7 steps to yearbook success
- Recruitment and retention.
- Every year, everyone should write down 5 people who would be good at yearbook. Have an open house for the people who are interested in joining. Invite them to come to a work night. Also, create a brochure and give a talk to English classes and contact English teachers with who they think would be good.
- Create a staffer of the week system if your staff is big enough and use this to motivate. If you want, you can use play money and give the money to staffers when they do something good and then at the end of the year have an auction for objects.
- Have a buddy system where the newbies are paired up with returners for mentors so that they can learn one on one. Make sure that there are also staff meetings for review training and ed board meetings to make sure that all of the editors know what is happening.
- Every year, everyone should write down 5 people who would be good at yearbook. Have an open house for the people who are interested in joining. Invite them to come to a work night. Also, create a brochure and give a talk to English classes and contact English teachers with who they think would be good.
- Organization
- You can have section editors or create skill set editors to make sure that people have specified jobs. Another thing you can do is switch up the positions in the teams or switch up the teams.
- Make sure that people understand the chain of command. If something is wrong or if they have a question they should ask their team lead first, then an editor, and then the editor in chief.
- You can have section editors or create skill set editors to make sure that people have specified jobs. Another thing you can do is switch up the positions in the teams or switch up the teams.
- Management
- Have things done first to set an example for the rest of the staff. Another helpful tip is to set the deadline a week earlier than the actual deadline to make sure there is enough time to get everything done.
- Create mini deadlines and make sure to break up the big deadlines. Do more pages on the first deadlines so that you have enough pages for the other deadlines because it can save you if it snows.
- Have things done first to set an example for the rest of the staff. Another helpful tip is to set the deadline a week earlier than the actual deadline to make sure there is enough time to get everything done.
- Leadership
- A leader should be someone who is a visionary, a coach, understands the staff and their personalities, and is commanding but respectful to others. There are 10 powers that they need to posses: appreciation, encouragement, critical thinker, optimist, resilience, laughter, collaboration, memorable, inspirational, and apologetic.
- A leader should be someone who is a visionary, a coach, understands the staff and their personalities, and is commanding but respectful to others. There are 10 powers that they need to posses: appreciation, encouragement, critical thinker, optimist, resilience, laughter, collaboration, memorable, inspirational, and apologetic.
- Training
- There should be retreats, not at school, for people to learn kind of like a boot camp. There should be staff meeting moments throughout class and workshops during the summer. It is also a great thing to attend state and national conventions to hear from others.
- There should be retreats, not at school, for people to learn kind of like a boot camp. There should be staff meeting moments throughout class and workshops during the summer. It is also a great thing to attend state and national conventions to hear from others.
- Finances
- Make the deadlines. If you don't make the deadlines you will have to pay more. There should be a budget and you should keep up with advertising and selling books.
- Make the deadlines. If you don't make the deadlines you will have to pay more. There should be a budget and you should keep up with advertising and selling books.
- Coverage
- Share with the students and the school how many times everyone has been covered and on what page.
- Share with the students and the school how many times everyone has been covered and on what page.
a-z yearbook
Amazing design
Breathtaking photography
comprehensive coverage
details
exceptional cover
functional reader aids
great graphics
headlines that hook
inclusionary devices
journalistic captions
key info index
legible/readable type and fonts
multiple story formats
noticeable hierarchy
organization that is logical
plus columns with a purpose
quick reads
recognizable visual variety
storytelling pictures
typographical details
unified approach
visual-verbal links
xtra coverage
'zine styles (magazine)
Breathtaking photography
comprehensive coverage
details
exceptional cover
functional reader aids
great graphics
headlines that hook
inclusionary devices
journalistic captions
key info index
legible/readable type and fonts
multiple story formats
noticeable hierarchy
organization that is logical
plus columns with a purpose
quick reads
recognizable visual variety
storytelling pictures
typographical details
unified approach
visual-verbal links
xtra coverage
'zine styles (magazine)
VISUAL VERBALS
What story will you tell? Not what goes on the cover, the idea that you want to share. Make sure and find your tagline and use ads in magazines and online to find inspiration. The visual should illustrate the story (this should be on the cover, endsheets, title, opening/closing, folios, mods, acd, and dividers). There are 5 elements of theme design: typography (no more than 9 characters across), color, graphic elements or lack thereof, white space, and photography.
LISTENING DURING INTERVIEWS
Ask follow up questions! You should have 30 questions prepared, they should answer 10 and that way you should be able to get 3 good quotes. Have respect for who is talking, accept their information, have good communication and good clarification when asking questions, and ask more to understand and specify if need be.