The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

The title page is one of two single pages in the yearbook: page one and the last page. It follows the front endsheet and must convey essential information about the school and the year. It also needs

Introduce visual motifs that will be carried throughout the book on the cover 

A few years back, The Atlantic Monthly magazine set out to discover how creative ideas become concrete reality. For a “culture special report” headlined How Genius Works, the magazine asked artists

Halloween costumes and Santa hats. Turkey stuffing and Menorahs. The holidays are a time for food, fun and celebration. Let’s sprinkle some of that joy into the yearbook. 

Sometimes, it’s okay to judge a book by its cover. The cover is the first thing students and potential buyers see. There are multiple cover options to showcase the theme and wow the audience. The

There’s no need to stress over what the yearbook cover should look like. The simplyCREATE collection provides a variety of beautiful cover options, without having to worry about colors, fonts or

As students work on yearbook pages, they’ll need to learn new vocabulary. Yearbook terminology will help them understand the anatomy of a spread.

Double-page spread - Two facing pages in the

The sections of a yearbook arrange the story of the year. But if you’ve always run the same sections, maybe it’s time for a change. Here are three formats for organizing the book.

For Nike, it’s a swoosh. For FedEx, it’s bold letters forming an arrow in the white space. For Starbucks, it’s a lovely siren on a green, black and white circle. These companies’ logos are iconic

With classes, clubs and sports back in action, there’s no time to lose. We need to train our yearbook troops and get them out in the field. If you’re like most yearbook staffs, you have a few newbies

Before developing a theme, you have to come up with an idea. If you’re stuck for where to start, consider new avenues for finding inspiration. We’ve got four new options to get you thinking.