{"id":386,"date":"2019-05-22T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.printivity.com\/insights\/?p=386"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:15:04","slug":"yearbooks-still-popular-among-digital-era-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.printivity.com\/yearbooks-still-popular-among-digital-era-teens","title":{"rendered":"Yearbooks Still Popular Among Digital Era Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Printed high school yearbooks aren\u2019t as popular as they used to be. But contrary to what some may think, they\u2019re not going away any time soon \u2013 which is why Printivity continues to offer fast, professional yearbook printing services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yearbooks have been around for\naround 400 years. The first yearbooks were created in the 1600s and consisted\nof very simple scrapbooks. Since photography was still more than a century\naway, photos weren\u2019t available. Instead, people filled the books with notes,\narticles, flowers \u2013 and sometimes even hair \u2013 to memorialize events. Yale\nUniversity published the first college yearbook in 1806, but it would be\nanother 39 years before the first high school yearbook appeared on the scene.\nOver time, yearbook printing at the high school level became a tradition.\nDespite the recent impact of social media, this tradition remains deeply\nembedded in American culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A high school yearbook is a publication that captures the people and events of their school lives during a particular year. More than just a history book, a high school yearbook is also a memory book, a record book, and a reference book. It can also serve as a public relations tool for the school that publishes it. In many ways, a yearbook is like a photograph \u2013 a snapshot in time that, once captured, will remain forever unchanged. In a world that is changing faster than ever, this is indeed a tradition that many people want to hold onto and treasure.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, high school yearbooks\nwere little more than picture books, with brief captions about the people and\nevents documented in the photos. Today, yearbooks are constantly evolving.\nSince the advent of desktop publishing, they have taken giant leaps forward in\nquality and content. In particular, high school yearbooks have become more\njournalistic. Using computer software programs, today\u2019s yearbooks now reflect\nthe latest design and photographic capabilities available. The content has also\nexpanded to cover everything from reporting of events to first-person profiles.\nMany yearbooks are also incorporating QR (quick response) codes into their\npages. By scanning the codes with smartphone apps, readers can view videos and\nslideshows captured during the school year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capturing An Unchanging Past<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the many advances in yearbook printing, high school yearbooks still lack the immediacy of Facebook, Snapchat, and other social media. In particular, they lack the immediate two-way communication available with these social media tools. For today\u2019s younger generation that doesn\u2019t know a world where you can\u2019t instantly communicate with anyone anywhere at any time, yearbooks seem as primitive as painting pictures on cave walls. And yet, it is the unchanging nature of yearbooks that remains their primary appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media is all about what\u2019s happening now. <\/em>As a result, communication is fleeting. Messages are sent, pictures are posted, and then they go away in a very short time. Yearbooks are about yesterday. They\u2019re built to last. You know that the next time you crack the pages, even if it\u2019s 10, 20, or 30 years from now, the same pictures will still be there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As human beings, a large part of\nwho we are is captured in our memories. Using a high school yearbook to take a\nstroll down memory lane can be a powerful, evocative experience that reminds us\nof who we were at that point in time and who we have become. A yearbook is a\npowerful memory jogger that can mentally take people back to a time when life\nwas different. People may not remember what happened in their day-to-day lives,\nbut they\u2019ll get out their yearbooks to remind them how it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also something about the\nsensory experience of holding a yearbook in your hands that creates a more\ntangible connection to the memories held in the book. As many high school\nstudents have commented, \u201cIt’s the one tangible thing from high school that you\ncan keep with you and look back at when you’re older. It\u2019s nice to have\nsomething that isn\u2019t so plugged in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keeping Up With the Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reason yearbook printing\nremains popular is that people are finding ways to keep up with the times while\nstill maintaining the historical \u201cin the moment\u201d feel that has always proved so\ncompelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades, high school yearbooks\nserved as little more than a repository of tiny posed photos, most of which\nconsisted of the cheerleading team, homecoming court, and other members of the\n\u201cin\u201d crowd. Today\u2019s high school yearbooks document school life in a more\ndynamic and inclusive way. For example, instead of a posed photo of the\nNational Honor society sitting in neat rows in a classroom, the photos might\nshow them staging a blood drive or some other activity that tells a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern smartphones and digital\ncameras are also making it easier (and cheaper) to take spur-of-the-moment\nphotos that tell more of a story than traditional posed photos. Increasingly,\nstaged photos are out; candid photos are in. At the same time, more yearbooks are\nlooking to include as many students as possible rather than just the big names\non campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting a candid photo in the\nyearbook used to be a popularity contest. Now the feeling is that everyone\nshould be covered because it\u2019s everyone\u2019s school. Not only does this make the\nyearbook more inclusive, it also creates a more accurate history book as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teaching Valuable Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One benefit of yearbook printing that often gets overlooked is the wonderful learning experience it provides the students who put it together. Students learn a wide range of skills, ranging from interviewing and writing headlines to designing pages, photography, and uploading photos. These days, most yearbooks are produced entirely online and then sent to a printer for yearbook printing<\/a> \u2013 an endeavor that teaches many skills suitable for today\u2019s job markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, it\u2019s the permanence of\nthe high school yearbook that so many value. Some schools are publishing\nyearbooks online instead of printing them. But websites come and go. New apps replace\nold ones. Digital devices become outdated. Today\u2019s technology will soon become\nyesterday\u2019s news. Who can say that the technology required to look at today\u2019s\nvirtual yearbooks won\u2019t go the way of the floppy disc? The only way to\nguarantee that a book will be readable 100 years from now is to print it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lasting memories are priceless, and a printed high school yearbook never changes. For now, that\u2019s something millions of parents and high schoolers aren\u2019t willing to let go of. Printivity offers six different types of binding to produce a yearbook that is just right for your school or organization. These include Saddle-Stitch<\/a>, Wire-O<\/a>, Spiral Bound<\/a>, Perfect Bound<\/a>, PUR Perfect Bound<\/a>, and Hard Cover<\/a>. Get started on your yearbook today with our yearbook booklet printing<\/a> Instant Price Quoter. Or, call Printivity at 1-877-649-5463<\/a> to speak to a customer service representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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