Lay-Out and Design – Page 14 – The Yearbook Ladies

Category: Lay-Out and Design

“C is for Color” – Maximize the use of Color in your book (without blinding your readers)

Color me tickled pink: full-color books are fun and affordable as long as you don't feel the need to include all 5 million colors in 90 pages. Color should compliment the spread. Once your photos are placed on the spread,...continue reading

“D is for Design” – Links to 4 Great Design Websites

Design is da sign of a good yearbook. It's okay--you can groan at that one, but don't overlook these great places to get design ideas for your layouts: http://www.layersmagazine.com/magazine http://www.yearbooks.biz/?event=Showcase.Main http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/elementsofgooddesign/tp/elements.htm http://www.bamagazine.com/ *This entry is part of "The Yearbook Ladies'...continue reading

“B is for Bleeding” – The Good Kind

Bleeding photos off the page is attractive, gives the illusion of movement on or off the page, and is what all the "cool kids" are doing these days. Just know the design rules: Only bleed one element per page (e.g....continue reading