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What Makes a Good Yearbook Theme?

A yearbook theme is more than color and type. This video introduces the foundational ideas that help themes feel intentional and easy to follow. 

Universal Trends

Learn which design trends continue to resonate and how to use them in ways that still feel current.

New Trends for 2027

Get a high-level look at new yearbook design trends for 2027 and the inspiration driving them.

How to Apply Trends to Your Yearbook

This video shows how trends move from inspiration to execution while keeping your yearbook readable and cohesive.

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Stephanie Zeman

Stephanie is a Senior Graphic Designer for Walsworth Yearbooks. In her previous role as a Yearbooks Rep, she realized her passion for design and wanted to help students develop their publications on a national level. This led her to join the marketing department where she led the design of Volume 9 and 10 of Possibilities, Walsworth’s award-winning 352-page publication showcasing student work from across the country. She also develops summer workshop looks, convention materials, social media campaigns and more.

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Sabrina Cady, CJE

Sabrina Cady, CJE, is a Walsworth Yearbooks representative, key accounts specialist and the former publications adviser at J.W. Mitchell High School in Trinity, Florida. Under her leadership, The Stampede yearbook earned multiple CSPA Crowns, an NSPA Pacemaker, and was a Design of the Year Finalist. She was Teacher of the Year in 2013, a District Teacher of the Year Finalist, and teaches at workshops and conventions nationwide.

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Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan is the former yearbook adviser at Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, and now a special consultant for Walsworth Yearbooks. He was a yearbook adviser for 35 years, and over the years the Decamhian yearbook earned numerous Pacemaker and CSPA Gold Crown honors. The Decamhian was recognized in 2022 as having earned the second-highest number of Pacemakers in NSPA’s 100 year history. Jordan was the 1996 JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year, and has received CSPA Gold Key, NSPA Pioneer, JEA Medal of Merit and JEA Lifetime Achievement awards. He received the Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award in 2021. He now shares his expertise with students and advisers at workshops and conventions across the country and leads mentorship through the Adviser Mentor Program. He was among the first to embrace desktop technology in the 1980s and apply it to yearbook, and he remains an innovator in the yearbook industry. Be sure to check out his yearbook-focused podcast, Yearbook Chat with Jim that highlights the stories of great yearbook advisers from around the country.

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