Ask any yearbook adviser and they'll tell you: the book doesn't build itself. There are spreads to plan, photos to sort, captions to chase down, and a student staff with a hundred other things on their plates. Every minute you save in the design tool is a minute you get back for the fun part (or for finally finishing that cup of coffee).
At Remember Me Yearbooks, simple and fast is what we're all about. That's why we keep improving Creator Studio Lite, our online yearbook design software. Our latest update adds four features built around one goal: helping you and your staff create beautiful pages in less time and with fewer clicks. Here's what's new and how each one makes the yearbook season a little easier.
1. AutoFlow: fill a page with photos in seconds
Placing photos one by one is the part of page design nobody misses. With AutoFlow, you pick a photo folder, click AutoFlow, and watch your photos drop into the layout automatically. Seconds, not hours.
AutoFlow works hand in hand with Creator Studio Lite's layout filters, so you can narrow layouts by category, by number of photos, and by layout type (spreads or single pages) before you flow. Choose a collage that fits the 3rd grade basketball team's 12 photos, click once, and the page is filled and ready for captions. Want to see how AutoFlow works with any freeform layout? Click here.
Why advisers will love it:
Turns the most time-consuming step of page building into a single click
Makes it easy for new staff members to get a strong page started on day one
Leaves more time for the creative work: headlines, captions and storytelling
2. Favorite fonts: your theme fonts, one click away
Every great yearbook has a signature look, and fonts do a lot of that heavy lifting. Now you can star your favorite fonts in Creator Studio Lite and find them again in one click, instead of scrolling the full font list every time you add a headline.
Why advisers will love it:
Keeps your book's theme fonts front and center for the whole staff
Cuts down on "close enough" font swaps that make pages feel mismatched
Speeds up every headline, caption and pull quote you create
3. Copy formatting: style once, apply everywhere
Got a caption styled exactly right? Copy the formatting from that text box and apply it to others, so every page looks consistent. Font, size and style travel together, which means no more rebuilding the same look box by box. Click here to learn more.
Why advisers will love it:
Gives your whole book a polished, professional feel from cover to cover
Makes consistency easy when many students are designing different spreads
Cuts proofing time spent hunting for mismatched captions
4. Multi-select editing: change many text boxes in one step
Decided your captions need a different font or color halfway through the page? Select several text boxes at once and change them together, in one step. One edit instead of ten.
Why advisers will love it:
Makes last-minute design changes painless, even right before a deadline
Saves repetitive clicks on text-heavy pages like clubs, staff and sports rosters
Pairs perfectly with copy formatting for fast, consistent pages
Great tools, backed by real people
Smart features are only half the story. At Remember Me Yearbooks, every school gets personalized service from people who know yearbooks and know you. We help you plan your book, train your staff, and answer questions along the way, so you're never figuring it out alone.
Whether it's your first year as an adviser or your fifteenth, we'll meet you where you are. Want a quick walkthrough of AutoFlow before your next staff meeting? We're happy to show you. Curious to see what we've been working on? Watch the quick video on our Facebook or Instagram for a peek at all four features in action.
See what's new for yourself
AutoFlow, favorite fonts, copy formatting and multi-select editing are all live in Creator Studio Lite now. Already a Remember Me school? Log in and give them a try on your next spread.
Shopping for yearbook design software for next year? Let's chat! Request a quote today, and see how Creator Studio Lite and our personalized service can make this your easiest yearbook season yet.