Zipping, compressing, or archiving files allow large folders to move from one computer to another more easily. You know those towels that start out the size of a silver dollar before you add water? That’s the idea. Zipped files can be scanned for viruses before opening and are used to transfer photos, send in covers… [Continue Reading]
“Y is for YERD” – How to tell if you are one!
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
YERD = Yearbook + Nerd. Here are five ways to tell if you are one: While at the dentist’s office, you critique the layouts in magazines You can debate the merits of Helvetica vs. Myriad Pro Your parents have the yearbook room phone number on their speed dial You’re a fan of “Yearbooks” on Facebook… [Continue Reading]
“Y is for Yearbook Disclaimer” – Because no one’s perfect…
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A yearbook disclaimer tells your readers that you did your best but–let’s be honest–the yearbook is really one large class project and, even when we’ve proofed something 362 times, we still end up with mistakes. Adding a statement in the back of your book is a nice way to remind people that, while you may… [Continue Reading]
“Y is for Yearbook Distribution” – Tips to Prevent Total Chaos
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The Holy Grail of all Yearbook Days. When the heavens open and your precious, glorious books come down on beams of light as the angels sing. Okay, so Floyd arrives in a noisy truck and drops off a bunch of giant boxes at the lunch line. Until that day, though, get your ducks in a… [Continue Reading]
“Z is for Ctrl/Cmd + Z” – And Some of Our Other Favorite Shortcut Keys
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Our favorite short cut key. Also known as “undo,” this combination can be used in InDesign, eDesign, Word, most email programs, and after taking a really hard test that you didn’t study for (although we don’t know where to find the keyboard to perform that last one). Other helpful keystrokes include: Ctrl/Cmd + S =… [Continue Reading]
“Z is for yearbooks.biZ” – Your One-Stop Yearbook Resource (well, other than The Yearbook Blog)
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Yearbooks.biZ (that’s “biZ” not “com)is where you can find new ideas to keep your creative juices flowing. Just because this is our final card, doesn’t mean we don’t have more to share. At Yearbooks.biz you’ll find sample covers, endsheets, themes, spreads, divider pages, sales tips, writing lessons, and much more. Go ahead–take a look. Just… [Continue Reading]
“X is for X-Games” – Ideas for Teambuilding or a Yearbook Publicity Event
March 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
You know ESPN hosts both Summer and Winter games of Extreme Sports with events like skateboarding, BMX biking, street luge, snowboarding and snowmobiling. Well, what about the Yearbook X-games? Once the book is done, have an X-Game Celebration after school. Have staffers sign up ahead of time for events like these: Big Wheel Slalom Skateboard… [Continue Reading]
“X is for X-Height” – Why 2 Fonts with the Same Point Size can still look Different Sizes…
March 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
No, thank you, we don’t need a tissue. x-height is a typography term referring to the height of the body of lowercase letters, not counting ascenders or descenders. Typically, this is the height of the letter x in the font (hence the name–now do you get it?), as well as the u, v, w, and… [Continue Reading]
“X is for X-Axis” – It’s not just for math…
March 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
If you’ve been paying attention in math, you know it’s the horizontal axis on a graph. How is it relevant in Yearbook Land? Well, designing on a grid is basically using a graph. If you know the X axis of an element (what pica the bottom of the element rests on), you can line up… [Continue Reading]
“W is for the 5 W’s” – Use Them to Write Great Copy and Captions
March 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Pop Quiz! Can you name the 5 W’s? Do you know how to use them in copy and captions? Who is it about? Include first and last names and grade. What took place? For Captions, include what they were doing before, during and after the photo. When did this take place? Don’t include the year–we… [Continue Reading]
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