Perfect your palette: 2020 color trends

Go bold with Totally Teal and Rustic Red. Soothe readers with Sea Garden and a Latte. Jump start 2020 planning with a sneak peek at the color trends for next year.

Plan a strong finish for summer and fall books

Not everyone is finished with the yearbook. Summer and fall delivery books are still in the midst of deadline. And with the final bell coming soon, it’s important to strategize to get everything

Summer assignment expands coverage

From time to time we feature guest columns from Balfour advisers. In this guest post from Interlake High School, adviser Megan Bennett shares her strategy for meaningful summer coverage. Bennett has

Congratulations to our Spring 2019 Great Shot Photo Winners!

We are excited to announce the winners of the Spring 2019 edition of Balfour’s Great Shot Photo Contest. This semester’s contest included the categories Expressions and Unusual Angles, and a K-8

Keeping track of spread progress

Tried-and-true strategies keep staffs motivated and organized. Here are three methods advisers use to keep track of yearbook spreads and deadlines. This post originally ran in the Spring 2019

Playing to win

Looking for ways to give your staffers more kudos? Enter their stories, photos and pages in national competitions. Boost their college resumes and bring home the hardware.

As the year wind downs,

About the mistakes…

Distribution day is the best and worst day of the year. You’re so proud of the beautiful book your staff worked so hard to create. And then someone points out a mistake. And another one. And then

Deadlines...could they BE any closer?

In 22 years, Alamo Heights adviser Kristin Cade has never had a late night or Saturday work day.

ACP names college yearbooks Pacemaker finalists

Four Balfour yearbooks were named Pacemaker finalists April 23 by the Associated Collegiate Press. One of the oldest awards in collegiate journalism, the ACP Pacemaker honors the best college

Host a launch party and other ideas to build buzz about the yearbook

Woohoo! You’re done! The yearbook is finished, you’ve sidelined thoughts about next year (at least for a week or two), and you’re ready to start handing out books. So, how do you get the rest of the

It's time to UNBOX the year!

It’s that moment you’ve been waiting for all year. The boxes filled with months of hard work, late nights and last-minute photos have arrived. The theme you planned in your head and developed on your

Guest blog: Spring workshop jumpstarts yearbook plans

From time to time we feature guest columns from Balfour advisers. In this guest post from Fort Zumwalt West High School, adviser Loran Marquez describes how a spring workshop helps schools in her

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