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6 Big Colour Trends for 2022 Graphic Design

With 2022 upon us, it’s time to look forward to a new year of colour trends! Here are some popular shades for the new year to help inspire your school’s…

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10 Grammar & Style Rules for Schools to Check

Nobody likes spotting errors and inconsistencies when it’s too late to fix them. In sizeable publications like school yearbooks and leavers books, it’s easy for mistakes to get past even…

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How to Succeed With Script Fonts

Script fonts resemble cursive handwriting and can be expressive, playful, or formal, depending on which one you choose! But what they all share is the ability to bring a unique…

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7 Student Diary Cover Designs for Schools

A student diary is pivotal for staying on top of homework, exams and important dates. But equipping students with diaries is only half the challenge – they also have to…

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How to Add Black and White Photos to Your Design

Black and white photos offer a lot of versatility when it comes to page design. They are great for backgrounds, photo collages or as a featured image! Here are some ways…

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Creative Classroom Page Designs for Yearbooks!

Allocating a page or two in your yearbook to each classroom gives the reader an up-close insight into school life. Each classroom gets the chance to show its personality, and…

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How to Find a Great Colour Scheme

With an almost limitless number of colours to choose from and ways to pair them, it can be hard to pick the perfect palette! Selecting nice colours is one thing,…

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12 Photo Collage and Layout Ideas for Schools

Photos are key to most school publications, but arranging them can be tricky! A photo collage or creative layout is a clever way to add extra pictures to a page…

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Choosing Fonts That Suit Your School Publication

There are lots of great fonts on the market, but they don’t all work for every situation. A prospectus or brochure may benefit from a smart, clean and consistent look…

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Celebrate School History with a Jubilee Book

If you think you have plenty of content to fill a yearbook from a single school year, think about all you could include in a school history book! A significant…

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13 Great Features for Your School Student Diary!

Set your students up for success with a school diary! School diaries help students keep on top of study and to-dos and remember important events. Here are 13 features for a…

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7 Unique School Yearbook Page Designs To Inspire!

Looking through other school yearbooks is both fun and serves as great design inspiration! If you’ve designed a yearbook before, you’ll know that page content can vary a lot. Short…

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5 Simple SEO Tips for School Website Success

A school website serves lots of functions. It’s a place for information and updates for your community and also a place to market your school. But if your website isn’t…

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How to Create a Sentimental Leavers Book

A leavers book is the perfect way for students to end their school chapter. All the stories, photos, student profiles and Q&As will only become more enjoyable on every reread.…

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How to Create a Successful School Website

School websites are complex beasts. They contain lots of content, serve multiple functions and need to appeal to a wide audience. It can be tricky to execute on all this…

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Entertaining & Useful Content for a Student-Led School Magazine

A school magazine is a great way for students to get creative, work with others and experience a snippet of a real-life work setting. A student magazine can take any form…

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How to Create an International School Prospectus

A successful prospectus relies on informative content, great photos and fabulous design! These are key for a good first impression, but an international school prospectus also requires some additional information.…

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How to Design a Successful School Prospectus

A prospectus is the first touchpoint potential students have with your school so it’s important to make a great impression! In many ways, it is a condensed version of the…

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How to Produce School Business Cards That WOW!

Business cards are useful for everyone, and school staff are no exception! How often have you wanted to share contact information but been without a pen, or mistyped your number…

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How to Market to International Students in 2021

International study came to a pause in 2020, with travel restrictions and pandemic uncertainty. But while borders remain shut, a strong interest in New Zealand education remains. As the world…

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Ways to Add Student Art to Your School Publications

Using student art in your yearbook, leavers’ book or other publication is a nice way to make the book feel personal and original. Art is dynamic and can be used…

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Unique Motif Ideas for Your School Designs

A motif is a repeated design element used to create consistency and tell a story. Lots of yearbooks and leavers’ books use motifs so that the book flows from beginning…

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The Value of a Yearbook in the Age of Tech

The ease of sharing photos and stories online may have you wondering if it is still worth publishing a yearbook. But a yearbook offers something that an app, email or…

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The Importance of School Branding & How to Achieve It

A strong brand is a valuable asset. Think of successful companies like McDonald’s or Coca-Cola. Are their products superior or do they just have excellent branding? A clear and consistent…

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How to Make the Most of Your Yearbook Back Cover

Did you know that the back cover of a magazine is the most expensive and desired space for brands to advertise? This is a coveted spot for a reason –…

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20 Autograph Page Designs for a Successful School Keepsake

Leavers’ books and yearbooks are keepsakes that students can look back on for decades. Most important are the personal touches like photos, stories and an autograph page! These features make…

Yearbook Contents Pages
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15 Unique Yearbook Contents Page Designs for Better Navigation

A large yearbook needs to be easy to navigate. Page numbers and topic sections provide structure and a system for your book. A contents page or table of contents can…

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The Best Yearbook Covers & Page Designs of 2020

Every school has its own identity, stories and vision. This results in a wide range of creative yearbooks that we get to be a part of each year! Below are…

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New Graphic Design Trends on the Scene in 2021

After a challenging 2020, the best place to look is forward. 2021 calls for new beginnings and new graphic design trends! This year, optimistic, imperfect and fun designs are taking…

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2021 Colour Trends to Better Your Yearbook Design

An excellent colour palette can make good design great, so it’s important to get it right! From monochrome to metallic, colour can pique curiosity and convey emotion. In this article,…