This blog is probably read mostly by advisers, and that makes sense. Most of our posts are aimed at advisers. But this one is a little...

It’s April, and — we hope — your book is completely (or nearly) done. Congratulations! Now it’s time to think about next year, which...

We’re big on celebrations here at United Yearbook, and we think you should be, too! Completing a yearbook and sending it off to the...

A dozen or so years ago, I had the occasion to build a house on a small lake. The location was idyllic. It was the home of my dreams. And...

It was March, and the pressure was on. By now, according to the yearbook ladder, many of the page spreads were due. But many students...

One of our fundamental principles here at UYB is that a yearbook should inclusively tell the story of the entire school and not leave...

Love is in the air. Spring. Hearts. Cupids. Young love. Old love. For such a short month, February really packs a punch, centered around...

In our first post in this MBTI series, we talked about working together as a team, and made the point that we aren’t all the same, which...

In our last post, we talked about working together as a team, and made the point that we aren’t all the same, which means (a) we can’t...

Before an advisor can think about pulling together all the different pieces that make a yearbook, they need to think about pulling a...

Almost every school has multiple cultures and subcultures, whether they involve race and ethnicity, gender identity, socio-economic...

You’ve probably heard the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It is true that when you open a yearbook, the first place...

We have talked before about how a yearbook is a story, the story of this academic year at this school in this town. Your yearbook staff...

Creating layouts and templates that look great and effectively tell a story is a lot like being the director of a movie: You might have...

As a teacher or yearbook adviser, organization and clarity are crucial in every step of the instruction process.

In the 2021-2022 school year, students, teachers, and staff alike will all experience a “new normal” as we go back to in-person learning....

There are lots of ways to organize your yearbook ideas, and today we’ll be talking about one of the primary methods, namely the Ladder....

In this time of social distancing, it can be hard for yearbook staff to capture the intimate moments of student life. Yearbook advisors...