Creating your theme

Topic overview

This topic discusses what a theme is, and how to get ideas for a theme.

What does a theme do?

  • Reflects the student body
  • Represents the school year, and attracts students' interest
  • Provides a unique perspective of the school year
  • Defines the main ideas and the tone of the yearbook in a few powerful words
  • Influences the choices in type, imagery, proximity, and layout in the yearbook's design.
  • Ties a book together from cover to cover

How do I think of a theme?

  • School spirit may spark an idea
  • Brainstorm
  • List popular activities going on in the school
  • Flip through other schools' yearbooks
  • Write down everything. Narrow down your list later.

What you've learned from this topic:

Quick tip:

Avoid looking at your school's previous yearbooks when looking for a theme... Think of something unique that your community hasn't seen before!