National Yearbook Week is October 4-10. This honorary week (the first full week in October) is dedicated to the role that yearbooks play in America. It’s a great time to celebrate our emotional
Your perfect yearbook plug-in
BalfourTools® and Adobe InDesign® go hand in hand. They are two parts of the page construction process because BalfourTools makes Adobe InDesign yearbook friendly. It’s the #1 yearbook plug-in for
Probably the biggest yearbook sale on the planet
It’s the biggest yearbook sale of the year — and you’ll want to be a part of it! Schools across the country learn useful selling secrets during this annual event. National Buy Your Yearbook Day has
5 places to find instant inspiration
When looking for design inspiration online, most students go to Pinterest and that’s all. For fresh designs to pin to your yearbook staff’s board, explore sites* where designers hang out.
Effortlessly obtain more photos for the yearbook
Having trouble getting photos of Cross Country? Golf? Field trips? Physics projects?
Yearbook photographers can’t be everywhere so why not allow students or parents who are at sporting events,
Yearbook Critiquing: Begin with the end in mind
Goals will help you break down yearbook production into bite-size pieces. Take a critical look at last year’s book. What would you like to improve or do differently? Survey students, including
It’s the “little things” that count
by Jack Kennedy Dow Jones Newspaper Fund 1993 Teacher of the Year
The difference between good reporting and great reporting lies in the “little things.”
Portfolios create opportunity for self-assessment
Grading students’ work for scholastic publications is a frequently shared challenge for new and experienced advisers alike. Portfolio assessments are a highly effective evaluation tool for journalism
It’s all things YEARBOOK…and all things TEXAN
Balfour’s Intensity Workshop is a 3-day immersion training in all things YEARBOOK. Yearbook advisers, editors and staff are welcome to attend the workshop, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 –