As the old saying goes, you can’t judge a book by its cover…but you CAN judge THE cover! The 2023-24 Friesens Cover Contest is back for another year, and we’re excited to see this years’ entries. We love putting this contest on each year, as it helps us celebrate the creativity, time, and effort that […]
National Yearbook Week is coming up October 1 – 7, 2023! Proclaimed in 1987 by then-President Ronald Reagan, it was declared to recognize the importance of preserving memories and school tradition. It’s a time to honour school yearbook programs and the students who work hard to compile all the year’s memories into a lasting, printed […]
Friesens Corporation is excited to yet again be at the Frankfurt International Book Fair, October 18-22, 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany! This five-day event is widely recognized as the most important book fair in the world as far as book promotion, author exposure, book deals, and trade. It’s also the oldest book fair in the world; […]
Yearbooks are a gateway to the past – a memory capsule of the best friends we had in high school, our favorite teachers, and all the ups and downs along the way. Behind the colorful pages are many technical terms that are used in the yearbook world. So, whether you’re a student involved in the […]
When creating text communications, the words you’re sharing is only half of what you’re sharing with the world. The rest comes from the visuals of how you present your information. So what is Font Psychology? Simply put, it’s the study of how we perceive fonts to have certain emotions or associations. This can be broken […]
Friesens has supported STARS Air Ambulance for several years and has had a long-standing relationship with them because of the vital service they provide, not only to local communities but to rural, remote areas, arriving in a fraction of time it would take any other emergency vehicle. STARS is a charitable, non-profit organization funded by […]
Every four years, we get the honour and excitement to print a book for the Association of Texas Photography Instructors. We were on hand in February for the launch of Volume V of the Best of Texas Scholastic Photography and managed to catch up with one of their Senior Consultants. Dr. Bradley Wilson is currently […]
Yearbooks are a form of journalism as they document the events, people, and atmosphere of your school. Student journalists work tirelessly to capture the spirit of their school year with words and photographs, so it is important that student publications are accessible to all audiences. Through meticulously compiled stories and images, the yearbook captures moments […]
This appears to be a year for changes in Adobe products. Being a subscriber of the Adobe Creative Cloud, I am accustomed to seeing a regular stream of updates. Generally, the changes are subtle and may even go unnoticed. Recently I wrote about the changes coming to Adobe products where Type 1 fonts will no […]
Senior quotes are a bad idea for yearbook staffs – here’s why One of a senior’s most anticipated traditions can become a yearbook adviser’s worst nightmare Flipping through the yearbook at the end of the year is one of the many things that graduates look forward to and senior quotes are a time-honored tradition many […]
