Are your yearbook pages looking a bit lacklustre? Here are a few easy additions for your school yearbook to ensure readers give your design a double take!
Add a Colour Gradient
![ACG Parnell College graphic design yearbook pages](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ACGparnell-1.jpg)
ACG Parnell College
If a solid background colour is doing nothing for your page, why not try a colour gradient?
![colour gradient design tip](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2017FC-1.jpg)
Farm Cove Intermediate
A gradient works well across a range of designs and is right on trend in 2022!
Use Translucent Elements
![design trick opacity layering elements](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/howicktranslucent-1.jpg)
Howick Intermediate
Adding translucent elements provides depth to your design and gives the pages a softer look.
![Translucent page elements](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/diotransluscent-1.jpg)
Diocesan School for Girls
Decrease the opacity of images, shapes and boxes behind the text to highlight the different layers and elements on the page.
Try a Unique Photo Composition
![photo collage grid layout idea](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/berkleyphotos-1.jpg)
Berkley Normal Middle School
Photos are a great place to incorporate some fun into your design layout.
![Yearbook photo layout design idea](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/LBCphotos-1.jpg)
Long Bay College
Design a creative collage, pair images with shaped text or use your photos as a page background!
Include Hand-Drawn Doodles
![green page hand drawn shapes](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/dioy13-1.jpg)
Diocesan School for Girls
Include some hand-drawn illustrations or patterns in your yearbook!
![hand drawn doodles in yearbook](https://spacificcreative.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/waitakere2016-1.jpg)
Waitakere College
These can add texture, depth and a personal touch to your designs.