The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

Lose weight. Save money. Spend more time with family. We all think of ways to improve ourselves at this time of year. Let’s also take that energy and focus it on our staffs.

The skills you’re learning today on your school’s yearbook or student media staff can have enormous real-world application. A photo editor might one day own a photography business. Graphic skills can

As the semester rapidly comes to a close, your staff frantically works to finish pages before the holiday break. Reward their effort with fun and festivities and celebrate finishing the first

We are pleased to announce the winners of this fall’s Great Shot Photo Contest. For the first time, entries were accepted in two categories: sports and school spirit. With more than 1,500 photos

Staff members gathered for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 18 to officially open the doors to the new space. The work stations and meeting rooms came to life immediately as some employees

The index is the first place students look because they want to see what pages they’re on. But if you wait until spring to run the index, you’re bound to have mistakes and missing information.

Balfour’s SayIt! Custom Signage lets you and your staff put your “mark” on yearbook marketing. With the design portal, you can order custom posters, banners, postcards, window clings and more. Use

With the click of a button, thousands of images are instantly available on the Internet. But is it legal or ethical to use them?

Copyright protects photos, stories andillustrations—including ones

Quotes are the heart of your stories and captions. But too often they’re bogged down with attribution in the wrong place. So, let’s set the record straight when it comes to he said/she said.

From the triumph of the last-second win to the screaming frenzy of fans, the Friday Night Lights are the perfect backdrop to capture moments for our semi-annual Great Shot Photo Contest.