AerEthos vs Upper Case: the full scorecard.
Upper Case (Cork) is a Cork studio that sells yearbooks alongside logos, websites and signage. 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. Upper Case covers 1.
We scored both on seven things every school needs from a yearbook partner, using only what each company states on its own public website. Upper Case: a general design and print studio. Takes a school's text and images and lays them out, then prints. 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 | Upper Case |
|---|---|---|
| Designs the whole book for the school | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | Upper Case | |
|---|---|---|
| Who designs the book | AerEthos designs every page | Graphic design and layout service offered |
| Staff time | A 20-minute kickoff call and a 30-minute sign-off | Not stated, the school supplies text and images |
| Price per book | €30 to €60 per student, all published | Not published |
| Who pays | Students buy direct. The school pays nothing for the books | Not stated |
| Delivery | Guaranteed at least one week before graduation | Not stated |
| Digital archive | Vision NFC archive available | Not stated |
| Based in | Waterford, Ireland | Cork |
What Upper Case does not tell you
- Any price per book or minimum order.
- A delivery date or guarantee.
- Who pays for the books.
- A student content process.
- A 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 Upper Case
- Offers schools, colleges, societies and clubs a graphic design service that takes yearbooks "in their basic form of just text and images" and gives them a design and layout.
- Also prints, so design and print are under one roof.
- The same site sells logo design, web design, SEO and signage.
Source: uppercase.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 Upper Case.
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
Does Upper Case design yearbooks?
Its yearbooks page offers a graphic design and layout service that turns a school's text and images into a designed yearbook, and it also prints.
Does AerEthos work with Cork schools?
Yes. We work with schools across Ireland. The kickoff call is online and the books are delivered to the school.
What does a specialist add over a design studio?
A set process for collecting each student's content, a designed page for every student, proofing, print management and a written delivery date, all handled by one team.
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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Yearbooks.ie and Creative Design & Print are one business with two names. Its own page asks: "Want to design the Yearbook yourself?"
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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 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.