AerEthos vs Creative Design & Print: the full scorecard.
Creative Design & Print (the company behind Yearbooks.ie) is a Wexford printer that asks the school to design the book. Yearbooks.ie is the same company. AerEthos designs the entire book, publishes every price and guarantees delivery. Here is the side-by-side, from their own public pages.
AerEthos covers 7 of 7. Creative Design & Print covers 0.
We scored both on seven things every school needs from a yearbook partner, using only what each company states on its own public website. Creative Design & Print: the school designs the book, with advice and support, and they print and deliver it. AerEthos: we run the whole thing, and over the past year schools that were using other providers have moved to us.
| What a school needs | AerEthos | Creative Design & Print |
|---|---|---|
| Designs the whole book for the school | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| A designed page for every student | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| About an hour of staff time, stated | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Full price list published | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Students pay direct, school pays nothing | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Delivery guaranteed before graduation | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Digital archive with the book | ✓ | NOT STATED |
"Not stated" means it does not appear on the pages we read on 29 October 2026. A provider that does something worth having tells schools about it. Verify anything with them directly.
The details, line by line
| AerEthos | Creative Design & Print | |
|---|---|---|
| Who designs the book | AerEthos designs every page | The school designs; advice and support offered |
| Staff time | A 20-minute kickoff call and a 30-minute sign-off | Layout stays with the school, students often help |
| Price per book | €30 to €60 per student, all published | Not published, quote on request |
| Who pays | Students buy direct. The school pays nothing for the books | Not stated |
| Delivery | Guaranteed at least one week before graduation | Arranged once artwork is ready, no date stated |
| Digital archive | Vision NFC archive available | Not stated |
| Based in | Waterford, Ireland | Wexford |
What Creative Design & Print does not tell you
- Any price per book.
- A minimum order, deadlines or a delivery date.
- Who pays for the books: the school or the students.
- Whether it designs the book for you at all.
- Any digital archive.
Where AerEthos wins, every time
- We design every page. Your staff give a 20-minute kickoff call and a 30-minute sign-off, and that is it.
- Every student gets their own designed page, with their quote and their photos.
- Every price per student is published. You can compare before you ever speak to us.
- Students order and pay AerEthos directly. Your office never collects a cent.
- Delivery is guaranteed in writing: at least one week before graduation.
- Vision: an NFC chip in the cover opens a private digital archive of the year on any phone. No app, no login.
Schools are moving to AerEthos
Over the past year, schools that were using other yearbook providers have moved to AerEthos. They did not move for a lower price. They moved because their staff were tired of building the book, and because they wanted a premium finish with a delivery date they could trust.
What we confirmed about Creative Design & Print
- Yearbooks.ie and creativedesignandprint.ie carry the same page and the same operator: Creative Design & Print, 25 Westpoint Business Park, Clonard, Wexford. They are one company, not two competitors.
- Says it has produced school yearbooks for over 15 years, for secondary and primary schools across Ireland.
- Hardback or softback; hardbacks can be full colour or have the title in gold or silver foil on a solid background; all covers are laminated.
- Asks "Want to design the Yearbook yourself?" and offers advice, guidance and support. Says most schools involve a few students in the layout.
- Once artwork is ready, handles production and arranges delivery to the school.
- Quotes on request, using school name, page count and quantity.
Source: yearbooks.ie, read on 29 October 2026. Competitor names are used only to help schools compare, and all trademarks belong to their owners. AerEthos is not affiliated with Creative Design & Print.
For students and parents
Students: you get a full page that is yours, designed by us with your quote and your photos, and you buy your own copy directly. Parents: the school does not collect money, there is one clear published price per edition, and personalised goods like yearbooks are exempt from the 14-day EU withdrawal right, as set out in our terms. More on the students and parents pages.
Frequently asked questions
Are Yearbooks.ie and Creative Design & Print the same company?
Yes. The yearbooks.ie site and the Creative Design & Print school yearbooks page carry the same text and the same operator, Creative Design & Print of Clonard, Wexford. It is one business trading under two names.
Who designs the book at Creative Design & Print?
Its site invites schools to design the yearbook themselves with advice and support, and says students often help with layout. It does not say it will design the book for you. AerEthos designs every page.
How is AerEthos different?
AerEthos designs every page, publishes every price per student, lets students pay us directly, guarantees delivery at least a week before graduation and adds a Vision digital archive. AerEthos list prices per student are Classic softback €30, hardback €33; Signature softback €35, hardback €40; Legacy €50. With the Vision digital archive they are Classic €38, Signature €45 and Legacy €60. The school pays nothing for the books: students buy their own copies.
The rest of the field
A design tool, not a design service. Your staff build the book, chase the photos and fix the proofs.
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A printer first. Yearbooks are one product on a long list, and the page's footer reads 2021-22.
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A generalist studio. Yearbooks sit on the same site as logo design, SEO and flag design.
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A print shop. Its page leads with "starts at €199" and never gives a price per student.
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Moving from another provider for the Class of 2027?
Send us last year's book, give us 20 minutes and we take it from there. Sign-up closes 21 January 2027.