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• Time to Dive into 2025 
• Summer/Fall Yearbook Workshops and Training 
• Modern Typography and Yearbook Design 
• School Spirit Awards 
• National Yearbook Week Oct 7 - 11 
• Fall Yearbook Workshop--Literally Everything 
• Yearbook is Journalism, Too 
• 5 Back-to-School Yearbook Goodies 
• Summer Workshop Begins Today 
• Yearbook U Summer Workshop 
• Slider Image 
• Our Yearbook Holiday Gift to You 
• Your Yearbook is Finished--Now Make Some Videos 
• Yearbook Thanksgiving Celebration Ideas 
• There's Still Time for Staff Bonding and Theme Development 
• Anatomy of a Yearbook Deadline-Part Two 
• Anatomy of a Yearbook Deadline-Part One 
• Join The Club 
• A Yearbook is a Love Letter 
• Why Yearbook? 
• 3 Summer Things to Do for the Yerd in You 
• Yearbook Distribution Day Checklist 
• A Pre-Yearbook Distribution Checklist 
• 4 Ideas to Keep Your Yearbook Staff Motivated 
• A Very Yerdy Christmas Gift List 
• Building Better Yearbook Coverage 
• Picture Perfect--Tips for great student photography 
• 4th of July Parties Can Insipire Yearbook Staff Celebrations 
• May Yearbook Checklist 
• Recipe for a Successful Yearbook Program 
• April Yearbook Checklist 
• March Madness (and "other" sports that drive you crazy) 
• March Yearbook Checklist 
• Yearbook Inspiration: A Surfing Guide 
• February Yearbook Checklist 
• Seven Yearbook Staff Motivation Ideas 
• January Yearbook Checklist 
• Five Yearbook Holiday Ideas 
• December Checklist 
• How to Create Enticing Yearbook Copy 
• November Yearbook Checklist 
• Colorful Treats to Dress Up Your Yearbook 
• Yearbook Checklist for October 
• 5 Photography Tips to Better Yearbook Photos 
• Yearbook Photography--the Basics 
• Our 5 Best Yearbook Tips to Get The Year Started 
• 5 Yearbook End of the Year To-Dos  
• How to Avoid March Yearbook Deadline Madness 
• 5 Yearbook Holiday Party Ideas 
• 10 Things to Do the First Week of Yearbook 
• Video Announcements Create Yearbook Excitement 
• Year-End Yearbook Ideas - The Final Five 
• Year End Yearbook Ideas--Planning Ahead 
• The Yearbook is Finished-What Now? (Part I--Projects) 
• 5 Ways to Prepare for the Yearbook Holidays 
• First Yearbook Deadline of the Year--10 Tips 
• Three Yearbook Sales Ideas 
• 11 Yearbook Classroom Ideas 
• 2 Important Adobe InDesign Tips for a New Yearbook Adviser (and 12 Others to Get You Started) 
• "Top 5 Yearbook Secrets Your Yearbook Company Doesn't Want You to Know" - A Response 
• Five Mid-Summer Classic Yearbook Tips 
• 6 Yearbook Tasks To Do Before You Leave for the Summer 
• The Value of a Yearbook, 40 years later... 
• Why Printed Yearbooks are better than Twitter, Facebook and Other Social Media 
• Creating an Interesting and Informative Yearbook Index Design 
• Yearbook Index Design--Why You Need One 
• Yearbook Profile Ideas-Part 2--The Copy 
• Yearbook Profile Ideas-Part 1-The Design 
• Well, excuuuuse me! (AKA writing a yearbook mistakes disclaimer) 
• Covering Current Trends in Your Yearbook from Harry Potter to Jeggings 
• Yearbook Sales for Your Viewing Pleasure 
• eBusiness Yearbook Training Videos Make it Easy 
• Yearbook Goals: A New Year Without Resolutions 
• The Gift of Giving Party 
• Fun Ideas for Selling More Yearbooks 
• Win a Deadline Party in Our YERD Photo Contest! 
• Complete Yearbook Coverage Includes Everyone--More Than Once 
• How Can I Keep My Yearbook Staff Focused? 
• 6 Photography Tips for Yearbookers from Professionals 
• Yearbook Copy: Notes on Encouraging Better Writing 
• Photos With Popping Color Revisited (A How-To for eDesign users or anyone without access to Photoshop) 
• Here's Why Yearbooks Are Here to Stay (and why we have such a huge responsibility) 
• Getting More Photos in Your Book (Part III) 
• Get More Photos in Your Book (Part II) 
• Get More Photos in Your Yearbook (Part I) 
• Make the Best of Your Senior Mosts (Superlatives) 
• Photos with Popping Color  
• How to cover tragic events in your yearbook 
• Herff Jones' Poster Model to appear on Glee! 
• Why Work With Style (Sheets) 
• In this week's "They printed WHAT in their yearbook?!?" News... 
• Justin Bieber's Yearbook is up for Bids! 
• Yearbook helps catch Robbery Suspect 
• Old Yearbook Photos added to Ancestry Archives 
• 15 Terms Every Yearbook Student Should Know 
• In this week's "ACLU sues a Yearbook" news... 
• STOP! Before you enlarge all those photos to fill your yearbook spread, watch this video! 
• Herff Jones Sponsors Curriculum for New MTV Series Premiering Tues July 20 
• "Z is for Zipping" - The Quick and Easy Way to Send Large Files 
• "Y is for YERD" - How to tell if you are one! 
• "Y is for Yearbook Disclaimer" - Because no one's perfect... 
• "Y is for Yearbook Distribution" - Tips to Prevent Total Chaos 
• "Z is for Ctrl/Cmd + Z" - And Some of Our Other Favorite Shortcut Keys 
• "Z is for yearbooks.biZ" - Your One-Stop Yearbook Resource (well, other than The Yearbook Blog) 
• "X is for X-Games" - Ideas for Teambuilding or a Yearbook Publicity Event 
• "X is for X-Height" - Why 2 Fonts with the Same Point Size can still look Different Sizes... 
• "X is for X-Axis" - It's not just for math... 
• "W is for the 5 W's" - Use Them to Write Great Copy and Captions 
• "W is for 'What?!?'" - How to Avoid Yearbook Controversy 
• "W is for Widows" - Yes, we hate them, too! 
• "V is for Voice" - How to include more in your yearbook... 
• "V is for Visual" - Because sometimes seeing is believing... 
• "V is for Verbal" - How to use Creativity to Relate your Stories to your Theme 
• "U is for Use Light Knowingly" - 4 Photography Tips to Help You Get the Best Light 
• "U is for Under Appreciated" - A Little Love goes a Long Way... 
• "U is for Unique" - How to make this year's book unique 
• Colo-What? 
• "T is for Twitter" - How Tweets, Tweeps, and Retweets can help you with your Yearbook! 
• "T is for Tech Support" - Be pro-active early in the year and avoid potential problems around deadline time! 
• "T is for Title Page" - A checklist for what to include on yours... 
• "S is for Subheadlines" - When a headline just isn't enough... 
• "S is for Spreads" - Only have room for one topic per page? You can still design in spreads! 
• "S is for Spring Supplement" - Yes, you CAN include The Prom! 
• Congratulations NSPA Pacemaker Finalists! 
• "P is for Pica" - What is a pica and why do we use them? 
• "P is for Photography" - The ABCs of Photography 
• "R is for Rule Lines" - How to use them as a design element 
• "Q is for Quick Read" - Because no one wants to read large blocks of text 
• "Q is for Quotes" - Make sure you're formatting them right! 
• "P is for Packages" - Go Beyond Pictures and Headlines 
• "R is for Readability" - 4 Ways to Ensure Your Text can be Read 
• "R is for Responsibility" - Are you being responsible? 
• "Q is for Questions" - 4 Questions to ask yourself before you say your spread is done 
• Worth Bragging About 
• How 1 email brought in 500 extra yearbook dollars! 
• A poll, a tradition, and a fundraiser all in one! 
• At Herff Jones, "There's an App for That!" 
• "O is for Organization" - 4 Ideas to Get You Organized 
• "O is for Opening" - Your Chance to Grab their Attention 
• "O is for Orphans" - Learn to Hate Them! 
• "N is for Names" - Make Sure You Get Them Right! 
• "N is for Negative Space" - Why it's Good to be Negative 
• "N is for Numbers" - The 3-2-1 Yearbook Formula 
• "M is for Marketing" - Do more than just sell. Market your book! 
• "M is for Motivation" - How to Keep Your Staff Happy 
• "M is for Money" - Why you should put your effort into selling, not fundraising 
• Why is this Care Bear Sportin' a Mustache? It's for a Good Cause! 
• Make Your Ideas Fly With Ours 
• "L is for Leads" - Grab readers' attention! 
• "K is for K.I.S.S." - How to Keep It Sweet & Simple 
• "J is for Jump Coverage" - Make your yearbook a page-turner! 
• "L is for Leading" - Make your text look professional! 
• "L is for Ladder" - Your yearbook's blueprint 
• "K is for Kerning" - Get your text looking perfect! 
• "J is for Journalism" - Is your book journalistically sound? 
• "J is for Judging" - Sometimes it's a good thing! 
• "K is for Knowledge" - Knowing what NOT to do is just as valuable 
• "The memories you could be saving" (a Geico-inspired yearbook ad) 
• "I is for Index" - It's more than just a list of names! 
• "I is for InDesign" - A Few Tips & Tricks to Make Your Life Easier 
• "I is for Interview" - How to Prepare for an Interview 
• "H is for Home Sweet Home" - Make Your Yearbook Classroom Feel Like Home 
• "H is for HIP Coverage" - Are your stories H.I.P. enough? 
• "H is for Handling Your Camera" - Remember to Use "C.A.R.E." 
• "G is for Grouped Captions" - Save Space and Group Your Captions 
• "G is for Grid Design" - Lay-out Your Pages like the Pros 
• "G is for Graphics" - Use Graphics to Create Visual Cohesion throughout your Book 
• 2010 Top Ten 
• Searching for the Stupendous Stories 
• How to Determine Your Ad Prices 
• 10 Company Logos to Inspire Your Yearbook Cover 
• 7 Great Magazine Layouts to Inspire your Yearbook 
• Great Layout Lesson Plan 
• Is your school asking you to "zero out" your yearbook account each year? 
• "F is for Folio" - More than Just Page Numbers 
• "F is for Fundraisers" - Put the "Fun" in Fundraisers with these 4 Money-Making Ideas 
• "E is for Eyeline" - Control Your Readers with an Eyeline 
• "E is for Editor" - Some guidelines for being a good one... 
• "E is for Endsheets" - 4 Ideas to Make the Most of Them 
• 5 Ways to Celebrate National Yearbook Week! 
• "F is for Fonts" - So many to choose from, how will you ever decide? 
• Yearbook fits you to a tee 
• Disney helps explain copyright and fair use 
• "D is for DPI" - D-P-What? 
• "D is for Deadlines" - 4 Tips to Better Manage Your Deadlines 
• "D is for Dominant Photo" - A Checklist for Placing Them in Your Layout 
• "D is for Dividers" - 4 Reasons to Include them in Your Book 
• "C is for Colophon" - What is it? Why do you need it? And How to Create one... 
• "C is for Captions" - 3 Steps to Writing Clear, Captivating, and Complete Captions 
• "C is for Color" - Maximize the use of Color in your book (without blinding your readers) 
• "C is for Coverage" - Use this Formula to Ensure Proper Coverage in your Book 
• "C is for CSPA" - The Columbia Scholastic Press Association 
• "D is for Design" - Links to 4 Great Design Websites 
• Photography Tip #1: Rule of Thirds 
• Thinking of Buying an SLR Camera? 
• Adobe honors eDesign AGAIN! 
• Orlando Magazine Praises Yearbooks over Online Sites like Facebook and Twitter 
• "A is for Attitude" - 4 Ways to Keep Your Staff Positive 
• "A is for Ads" - 5 Tips to Raise More Money with Ads 
• "A is for Academics" - 5 Tips to make the most of your Academics Section 
• "B is for Bleeding" - The Good Kind 
• "B is for Borders" - 4 Tips on Using Borders Properly 
• "B is for Building a Team" - 4 Great Teambuilding Tips 
• "A is for Aperture" - How to manipulate this setting on your SLR camera 
• 12 Things That Must be Done Before October 1 
• Adobe praises Herff Jones' "Innovate Online Service"  
• 6 Great Yearbook Commercial Ideas 
• 15 Ideas for the First Week of School 
• Using your moodle 
• Organization can be just an App away! 
• 11 Things to do now to make life easier in the Fall 
• Step-by-Step Guide to Planning a Yearbook Signing Party 
• 8 Things to Have Handy on Yearbook Distribution Day 
• 5 Must Do's to Prepare for Your Yearbook Delivery 
• Sequal to a "Font Conference" 
• Fake Yearbook Spreads for Twilight and Gaming Fans 
• How to Pick Your Senior Quote 
• Smiling Yearbook Photo = Happy Future Marriage? 
• Want an aerial photo? But don't want to pay a photographer? 
• Can a Yearbook Photo predict future happiness? 
• 2008 NSPA Yearbook Pacemaker Winners 
• JEA is all a-Twitter 
• 8 Current Design Trends to Inspire Your Yearbook 
• InDesign Feature Focus: Nested Styles (Styles Part 2) 
• Lost a Yearbook? He'll find it for you! 
• 12 Ways to Boost Yearbook Sales 
• Menlo School uses YouTube to Recruit Yearbook Staff 
• Inspiration from Bus Advertising 
• Celebrity Credits Yearbook Skills in Helping Her Get Job 
• An English Teacher + A 90-year-old Uncle + A Yearbook = a Renewed Purpose in Life 
• School gets Recognition for Running Yearbook like a "Real-World Business" 
• "High School Yearbook" the Game! 
• INTERNET BUZZ: Video Yearbooks replacing Traditional Books? 
• An Old Yearbook Reunites a Lost Ring to its Owner 
• 2009 Crown Award Recipients 
• Selling Page Numbers? 
• INTERNET BUZZ: "Fewer Students Turn Pages of Yearbooks in Digital Age" 
• Are Seniors the Only Ones Buying Your Yearbook? 
• InDesign Feature Focus: Character vs. Paragraph Styles (Styles - Part 1 of 2) 
• Forks High School uses "Twilight" Fame to Sell Ads Nationally! 
• New Look! New Posts! Same me! 
• Student Raises ,500 To Buy Yearbooks For Homeless Classmates 
• Sell Your Yearbook on YouTube! 
• "Yes, You Can"... Get Yearbook Ideas from the President 
• You'll Never Look at a Movie Poster the Same Again... 
• If Fonts were People... 
• 8 Ways to Save Money on Next Year's Book