The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

Last week, Pantone introduced Living Color as the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year. According to the company’s news release, “Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth

From time to time we feature guest columns from Balfour advisers. In this guest post, St. Thomas' Episcopal School adviser David Graves shares how Hurricane Harvey impacted his staff's book in 2018.

Group photographs provide a visual record of the people in an organization or on a team. Helpyour readers by arranging and naming people in group photos in a logical and consistent manner.

From time to time we feature Balfour advisers and schools. In this guest post, Landmark Christian School adviser Elizabeth Ervin shares how she turned the yearbook room into a creative and productive

The people section is a vital aspect of elementary school yearbooks. Here are five ideas for providing more coverage with the portraits.

It’s one of the most looked-at sections, but it receives the least attention from designers. But if we’re really creating yearbooks for the people, we should give them more love.

More yearbook sales are just a few clicks away with Balfour’s eMarketing tool. Right inside your StudioBalfour account, you can design and send custom email campaigns to buyers in just a few steps.

Every year advisers face the decision of how many yearbooks to order. Sales are not always robust in January when final counts are due. There’s a delicate balance between ordering extras for late

As we move into deadline mode, it’s important still to find time for staff bonding. Creating a yearbook is tough work and no one will stick around if it’s not fun. Volunteering is a one way to build

We are excited to announce the winners of our Fall 2018 Great Shot Photo Contest. This year's contest included the categories Academic Activities and Sports: Off the Field, as well as a K-8 category.

Merriam-Webster defines personal space as the distance from another at which one feels comfortable talking or being next to that other person. There’s an instinctive desire to protect this invisible

The title page is one of two single pages in the yearbook: page one and the last page. It follows the front endsheet and must convey essential information about the school and the year. It also needs