Empowering you to create the most fantastic yearbook possible – that’s what our 2026 Planning Kit is all about! Whether you’re a veteran yearbook adviser or diving in for the first time, the Planning Kit is your essential companion. Our goal is to set you up for a successful yearbook journey, and the Planning Kit was created by specifically crafting materials with your school’s needs in mind.
Inside, you’ll discover a comprehensive collection of resources designed to support every aspect of yearbook creation. From helping you improve your coverage to yearbook design and writing and even materials designed to help sell your book – the Planning Kit has it all.
Let’s unpack some of what’s inside and how these tools could be your secret weapon.
The Basics
The Planning Kit will help you prepare for the year, provide you with inspiration and supply you with training materials. It’s a powerful tool designed to support you at every stage. From foundational educational materials covering the essentials of yearbook, design, writing and photography to impactful posters that aid in selling your book and tracking your progress, we’ve included everything you need for your classroom and beyond.
For new advisers, it offers a structured approach to the entire yearbook process, starting with the Adviser Timeline and Yearbook Playbook. The Yearbook Playbook is your essential comprehensive resource for planning and completing your yearbook, and the Adviser Timeline provides monthly checklists to ensure you stay on track throughout the year. In the back of the Adviser Timeline, you’ll also see all the exciting accessories and merchandise available to order from the Advisers Market to enhance the yearbook experience this year.
The Yearbook Blueprint workbook serves as an invaluable guide for developing key elements of your book. It walks you through the crucial steps of crafting a compelling theme, designing eye-catching covers and endsheets and establishing a cohesive visual identity.
To further streamline the design process, the Planning Kit includes a comprehensive Online Design Template Catalog. This resource offers a variety of pre-designed layouts that can be easily adapted and used throughout the yearbook, saving time and effort. You can take your designs even further, enhance your student coverage and explore innovative secondary coverage formats with guidance from our Master the Mod poster.
Say goodbye to color guesswork with our Formula Colors booklet. Screens can deceive you in how they display color, so this resource provides an accurate printed representation of our Formula Colors, including new additions for this year. You can also explore effective color pairings with our curated Color Combos. To go even deeper into the world of color, you can delve into the psychology of color with the Color-ology poster to understand how a color palette shapes your yearbook’s message.
Master the art of storytelling by leveraging the 5 W’s and H poster to ensure comprehensive coverage of the who, what, when, where, why and how of every story. And, while your student reporters and photographers are out there capturing the story, we’ve included cool Press Passes for them to wear! They add a touch of professionalism to their assignments. Plus, you’ll find helpful photography tips to elevate their skills. Photographers can even strategize and plan their most impactful sports photo locations using the durable, UV-coated Game On poster, designed for hands-on use.
If you want some easy-to-use ready-made sales posters, we’ve got you covered. Boosting your yearbook sales is made easier with our attention-grabbing Yearbook Sales Poster Pack, perfect for high-traffic areas. Once those go up on the walls, look for the Sales Tracking Poster. It will help keep your team motivated and on track to meet your financial goals.
Finally, broaden your yearbook’s reach and easily gather photos from your school community with the Yearbook Snap poster, streamlining the crowdsourcing process to significantly increase your coverage.
This box is truly packed with amazing resources, so don’t hesitate to open it up and see all the valuable tools waiting for you! And don’t forget, you can also access these great materials and more from your 2026 Kit on yearbookhelp.com. We hope this is a great start for your staff to create the best yearbook your school has ever seen.
