How to Create a Graduation Photo Frame Campaign for Your Class

A graduation frame gives a class a shared way to celebrate while each graduate uses a personal portrait. Start with a short identity, such as the class year and school name, then leave enough clear space for different graduation photos.

The example below is a fictional design brief you can adapt. It is not a ready-made Framvo template or a campaign from a partner school.

Choose a message that fits the class#

Use a brief such as: “For the Northfield Class of 2027, celebrating graduation week with a school-color border.” That tells the designer what matters without putting the ceremony schedule inside the artwork.

Put the class year near the lower edge, keep an approved school mark away from the corners, and use a short message like “Proud Graduate.” Write the full ceremony information on the school or event page. A profile frame is too small to serve as the program.

If graduates, families, and staff need different wording, prepare separate artwork and campaign links. Framvo does not dynamically change the text inside an uploaded design for each person.

Design for caps, hair, and group photos#

A tight circular opening can cut off a graduation cap. Leave extra room above the head and test a photo with a tall cap as well as a close portrait. Keep the face opening generous rather than shaping it around a single preview photo.

A square 1080 × 1080 canvas is a practical starting point for a profile image, not a minimum Framvo requirement. Export the reusable frame as a PNG with actual transparency, under 5 MB. At least 5% of the image must be transparent to pass Frame validation; a usable portrait opening will usually need considerably more room.

Check the design at a small size and inside a circular crop. Names or badges placed in the extreme corners may disappear when a social app crops the result. Read the frame design tutorial for export checks.

Publish and test with two different graduates#

Create a Frame campaign, add a sample photo you have permission to use, and choose a recognizable title. For example, “Northfield Class of 2027 Graduation Frame” gives the audience more context than “We Did It!”

Test a different portrait through the published link while signed out. Include a phone test from the invitation to the saved image. The website works in mobile browsers, so classmates do not need to install an app to participate. Use the web and app guide if you also share app instructions.

Confirm that the cap stays visible, the school name remains readable, and the saved image is easy to find. If several people struggle with the crop, revise the artwork rather than writing increasingly complicated instructions.

Send a complete invitation#

Adapt this example and replace the placeholders before sharing:

Celebrating with the Class of [year]? Open [campaign link], choose your graduation photo, adjust the fit, and save your picture. You can then use it on your profile or share it with our class hashtag. Ceremony details: [official event link].

Share through an official class or school channel when appropriate, and make the organizer identifiable on the campaign page. For school communities, use only artwork and preview photos you are permitted to publish.

Keep the campaign useful after graduation#

Keep the year in the title so the page remains clear after the ceremony. If it is reused for another class, create the appropriate new artwork and check the link before announcing it. Avoid leaving old registration or ceremony instructions that could confuse next year's audience.

Record support actions as activity rather than a headcount of graduates. For the complete preparation process, use the campaign launch checklist, then create your Frame campaign.