We Speak Yearbook
And…we’re off! It’s a new year, with some new students and a new book. Here are some things to do the first week of yearbook class that are both fun and educational. 1. Establish Expectations: Review class requirements, grading policies, any planned staff work nights/weekends and the importance of making deadlines. 2. Share Information: Complete… [Continue Reading]
I hope you had a wonderful holiday! It’s a new year, and that usually means resolutions–yes, even new yearbook goals and resolutions. While I’m not big on making new year resolutions (mostly because I’m not good at keeping them), I do think there is real value in reviewing and evaluating my situations, both personal and… [Continue Reading]
On Tuesday July 20 at 11pm EDT/PT, MTV will premiere a new weekly series called “If You Really Knew Me” based on the Challenge Day program. Each episode will be shown on MTV multiple times during the week and streamed on MTV’s website. “‘If You Really Knew Me’ is an incredibly authentic and compelling docu-series… [Continue Reading]
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]
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]
Yes, we know, YERDS and Advisers are very under appreciated, but there are other individuals on campus who deserve some appreciation, too — whether it’s a note, a gift card, or a nice acknowledgement at a staff meeting. The custodian (who cleans up the classroom after the pizza parties on your late work nights) The… [Continue Reading]
Producing a yearbook is a lot of fun, but it also carries a great responsibility. A yearbook lasts forever and cannot be reproduced once the year is over. Because of this, every picture, every caption, every quote in every story, and even every graphic has to be true and accurate. Here are a couple of… [Continue Reading]
We know you’ve got ‘em: “When’s the next deadline?”, “What happened to my pictures?”, “Does anyone know this person?”, etc. But here are a few questions that good designers and copy writers should continually ask themselves and each other as they work. Keep these in mind as you look over your spread/copy before you call… [Continue Reading]
We know what it’s like: deadlines, missing pictures, lots of stress. Sometimes it’s so overwhelming that production seems to come to a standstill. So how do you keep your students going through even the toughest circumstances? First, appoint a staff social director, and then try these methods of motivation: Celebrate staff birthdays and 1/2 birthdays… [Continue Reading]
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