| What part of a yearbook drives all aspects
of its creation from concept to closing and everything in between? THEME!
That’s why it’s so important to find your theme for your book
through a process of research, brainstorming, and narrowing down.
As you go through these theme ideas:
RESEARCH: find out what’s unique this year at your school
and write a list including everything you can think of. For example,
if there are new schedules or a new administration , you might consider
a theme of “2004 possibilities” or “A New Era.” Research
what’s special about this year, then visit the Taylor theme
list to get ideas. Write down LOTS of themes that are relevant. You
can narrow them down later.
BRAINSTORM: Take some of your favorite themes from your list
of “what’s
unique to your year” and create spin-offs for each section
of your book. For example, if this was the first year for you to
have a full color yearbook, you might choose a theme leaning on color.
One theme from your list might be “Color me (your school color).” Your
spin-offs could include “Full Spectrum” for Student Life, “In
the Limelight” for People and “Going for the Gold” for
Sports. This brainstorming step will help make sure you can easily
carry the chosen theme throughout the book.
NARROW DOWN: The brainstorming step probably helped you eliminate
the themes you couldn’t create good spin-offs for. Now all
there is to do is choose which theme works best for you. Have fun
with this! Remember your whole book will be driven from this choice,
so make a wise one.
Click here to download a full list of themes or you can search through the Taylor theme ideas
alphabetically.
Search through the Taylor theme ideas alphabetically:
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M
N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Symbols - Numbers - Mascots
School Name - Yeardate |
