Best School Yearbook Photo Books

Not only is this type of photo book the best place to collect all those photos students, parents and teachers have taken during semesters, but it’s also an ideal community project since everybody can take part in designing the book’s interior and exterior or selecting photos to be included. And let’s not forget, it is the perfect gift for students who are not returning, graduating classes or relatives and teachers who want to cherish the shared memories of their favorite children.

School yearbook theme ideas

Unlike many other types of photo books, choosing the theme of your yearbook is pretty easy, since all you have to do is decide whether the book will be for an elementary school, middle school or high school class. Aside from this, just have fun (without going crazy). The book can be extremely colorful, full to the brim with memes and embellishments, or anything else that comes to your mind. Most importantly each and every student should offer their own idea into the mix, turning the creative process into a true group experience.

A crucial thing to keep in mind when building the yearbook, though, is balance: the book should contain quotes (and try to avoid cliches) chosen by teachers, parents and the most important stars of the book, the kids. No matter if they just barely left kindergarten or are about to receive their high school diploma, just include a page to jot down where they might see themselves in the future. Try to get as many group photos as possible, but also leave space for individual ones as well. In fact, solo pictures are of utmost importance since the book will be designed by each individual student, so each will want their personal stamp inside the book.

Collaborating on a school memory photo book

With the exception of Mixbook and MILK Books, collaboration with a group on your yearbook in the photo book editor is impossible. In other words, you’ll need to plan in advance and appoint someone to put the book together in the chosen builder, preferably sharing the results constantly with the class to collect further feedback.

The simplest way to collaborate is by creating a Facebook group or opening a dedicated Instagram account. Both are ideal ways of storing photos where students, parents and teachers can each upload pictures, which can later get imported into the photo book editor. Not only that but comments are just begging to be featured as quotes in the would-be book.

One of the most important things the group will need to focus on is choosing the right photo book company and then choosing the best design, layouts, embellishments and such. This way the person appointed as the ‘creator’ of the yearbook can start working on the project according to the instructions of the students while they are selecting the right photos.

Recommended photo yearbook services

There are plenty of top-tier photo book editors out there, most of which are capable of social media integration and presenting various yearbook themes. The following three, however, are the ones to consider for your photo yearbook.