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3 Ways to Make Your Senior Graduation Cards Stand Out

May 3 2024 | By: Behind the Lens Images

Graduation announcements do more than share a date. They celebrate everything a senior has accomplished and give family and friends a meaningful keepsake from this important milestone.

Your senior portraits are the heart of the design, but the photographs, wording, colors, paper, and layout should work together to create something that genuinely represents you.

1. Choose Portraits That Tell a Story

Instead of selecting several nearly identical photographs, choose images that show different sides of your personality. You might combine a polished portrait with a casual image, an athletic photograph, or a cap-and-gown portrait.

Consider using one strong image on the front and additional photographs on the back. This keeps the design clean while allowing you to include more of your senior experience.

Before selecting photographs, think about how the card will be designed. Vertical and horizontal images fill different spaces, and photographs with some open background can provide room for names, dates, and other information without covering your face.

2. Make the Design Personal

Your announcement does not have to look like everyone else’s. School colors can be included subtly, or the design can reflect your wardrobe, personality, activities, and plans after graduation.

Personal details might include:

  • Your name and graduating class
  • Your high school
  • Graduation ceremony or celebration details
  • College, military, trade-school, career, or travel plans
  • A favorite quote or short personal message
  • Honors, activities, sports, or accomplishments

Keep the wording concise so your photographs remain the focus. Make sure every name, date, time, address, and school detail is carefully proofread before the cards are ordered.

3. Select Paper and Finishing Details Carefully

The physical quality of a graduation card makes an immediate impression. Professional paper, accurate color, and a carefully prepared print file can make senior portraits look noticeably better than they do on thin paper or an inexpensive home printer.

Depending on the design, finishing options might include heavier card stock, a matte or textured surface, rounded corners, foil details, or coordinated envelopes. These elements should support the photographs rather than overpower them.

Ordering professionally also helps ensure that skin tones, school colors, shadows, and highlights reproduce accurately.

Plan Ahead for Printing and Mailing

Do not wait until the week of graduation to begin designing your announcements. Allow time to select photographs, approve the layout, proofread the information, complete production, address envelopes, and mail the cards.

If you want to use portraits from your professional senior session, mention graduation products during the planning process. This gives your photographer an opportunity to create a variety of images that will work well in cards, banners, albums, and other finished pieces.

Create a Graduation Announcement Worth Keeping

A thoughtfully designed announcement becomes more than a piece of mail. It preserves your senior portraits, celebrates your accomplishments, and gives the people who supported you something tangible to remember the occasion.

Behind the Lens Images can help you coordinate your senior portraits with professionally designed graduation products for a polished, consistent presentation.

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Explore our graduation photography options, or contact us to begin planning portraits and finished products that celebrate your senior’s story.

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