Theme and Cover Selection

THEME OPTIONS

1. MASCOT

2. METAPHOR

3. MESSAGE

Theme Options: Mascot

• Visuals – panther, panther paws, logo, school flag.

• Language – fight song, Alma Mater, cheers, W.E.S.T.

“Where the maples cast their shadows, stands Lapeer West true ; Here her loyal sons and daughters, hail her gold and blue.”

Theme Options: Metaphor

Comparisons

• Journey ( “Road Trip”)

• Puzzle (”Making the Pieces Fit”)

• Movie (“Pantherscope: The Movie 2008”)

• Music (“The Beat Goes On”)

Language and Graphics

Theme Options: Message

• Mission Accomplished (successful)

• A Year to Remember (memorable)

• More Than You Imagined (exceeded expectations)

• Never Before, Never Again (one of a kind)

• United We Stand (united students)

• Breaking New Ground (unique)

Spin OffsExpressions that tie to the theme by association or

word repetition.

Theme: “Making the Pieces Fit”

Spin Offs: Fit for Success(academics), Physically fit(sports), Perfect fit, Feeling fit, Fitting room, Fitting in(clubs), Fit to a “T”

Theme: “The One and Only”

Spin Offs: One for the Books (academics), One good turn deserves another (clubs), One jump ahead (sports), One at a time (underclassmen), One in a million (seniors), Every last one, Like one of the family(ads),

Theme Assignment

In a PowerPoint presentation, detail the following:

•Theme – phrase, graphics, spin offs, opening, closing

•Cover Design - (lithograph, leather, foil, colors, embossing, layout of date/school name/book name, fonts, theme language)

“This sure beats writing detentions!”

The End

YEARBOOK 2009 – 2010

Theme and Cover Selection