Your yearbook theme serves as the soul of your publication – a unifying thread that weaves the stories, memories and faces of the school year together. Yearbook advisers guiding students through this crucial process need a blend of creativity, collaboration and strategic thinking. The latest Walsworth Yearbooks Timely Tips lesson plan helps you and your staff develop a theme that
Updated by Delaney Pierce April 2025 Brainstorming is an important step of the theme development process, but at times it can feel like the trickiest step. Where do we start? How do we make it productive? How long should our brains be storming? Before any good brainstorming session, it is important to lay a few ground rules so everyone is
I was shocked. I was horrified. I worked with several schools this past spring who had not even started their opening pages or theme copy, even though it was the beginning of March! What’s up with that? You may have a deadline structure that allows for this, but it’s not the best approach for introducing the story you are trying
This training video, “The Thoughtful Theme”, hosted by yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, provides invaluable guidance when developing thoughtful and impactful themes for your yearbook. Be sure to watch this video with your staff before theme planning. A great theme goes beyond surface-level graphics and fonts – it uses design to tell a story.
Have you checked out our latest webinar? Now Trending: Yearbook Trends for 2024 breaks down 15 of the hottest trends in yearbook design. Hosts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, covered typography and design trends in two sessions. The first yearbook trends video specifically covers trends in typography. The second looks at more general yearbook trends. Be
March is almost at and end, and we’re excited to wrap up our month-long series with the President’s Collection, part 5! For our final post in this series, we’re featuring The Benjamin Middle School, Drake Middle School, Deerlake Middle School, Harding University, Shawnee Mission South High School, Hill Country Christian School and Providence Senior High School. Yearbook experts Mike Taylor,
As we enter the fourth week of March, we’re excited to bring you the President’s Collection, Part 4! In this post, we share highlights from the yearbooks of Colonial Forge High School, Rock Ridge High School, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, University High School, El Dorado High School and Lexington High School. Yearbook
As the month of March continues, we’re continuing to highlight yearbooks in our 2022 President’s Collection. Yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, discussed what makes the yearbooks in our 2022 President’s Collect great – and we recorded their conversation. We’ve covered six schools in the 2022 President’s Collection, Part 3. Each video focuses on five
Happy March! We’re celebrating the month by highlighting the yearbooks in our 2022 President’s Collection. Yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, sat down to talk about each yearbook. Each video focuses on five main areas: concept and theme, coverage, design, writing and editing, and photography. Yearbook staffs can use these videos and the accompanying handouts
Happy March! We’re celebrating the month by highlighting the yearbooks in our 2022 President’s Collection. Yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, sat down to talk about each yearbook. Each video focuses on five main areas: concept and theme, coverage, design, writing and editing, and photography. Yearbook staffs can use these videos and the accompanying handouts
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