The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

It’s now 2016 and there’s absolutely no reason why your yearbook should not be promoted on social media. If you and your staff are

February is one of the busiest months for yearbook production and deadlines. It is also a great time to run an index as a sales and coverage tool.

Quill and Scroll announced the winners of its 2014 Yearbook Excellence Contest recognizing the best in high school yearbook publishing. Students from nine Balfour schools received awards for their

This time of year typically comes with numerous pages of proofs to correct. It’s time for everyone on staff to pay attention to the details and help keep the book consistent from cover to cover.

Meet Image Share, a community photo app that your yearbook staff and school community will love. Image Share allows students, parents and faculty in the school community to contribute content for the

Do you need ideas for last-minute yearbook sales? Are you struggling to reach students who haven’t bought a yearbook? Check out the GREEN KIT, a detailed plan for targeting non-buyers.

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” In that case, Kristi Rathbun will live a good long time.

As much as the yearbook staff enjoys a well-developed theme and beautiful page design, people buy the yearbook to look at the pictures.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association released its list of Crown Award finalists for publications published during the 2013-14 academic year. Balfour is both honored and delighted to work with 13

by Erin Coggins

Erin Coggins is the adviser at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama.

I love to travel and meet new people. When they ask what I do for a living, I proudly respond that I teach