Canva yearbook layouts, embellishments and special pages
These are Canva libraries for building yearbook pages faster: page layouts you fill with your own photos, embellishments that add a playful finish, full-page backgrounds, and special pages for the sections every yearbook needs. Open a library, copy the page or element you want, and paste it into your own Canva yearbook.
They work in any Canva design, including one you started from scratch. They’re on one page because you use them together: a typical page starts from a layout, picks up a few embellishments, and sits next to a special page in the same design.
Pick a library.
Each one opens as your own copy in Canva. Copy what you need into your yearbook.
Page layouts
Grids, collages, feature spreads and section openers, all sized for a yearbook page.
Embellishments
Playful icons, themed graphics, badges and accents.
Backgrounds
Dots, stripes, checks, waves, notebook paper, kraft paper and confetti.
Special pages
PTA year in review, About Me pages, custom pages and cover templates.
Page layouts.
Ready-made page layouts to drop into your design and fill with your own photos: grids, collages, feature spreads and section openers, all sized for a yearbook page.
Use them for the pages that repeat: grade spreads, event spreads, “daily life” pages. Using the same few layouts across a section keeps the book consistent without designing each page from scratch.
Open the page layouts in Canva
Planning a yearbook? Get a quote and a sample.
Embellishments.
Elements and objects that add a personal, creative touch: playful icons, themed graphics, badges and accents.
Use them for highlighting a special moment, adding flair to a collage, or giving a section divider a fun twist. A little goes a long way. Pick two or three for a section and reuse them, so the book reads as one design.
Backgrounds.
Full-page backgrounds drawn from simple shapes: dots, stripes, checks, waves, notebook and graph paper, kraft paper, confetti and bursts. Each one is the size of a yearbook page, so you can use it as a page background and put your photos on top.
Use them for section openers, quote pages and event pages that need a calm or a playful ground. Pick one or two and repeat them across a section, so the pages read as a set.
Special pages.
Ready-to-use pages for the sections every yearbook needs:
- PTA year in review
- About Me pages
- Custom pages
- Cover templates
Use them for the pages people forget until late, such as the back matter and the PTA’s page. Give them a row on your ladder at the start, so they have space when you need them.
How do I copy something from a library into my yearbook?
- Open the library link. It opens as your own copy in Canva, so you can’t change the original and nobody else sees your edits.
- Find the page or element you want in the page thumbnails.
- Select it and copy (⌘C or Ctrl+C). For a whole page, select everything on the page first.
- Switch to your yearbook design and paste (⌘V or Ctrl+V) onto the page.
- Replace the placeholder photos and text with your own, and adjust colors to match your template.
- Check it against your page size before you move on. A layout copied between designs of different sizes may need resizing.
Tips.
- Decide your layouts per section, once. Consistency is what makes a volunteer-made book look professional.
- Don’t let decoration crowd out children. Every embellishment takes space a photo could have used.
- Keep text and faces away from the page edges, which are trimmed in printing.
Faster pages.
One consistent book.
Every child is in the shared school pages of a Rethink yearbook, and families who choose personalization get pages built around their own child’s class and grade.