HJ Special Consultants will be at the CSPA convention

A Note From Ann Akers - Education Specialist, Herff Jones Marketing
704.849.4498 • agakers@herffjones.com

We’re just a couple of weeks away and it’s time to firm up some more New York details. All three Special Consultants will be at the CSPA convention and will do the majority of their sessions on Friday (when there is no booth) so that we can handle more appointments for them. They would be happy to look at proof books, assess design ideas that your school has already started collecting, look at summer/fall books that are still underway or start to talk to next year’s staffers. They can help you set design and coverage goals, talk about how to avoid speedbumps or discuss font choices and strategies.

Appointments are on a first come, first served basis after you let Ann know who is interested/how many will be attending and whether they prefer Wed a.m./Wed. p.m./Thurs. a.m. or Thurs p.m. slots. In addition, we will be meeting with some advisers one afternoon in a focus group and if you have might like to participate, please let us know. We like to have a mix of experienced and relatively new advisers, so if you could provide your name, school name and email address, we will be happy to invite you once we have a concrete time from CSPA.

And, we’ll be hosting a meeting with some students as well. We are looking for current juniors who are VERY INTO YEARBOOK to come chat with us while we’re there as well. We’ll be looking for a mix of guys and girls from a variety of schools nationwide. The times for this event are TBD as well, but we hope to hear about this soon.

TECH – “What’s New” Icon in eDesign Help

Please look for the “What’s New” icon, prominently displayed on the front page of eDesign Help. This is a list of the latest eDesign enhancements, as well as existing features. Be sure to check back regularly, as we are constantly making enhancements.

Other eDesign updates and tips, based on Yearbook Representative and TSA feedback:

* Saving faculty portraits: some schools may not realize that they can save their faculty portraits for next year’s book by using the “Save it Forward” feature. Have them save their faculty spread(s) as a template, and then choose that template to “save it forward” to next year. The layout and images will be in their 2010 book!

* Pop-in boxes: the colored boxes on the GO! Design templates are non-printing elements in eDesign (just like InDesign). This has confused some schools that had placed images within them, and did not see the stroked line on their PDF proof. If the school is determined to print the pop-in boxes, copying and pasting-in-place the box will make it printable for them.

* Spot colors: eDesign does not allow the use of Spot Colors in art or photos. During page design, the user cannot select a spot color for the HJ Art. In the Library, any uploaded files that contain spot colors are automatically converted to CMYK.

For additional eDesign support, please contact your plant CSA.