Since the photos are in, I ask my photo company to create a photo directory of our faculty and staff. If your company doesn’t do this service, you can also create one like you do for portrait pages. I spent most of the day getting corrections and additions done to this document.
Journalism I
Intro to Yearbook Day- Here’s the lessons/materials we discussed.
Yearbook History
1600’s-Students filled blank pages of scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, personal notes, dried flowers and hair.
1800’s-Annuals are generally senior photographs only, but also have a scrapbook style from previous years.
1806-First college yearbook, “Profiles of Part of Class Graduated at Yale College” published by Yale. It looks like an old photo album.
1823-Signia, the oldest surviving college yearbook by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy is published.
1845-The first high school yearbook is published in Waterville, NY called “Evergreen.”
Mid-1800’s-Posed photos and engraved illustrations appear but are expensive. Most books only feature seniors or graduating class.
1880-The modern yearbook is born! Why? Letterpress Process & halftone printing, making affordable, mass-produced books.
1920-High school yearbooks include activities, teachers, etc. and become not just for the seniors anymore.
1925-Schools introduce yearbook sales campaigns.
1930-Offset printing brings in photos of all sizes and more affordability. Now smaller schools have yearbooks.
Also in 1930-Yearbook companies now send representatives to visit schools for sales.
1935-The typical yearbook is published for $6.00
1940’s-Yearbook staff gets more creative with sound art and design. More sophisticated books.
1950’s-Yearbooks now used for education, public relations and student expression.
1960’s-Large, dominated photos and 2-page spreads get popular due to “look” and “life” magazines.
1970’s-Experimantal books come, such as unbound books in a box, covered with Levi Jeans, and one fashioned like Crayola Crayons.
1980’s-Now show the experiences of all the students (not just the IN crowd). Some experimenting with video yearbooks.
1986-Schools begin using computers and desktop publishing to make their yearbooks.
1990’s-Books take a stronger journalistic style, covering news and issues to student life, fun memories.
Also in 1990’s-Desktop publishing becomes more and more popular to create yearbooks.
Early 2000’s-First online creation tool is used to create yearbooks.
Late 2000’s-Yearbooks created online overtakes paste-up (scrapbooking) and desktop publishing, as most popular way to create yearbooks.
