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Contents
Why Lifetouch?........................... 2 Yearbooks, Upgrades & Enhancements......................... 4 Sizes........................................... 4 Cover Types.............................. 4 Cover Design Options............ 5 Cover & Yearbook Upgrades..................................... 6 Endsheet Options...................... 8 Consumer Enhancements......... 9 Themes & Creative Assets......................................... 10 Personalized Covers................. 11 Custom Designed Covers....... 12 Yearbook Website.................... 14 Website Training....................... 16 Adviser Resources.................... 17 Selling Resources..................... 18 Yearbook Teams....................... 19 Yearbook Board of Advisers................................. 20 National Adviser Workshop.................................. 21 Conventions & Local Workshops...................... 22 Showcase Contest.................... 23
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Why Lifetouch? It’s time for change. More importantly, it’s time to shine. Yearbooks capture a year’s worth of memories that will last a lifetime. Lifetouch Yearbooks elevates your school’s yearbook program from initial brainstorm, through design, to final approval and publication. We’re reinventing how yearbooks are created and produced. Get ready for a new chapter from Lifetouch.
Product
Yearbooks and school pictures go hand-in-hand. Lifetouch is a leader in school photography and yearbooks. Our state of the art yearbook product, design options and creative teams are here to make your yearbook standout.
Technology
The new Lifetouch Yearbook Website simplifies the yearbook process by making everything easier and more intuitive for today’s yearbook Creators and Advisers.
Program Support
Yearbook Advisers have a crucial role in leading not only the creation of the yearbook, but also leading their class of students. Lifetouch eases the role of the Advisers by providing resources and tools to help Advisers build, sell and distribute yearbooks.
Manufacturing & Distribution
Lifetouch Yearbooks leverage state-of-the-art Shutterfly printing and manufacturing to ensure the highest quality.
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Yearbooks, Upgrades & Enhancements When you work with Lifetouch there are plenty of ways to enhance your Yearbook. The images shown represent an overview of the yearbook product offering. For additional details and options contact your Lifetouch Yearbook Account Manager.
Three yearbook sizes
Size 7 | 8” x 10.5”
Size 8 | 8.5” x 11”
Size 9 | 9” x 12”
Cover types
Hardcover
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Softcover
Cover Design Options
Signature Design
Original Design
Predesigned covers available on the Yearbook website for size 7 yearbooks.
Designed by the school.
Custom Montage
Custom Cover Design
Montage covers are only available for schools that use Lifetouch for their school Picture Day.
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Cover & Yearbook Upgrades Are you looking to enhance your yearbook cover? We have a variety of add-ons available to make your yearbook stand out.
Die Cut
Emboss & Deboss
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Custom Foil
Other Premium Applications & Upgrades include: Matte Lamination Silkscreen UV Coatings on Pages Headbands & Footbands
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Endsheet Options White
Also available:
Solid Colour
• Custom Montage
Montage covers are only available for schools that use Lifetouch for their school Picture Day.
• Stock Specialty Paper • Premium Applications
Original Design
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Consumer Enhancements Looking for more ways to spruce up the yearbook offering to your families and students? At Lifetouch our consumer enhancements will do just that.
Zoom: Current Events Insert An insert displaying this year’s most memoriable news, sports, entertainment and more!
Autograph Insert A paper insert for students to collect signatures from friends and teachers.
Yearbook Stickies Fun, removable stickers to personalize your yearbook pages.
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Themes & Creative Assets
Lifetouch provides schools with complimentary themes and creative assets to help the Yearbook Adviser create a yearbook they are proud of each year. Designed by our talented Creative Services teams, themes allow Advisers to have a professional looking yearbook design. With over 25+ unique themes to choose from, the sky’s the limit to create a stand out yearbook. Each year new themes are added that leverage the latest in design trends, fashion, journalism and more. Our themes consist of backgrounds, embellishments, fonts, colours and a cover. Themes integrate directly with the Yearbook Website to help keep the look of your yearbook consistent.
In addition to themes all users can expect new stand alone backgrounds, embellishments and layouts each year. These are intended to spark ideas and enhance your yearbook.
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Personalized Covers School Name & Year Yearbooks may come with printed text on the cover that can be entered on the Yearbook Website. Select from fun colours to make your school name and year shine!
Student Name & Icons Reflect your student’s hobbies and interests with fun icons next to their name. .
School Year
My Yearbook Personalized Covers* My Yearbook Personalized Covers (MYPC) are personalized for each student with their school picture, name and year on the cover design. Yearbook Advisers love MYPC because it makes distribution easy. *Must be a Lifetouch photographed account.
Student Picture
Student Name & School Name
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Custom Designed Covers Create your dream cover with support from our Lifetouch Creative Services design team. Our design team consists of professional designers that partner with you to create a unique and compelling cover for your school. They conduct one-on-one design meetings, helpful webinars, online tutorials and more to help schools with design skills.* Contact your Lifetouch Yearbook Account Manger to learn more about this wonderful offering available for our size 8 and 9 yearbooks.
Send your creative ideas
before after
Creative Services partners with you to create an unforgettable cover!
after
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Yearbook Website
The Lifetouch Yearbook Website simplifies the online yearbook building process making it more intuitive and enjoyable for both brand-new or highly-advanced Advisers and teams to design yearbooks. The website features advanced yearbook building capabilities to streamline the way you organize, plan and design yearbooks. • Page Builder includes state-of-the-art design tools such as align, distribute spacing, image editing and hundreds more, to help create award-winning page spreads. • Ad Builder provides templates for parents and businesses to easily create ads that integrate with the Yearbook Website. • School Portrait Flow automatically imports Lifetouch school pictures to your Yearbook Website. With the click of a button, images are added to your yearbook pages to streamline yearbook creation. • Sales Tracker is our order management tool and is built into the yearbook website. Leverage this to manage yearbook orders throughout the year.
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Don’t miss out on our awesome design tools to create award winning pages. Tools such as align, distribute spacing, image editing and hundreds more are all available.
Select from fresh new pre-designed theme packages and page layouts — created by our in-house design team to create professional looking yearbooks.
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Website Training
We know learning a new website can be intimidating and at Lifetouch we are here to make the transition a fun one! Our training videos, help guides, webinar series and Yearbook Adviser support teams will educate and inform you on the Lifetouch Yearbook Website.
Subscribe to the Lifetouch YouTube channel to watch.
Yearbook Website Support
Building a yearbook is a 9 month project for most. To stay organized and meet those yearbook deadlines visit the Yearbook Website > Order Materials and have resources sent to your school for free! • Theme Booklets • Layout Guides • Ladder Diagrams • And so much more!
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Adviser Resources
We love to talk yearbooks and we look for many ways to share ideas and inspiration with you throughout the year. With 50+ resources we hope to keep you informed and educated about yearbooks. • Adviser Webinars • Bi-Weekly Adviser Newsletter • Adviser calendars • And more
• Welcome Packets • Online galleries • Stickers
IGNITE
Get great ideas and inspiration with our beautiful look book, Ignite. Featuring cover, page design, journalism tips and more from schools through the US and Canada, this piece will be sure to get you inspired.
Yearbook Curriculum
Plan and teach your lessons with the Curriculum, a hands-on and in-depth guide to produce a memorable yearbook.
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Selling Resources
Lifetouch has multiple selling methods and tools available for use. Our online website, YBPay (YBPay.ca), provides parents the opportunity to purchase yearbooks online. Additionally, Lifetouch provides online sales management tools and more to help you provide yearbooks to families.
Flyers, Posters, and Promotional Items
Looking for fun ways to create awareness and promote the yearbook? Lifetouch provides posters, table tents and more to help you with your yearbook sale.
Emails to Families
We know selling and promoting a yearbook takes time, so we’re here to help. Parents who chose to, can opt-in to emails from Lifetouch.
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Yearbook Teams
At Lifetouch, we rely on the dedicated, experienced and responsive professionals you trust most to be the face of our organization and work with you. Our teams are here to help and support you to create an amazing yearbook.
For Our Advisers
NEW!
Yearbook Adviser Support
The Yearbook Adviser Support team provides one-on-one assistance to Advisers when help is needed. • yearbookcustomercare@lifetouch.ca • 1-866-443-9651
Yearbook Customer Care
For Our Parents
Are your parents not sure if they ordered a yearbook or have questions on the process? Our customer facing Yearbook Customer Care team can help answer those questions. Visit https://contact.lifetouch.ca
For Our Schools
Lifetouch Yearbook Account Manager
Lifetouch Yearbook Account Managers love what a yearbook represents for the school. They’ll help you understand available program options and find a yearbook offering perfect for your school. They’re knowledgeable in all things yearbook, including photography, design and journalism.
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Introducing the Lifetouch Board of Yearbook Advisers At Lifetouch your feedback matters. As we plan for the future of our yearbook program and product we want to partner with you, the Adviser. Our Board of Yearbook Advisers will help shape the future of yearbook. Looking to get involved? Visit: https://schools.lifetouch.ca/yearbooks/board-of-advisers/
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National Adviser Workshop An educator. A designer. A journalist. A photographer. A parent volunteer. Meet the modern-day Yearbook Adviser. An Adviser must wear many hats. So, how is it that one Adviser can be an expert in it all? Lifetouch’s two-day workshop helps Advisers enhance their creative and technical skills, teaches trends from industry experts and creates connections among Yearbook Advisers across the country. • Learn the proven methods for achieving (and teaching) better candid photography. • Meet Advisers from all over the country. • Learn how to customize your yearbook to promote your unique school culture. • Take a guided tour of Shutterfly’s manufacturing facility. To learn more visit: schools.lifetouch.com/yearbooks/national-adviser-workshop
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Conventions & Local Workshop
Taking part in international and local yearbook partnerships is very important to us. If you’re ever at an event, stop by and say hi! We’d love to talk to you.
Journalism Education Association Lifetouch attends the Journalism Education Association (JEA) / National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) national conferences each year. Our yearbook experts speak at the conference and we love advocating for yearbooks across the country.
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) event takes place at Columbia University in New York each year. Lifetouch is honored to attend and speak at this event.
Local Workshops & Conventions In addition to our national events, our Lifetouch Account Managers host local workshops and attend conventions across Canada and the US.
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Showcase Contest Every year Lifetouch hosts an International Yearbook Showcase Contest to recognize the outstanding yearbook programs we partner with. To judge the contest we leverage the talents of our Certified Journalism Educators, members of our Lifetouch Leadership team, our Yearbook Coaches and Marketing Partners. The yearbooks are reviewed on elements of theme, creativity, design, photography, and writing. Showcase Winners are recognized nationally and awarded amazing prizes, including one trip to our National Adviser Workshop for our grand prize winner.
Last year’s winners!
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