The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

With a shelter-in-place order postponing production, many staffs are still waiting for books. Whether your school year is over or you’re worried about safety, you might not be keen on a drive-thru

Distribute the yearbook with the most impact and the least amount of personal contact.

Advisers. Amplified. We’re hosting our annual adviser training with a new twist this year. We’re bringing the workshop to you.

We were blown away with all the entries in our first-ever Great Story contest. From feature stories to personal revelations, the stories were heartfelt and heartbreaking.

We’re excited to share the winning layouts from our inaugural Great Design contest.

Before this spring, yearbook staffs kept their inside pages a secret, reveling in the reveal on distribution day. But the pandemic forced staffs to rethink their marketing strategy, doing something

Adviser Kristin Taylor (center) examines a spread with co-editors in chief Siena Mizel and Julia Wanger. Mizel and Wanger have been on yearbook staff all four years of high school. Photo by Quincy

We are excited to announce the winners of the Spring 2020 edition of Balfour’s Great Shot Photo Contest. This edition of the contest was unlike any we’ve done before, as this spring has proven that

Balfour employees at the letter jacket facility in Waco, TX, have been sewing masks for local hospitals. They were crafted from cap and gown fabric from Gaspard, Balfour’s sister company, also owned