Abstract: A yearbook system is provided. The yearbook system provides a single, extensive resource to plan, create, educate about, sell, and distribute yearbooks. The system further provides an integrated yearbook system management and yearbook production system to enable the production of the yearbook to a printed output. A yearbook server hosts a client site and a client database. The client site is enables the school to plan, create, sell and distribute a yearbook. Further, they system may be used to create the yearbook online. A production server hosts a production database synchronizes with the yearbook server, providing images to the client for use in creating the yearbook, and accepting completed created pages submitted by the school from the yearbook server. The production server translates the created pages into the format to proceed through the regular preparation for production of the yearbook.

Abstract: A method for creating a yearbook may include receiving a plurality of photos via upload to a website, receiving identifying information for subjects in each of the plurality of photos, associating the identifying information with each of the plurality of photos, receiving another photo, comparing the photo to the plurality of photos using a facial recognition module, and identifying a subject of the another photo with the facial recognition module.

Abstract: A yearbook system may include a user component through which a user may design and create a yearbook and the user component may include a facial recognition module for identifying a subject in a photo and tagging the photo with an identity of the subject and identifying the subject may include comparing the photo to a plurality of previously tagged photos to identify the subject.