Caught Our Eye

With the return of grunge, yearbook staffs are bringing back texture and movement to their themes and spreads. The Talon staff took this concept to the next level, then leveled that up and leveled it up again. There aren’t many (or any) staffs that could even attempt this look, much less do it well, but the designers and writers at Eastlake High School went all in. With cut out letters and numbers to form headlines, torn edges, layered photos and textures, retro color choices and more, the theme “What Makes Us” was more than just what made up the students in 2022; it was also what made the stories what they were and continue to be. With the storytelling, powerful pull quotes and true student-centered content, the 2022 Talon took a lot of things that would be wrong in the yearbook world and made them so right.