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The Spread ahead
Bi-Weekly Tips for Building Better Yearbooks
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Don’t Get Sued Over a Sponge
A Yearbook Adviser’s Guide to Copyright & Trademarks Let’s set the scene. You’re wrapping up a great yearbook spread. The design looks amazing. The theme is perfect. Someone adds a fun little cartoon character in the corner… maybe a yellow sponge in square pants. Or a certain mouse with very round ears. Or a sports logo that definitely belongs to a professional team. And suddenly… your adorable yearbook page is committing copyright and trademark violations. Don’t worry, this

Jenna Bryan
May 53 min read


The Spread Ahead
Bi-Weekly Tips for Building Better Yearbooks Advising a yearbook is one of the most rewarding roles on campus, it's also one of the busiest. Between photographing events, student editors, coverage lists, page design, the ever-present final deadline, and everything else on your plate, sometimes it feels like you’re running a small publishing company inside a classroom. That’s exactly why we created The Spread Ahead! A bi-weekly collection of practical tips, ideas, and insigh

Jenna Bryan
Apr 211 min read
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