by Briana Hilton It is amazing to think that something almost every student cherishes when they graduate—a yearbook—has a rich history that dates back to the 17th century. Back then, yearbooks were used as a kind of logbook to keep track of student enrollments, grades, and other relevant information. Today, they are so much more than this. They encapsulate great achievements, memorable moments, and the social as well as the academic side of student life. What’s more, they are used by many more institutions than educational ones. Universities, the military, and churches all rely on yearbooks ..read more

Depression affects 23% of active-duty military, according to one 2021 meta-analysis.  With the prevalence of depression being higher in the military than among the general population, Medical News Today points out that this may stem from the several, significant stressors involved with military life — including deployment. While deployment yearbooks serve as a way for soldiers to communicate their time away with families, personalized photo albums serve as a way to stay connected with family while oceans apart.   “Families face a number of challenges be ..read more

By Jackie Davis / November 13, 2023 Similar to our post about Guidelines (the outer parts of your pages), using columns and grids in the yearbook layout has many benefits, both for creating a good design and for higher scores for contests. Whether you are starting, designing, or completing your pages, you can still update with columns and grids.   What are columns and grids?  Columns and grids are “invisible” guides that help designers arrange content on a page in a visually appealing and organized way. Columns are vertical sections of a page, while grids are a network of horizon ..read more

How do I start to plan a yearbook? When I started as a yearbook person, I had no idea how to organize and plan a yearbook or even that you could plan out a yearbook that is more fitting to your school and your style. The only thing I did was look at the previous yearbooks and follow that plan, but as I got comfortable and more knowledgeable, I learned that there is a way to organize and plan the book that made better sense to me and fit more with the way I wanted the book to flow.  When thinking about the yearbook, usually the first two things that come to mind are theme and cover, but ..read more

Why Yearbooks are an Integral Part of University Life The Importance of Yearbooks in University Life Yearbooks play a crucial role in university life, encapsulating our academic journey’s memorable experiences and milestones. They serve as a tangible keepsake of our university years, filled with photos, stories, and achievements that help us remember the people we met and shared experiences. Not only do they allow us to look back on our journey, but they also provide a historical record of the university’s evolution. In this blog, we will delve into why yearbooks are an integral part of univ ..read more

Yes, I'm a Yearbook Groupie by Lynn Greenberg / August 21, 2023 Having just returned from the annual Entourage Yearbook Advisors’ Conference, I’ve spent some time reflecting on what it has meant to me to be a “yearbook person” and what I’ve learned from attending the conference for a number of years.  I worked as the parent volunteer who did the yearbook at my children’s elementary school, aka “yearbook person” or “yearbook lady,” as the kids called me for many years. I didn’t know anyone else who created yearbooks. Sometimes as a yearbook advisor, it can feel isolating and like you ..read more

April was National Poetry Month, and Entourage Yearbooks is printing more poetry than ever before! There have been countless unforeseeable side effects of the Coronavirus pandemic (for example: did you know, that when half the town shuts down, and the only open restaurant in a four block radius is a McDonald’s, you can smell that McDonald’s from half a mile away??–and so forth), and yearbooks have experienced their fair share of unexpected snags, complications, and stumbling blocks throughout the past year. Not all side effects are bad, though. Like the decline in global air poll ..read more

Entourage has been producing yearbooks for over 15 years, and they’ve helped hundreds of schools hurdle all kinds of obstacles in that time. Here’s their list of the Top 5 Yearbook Regrets of May: #5 Regret: Not Reading Senior Quotes It’s no secret that teenagers love to pull one over on adults, and seniors in high school are no exception. Harmless pranks are one thing, but some seniors use their quotes to make inflammatory remarks, warns Entourage.  How To Avoid It: Have your yearbook staff peer-review the quotes first, suggests Entourage. Students are most likely to catch other st ..read more

Whether you need to use online sales to sell more yearbooks after you’ve already gone to print, want parents to be able to buy books directly from Entourage at any point in the future, or just want to place another bulk order of your yearbook, Entourage has you covered. In this article, we’ll discuss three ways to buy or sell more yearbooks even after your book has entered print production.   Option 1: Post-Approval Sales ‘Post-Approval Sales’ refers to the ability to sell extra copies of your yearbook (not your original order) directly to parents through Entourage’s online store in per ..read more

By Jackie Davis / November 13, 2023 Similar to our post about Guidelines (the outer parts of your pages), using columns and grids in the yearbook layout has many benefits, both for creating a good design and for higher scores for contests. Whether you are starting, designing, or completing your pages, you can still update with columns and grids.   What are columns and grids?  Columns and grids are “invisible” guides that help designers arrange content on a page in a visually appealing and organized way. Columns are vertical sections of a page, while grids are a network of horizon ..read more