team/group/club/students are all on the same page. Not only with the project and the deadlines you have to achieve, but also with the finished design of your Cover, Endsheets, and Pages. Your editors, designers, and photographers are […]

Working on your theme is a great way to start the year, its an important foundation for your yearbook and its a great way to start building your team. To get started have the class conduct a brainstorming session – a process that encourages the development of innovative ideas and problem solving through unrestricted and […]

What is this theme thing, and why do people keep talking about it? Your yearbook theme is important because it will make the rest of your job in creating your yearbook easier…that’s the real reason. Yes, it helps unify your book, yes it creates a mood, yes it helps flow, but when it comes right […]

Now is the time! When everything is fresh, clean and new, this is the time to get your yearbook organized. Taking a couple minutes/hours/days to get things in order, it will make the next 6-9 months a whole lot easier. One way to get organized is to tackle the big list! What do you need […]

Congratulations! You have joined the world of Yearbook, you will never be the same again. It isn’t a question of should you be involved in the yearbook, of course you should! Yearbooks are awesome! The question is are you cut out for it? I would say yes! But here are a few questions you need […]

Writing prompts are like diving boards: a springy platform meant to launch you into a new space. They can be a word, a sentence, an image or an idea and they are a great way to get you writing, even if you don’t have a book you’re working on. But writing prompts can do more […]

HEIDELBERG XL75 INSTALLED AND  RUNNING! Heidelberg has competed installation and training of the new cover press. While this press is smaller than its predecessor, at twenty-nine inches it comes fitted with the latest in technology designed to meet our needs for short-run cover production. It is a five-colour plus aqueous coating configuration. The press comes […]

You may have heard the term ‘beta readers’, but what exactly are they and why are they so important? If you, the author, are the ‘alpha’, then beta readers are the next set of eyes on your manuscript. This can be scary. What if they don’t like it? The truth is, early drafts are clunky. […]