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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…

carmel college book cover
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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…

2021 graphic design trends
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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…

Colourful Design 2021
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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,…

2021 Typography Trends
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2021 Typography Trends & How to Use in a Yearbook!

Fonts play a huge role in design by setting the tone and providing personality! Designers are always adopting new trends and revisiting old ones. The New Year is a perfect…

digital school newsletter on phone
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Great School Newsletter Content to Keep People Coming Back!

A good digital newsletter provides value for your school community. Relevant, up-to-date, high-quality content will ensure readers keep coming back. Here are some content ideas to include in your school’s…

Article Editing
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20 Tips for Excellent Yearbook Article Editing

Some of the best writers are just great editors! A first draft is never your best work – it requires refinement and a few great editing techniques! Here are our…

good design why it works
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Great Design & Why It Works!

There is more to great design than just looking nice – it must also be functional and easy to navigate. Finding the balance between creativity and function isn’t always easy,…

musical yearbook photography
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How to: Master Photography for School Concerts & Theatre

Taking great school production or concert photography requires some special skills. As the photographer, you only have control over the equipment and your technique – the lighting and scene are…

School Soccer Photography
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How to Perfect Your Yearbook Sports Photography

Photos of sports games and athletic events are commonplace in a yearbook. They help to tell a story and bring colour to pages, and when done well, add visual movement…

Futuristic design light
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Is Futuristic Design the Way Forward? Tips & Styles for Yearbooks

There is nothing like a new decade to remind us of the future. Futuristic and retro-futuristic design are big for 2020 and are easy to include in a yearbook! From…

school fun
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How to Create a Fun Primary School Yearbook

School yearbooks can take on any tone and theme that you want. A formal publication, sentimental keepsake or a chance to market to prospective students. But for a primary school…

Digital designing
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Designing for Digital: Colour, Imagery, Fonts & Content

Whether you are designing an online newsletter, yearbook or updating the school website, there is lots to consider when creating digital content. The colours you use, content you add, and…

Calendar pattern
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Keeping Up-To-Date: Is It Time for a School Calendar?

A school calendar is a popular choice for a school fundraiser and for good reason! Calendars are easy to create, popular and profitable. This article explores the benefits and processes…

Book Covers
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The Top 25 Book Covers to Inspire Creativity

Did you know that over 2 million new books are published globally each year? That is 2 million new opportunities for yearbook inspiration! Novels may not be the first place…

Yearbook page headings
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How to Perfect Your Yearbook Page Headings

Yearbooks are content dense and rely on good formatting and structure to make sense of the madness! Page headings help to organise content and inform the reader of the subject…

YOLO NZ Pinterest Phone
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Pinterest Boards

Pinterest is a great platform for collecting images for all types of hobbies and projects. You may already be using Pinterest in your personal life, but it is also a…

school yearbook publication
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Creating a Collaborative School Publication From Start to Finish

There are many types of school publications, from yearbooks to leavers’ books, calendars to newsletters. But one thing that all successful publications have in common is a personal connection with…

Design rules and myths
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Design Myths: Rules to break in your school publication

There are many Dos and Don’ts in design – use contrast, limit fonts, maintain whitespace! These guidelines are useful, but generalised rules can also restrict creativity and originality. Here we…

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8 Content Ideas to Include in Your 2020 Yearbook

With so many school staples from sporting events to camps being cancelled, it can be tricky to know what to include in your 2020 yearbook. Here are some COVID-19 article…

colour palette combinations
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Colour Palette Ideas for Your Next Yearbook

A cohesive colour palette plays a larger role than just making a page look pretty. Maintaining consistency with colour ensures that your design flows from start to end. For yearbooks,…

Free fonts
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20 Great Free Fonts for Your 2020 School Yearbook

There are a lot of great fonts on the market, but many are expensive or hard to find. Spacific Creative has compiled a list of great free fonts that are…

Yearbook spread
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Spacific Creative School Yearbook Design from 2019

The best design inspiration usually comes from seeing what others are up to! When speaking to yearbook coordinators, one of the most common requests we get is, “We would love…

Screenshot taking screen grab
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How To: Grab or save an image from your computer screen

WINDOWS 10 OPTION 1 Oct 2018 v1809 updates of Windows 10 have a quick and easy way to grab an image from screen. Simply press WINDOWS, SHIFT and S together,…

Photo on phone
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How To: Take a great photo with your phone

Rule of Thirds A classic rule that’s meant to be broken, but for beginners it can make framing a photo easier. Imagine your frame is split into a 3×3 grid.…

video on phone
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How To: Shoot a great video on your phone

Hold It Steady Most phones have built in stabilisers these days so little shakes from your hand will go unnoticed, but lots of big movements, panning all over the place…

Digital yearbook features
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Digital Features to Include in Your Yearbook

Much of the 2020 school year will likely be taught online. With students not physically in class and a lot of school events cancelled, your yearbook content may need to…

maintaining connection school
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Staying Connected With Your School Community Remotely

We are lucky to live in a digital age where we can adapt and creative ideas make all the difference.  The 2020 school year may feel uncertain, but there are…

Illustration and typography
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2020 Design, Illustration & Typography Trends for Yearbooks

In the large world of design, new styles of illustration and typography are always popping up! For 2020, we have collected the trends in branding, publishing and websites to help…

Yearbook design
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How to Maintain Simplicity in a Busy Yearbook

A yearbook full of content is a good thing for both your school and the reader. School events, important notices and great photography should all be highlighted – but how…