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The fall edition of the Great Shot Photo Contest. We have two brand new assignments for you—School Spirit and Creative Lighting. Let’s get snapping!

Share your best “School Spirit” or “Creative

From magazines to advertisements to college brochures (all of those great sources of design inspiration), cut out background (COB) photos are everywhere. Why not fit them into your publication to

Each year around this time, the leaves begin to fall and the predictably warm days of summer begin to cool with the autumn breeze. Ghouls and goblins begin to make appearances on lawns of decorating

It’s walk-through time, and as an official evaluator, you’ve got to make the rounds through a publications class. This is the group that publishes the yearbook, runs the online newspaper, compiles a

What a week it was! Creative yearbook staffs everywhere went all out to #celebrateyearbook - and the importance of yearbooks - during National Yearbook Week October 2-8. The week was full of great

Your theme’s chosen, spreads are designed, and everyone knows the drill. Excitement was high those first few weeks, but now your staff has settled into the routine. That initial exuberance has

Temperatures might still be in the 90’s in parts of the country, but the calendar says it’s fall and that means it’s time to sip pumpkin spiced lattes, check out craft shows, decorate Jack-O-Lanterns

The first week of October each year is when we celebrate all things yearbook. It's also a great time to promote your yearbook and ad sales. In honor of the week and your sale, let's celebrate

As part of our series, “The Essentials,” we present the required elements of yearbook. Today’s focus is the folio.

The folio is an essential reader service, providing vital information to the

It’s a Google world now. But just like some people want to hold a book instead of a Kindle, many staffers prefer a physical copy to a digital one. Let’s explore organizational materials that will

Essential to yearbook deadlines, the ladder provides an organizational system for spread planning. In simpler terms: The ladder is the place you write down what goes where. Here are four ways to

Summer might be over, but we can relive it all year long with sizzling summer spreads. Let’s head back to the beach with 2022 books to find inspiration for new layouts.