The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

It’s unavoidable. The index is the most text heavy section of the yearbook. But you can make this necessary reader service a little more fun with pops of color, theme and people.

Colorado snow, California beaches and Disney castles make for beautiful photos and stories. While we often feature travel spreads early in the book, spring break is an overlooked opportunity.

Is it girl’s basketball or girls’ basketball? Neither actually. Sports grammar and style can be tricky, especially if you’re not super familiar with all the sports. Here’s seven suggestions to clean

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It’s easy to showcase the theme on the cover and early pages. It’s tougher to carry it later on, especially on reference pages like the group shots and team photos.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association recognized two Balfour advisers as part of the 2020 National High School Teacher of the Year Awards program, Feb. 11.

“On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent 80 cents out of your dollar.” –David Ogilvy, British

Feature previous editions. Showcase photos. Celebrate achievements. Let the outside world have an inside look at the yearbook staff.

Academics. It’s the whole reason we’re in school. And yet, too often the coverage is lackluster and the photos are well, lacking. Let’s change this by capturing real moments in the classroom.

Everyone has a story to tell. It’s an old axiom that benefits the yearbook world. Unheard stories all around us—in the next seat and the classroom down the hall, at club meetings and late-night

Advertising is one of the easiest ways to boost the yearbook budget. But you may be overlooking some obvious prospects. Increase your revenue with group ads.