With the last deadline met and yearbooks not set to ship for another two months, it was time for the staff to think of next year’s theme. But we were not going to simply brainstorm it as a class; each of them was to develop a theme and sell it to the rest of us. That’s where this theme project came in…
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As the school year and the work on this year’s yearbook is winding down, advisers can already start their preparations for next year. One great way to get ready for next year is by attending a yearbook workshop. You can see all of Walsworth’s workshop options in our updated Workshop Central section, with listings broken down by month.
The yearbooks that make up this year’s version of Walsworth’s online Theme Gallery were not afraid to be bold in the ways they attempted to tell the stories of the year at their schools. Take a look in our gallery, and see how they wove their theme concepts through the entire book.
Yearbook staffs devote many hours to creating that ideal cover for their yearbook. It’s usually one of the first tasks the staff tackles once school is back in session, if not earlier at a summer workshop. Now, the Idea File blog can help. We’ve launched our new Cover Gallery under Showcase.
Yearbooks thrive on ideas. Designs, photos, articles, themes – all the elements of a yearbook need them. The thoughts generated from frequent brainstorming sessions are the lifeblood of any publication.
It is always with some hesitation that a wholly original approach is taken in developing a yearbook theme. Given the diversity inherent to our west Texas border town of El Paso, the 2009 Franklin High School yearbook staff and I sought to reflect the many dimensions of living on a border by choosing a theme relevant to our existence.
Developing a theme idea throughout the yearbook not only helps to unify the book, but also adds a special dimension of involvement for readers. In the late 90s, there are many theme directions you can pursue.
Struggling to come up with a theme for this year’s yearbook? Find hundreds of ideas for every possible section of your yearbook.
Here are examples of some themes schools have used in past years. Within each theme, there are examples of titles for possible sections in the yearbook.
Strong theme copy helps introduce your unifying concept to your readers. Learn some tips and tricks for creating the optimal copy.
