Entourage announces EDONext yearbook designer platform

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Entourage Yearbooks announced the launch of EDONext, a yearbook design platform that blends speed, security, and a powerful creative toolkit into a single, modern workspace.

What’s new in EDONext:

  • Performance & Security: A re-architected design engine delivers noticeably faster load times and snappy page editing, supported by an enhanced security model for safer collaboration.
  • Built-in Image Editing & Background Cutting: Clean up photos, adjust lighting, and remove backgrounds directly inside the editor—no extra apps required.
  • Google Integration: Design in Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets and import pages straight into your yearbook—perfect for interviews, timelines, stats, and club features.
  • Massive Creative Library: Access millions of stock images and clipart, plus a fully curated collection of award-winning yearbook themes and templates, organized to jumpstart inspiration and speed up production.
  • AI Help (when you want it): Smart assistive tools that help with layout choices and routine tasks, while keeping advisors firmly in control.

“One of the most important upgrades we’ve made in EDONext is to our creative libraries,” said Nicole Lipnitz, VP of Technology, Entourage Yearbooks. “We’ve spent thousands of hours tagging all the creatives and adding customer requests to make finding the perfect creatives for your yearbook.”

Key features:

  • Fewer tools, fewer headaches: Edit photos, compose stories in Google, and design pages—all in one flow.
  • Faster collaboration: Students, advisors, and contributors can work in parallel with clear guardrails.
  • Creative confidence: Start from curated, best-in-class themes and templates, then customize freely.
  • Future-proof workflow: Modern architecture built to keep pace with classroom needs and tight deadlines.

EDONext is available now, free, for any school working with Entourage Yearbooks or Picaboo Yearbooks.

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.