Yearbook Terms

6. Pages that introduce the next section of the book. They can be as simple as a full spread picture and title or as complex as multiple pictures and quotes. Example: The spread before the athletics section starts, with the title “Athletics” or similar. The spread before the spring section starts.
8. The first page of your yearbook. Includes information like the theme, title of your yearbook, school name, volume number, year, school address, school phone number, etc.
9. The central idea of the yearbook. A concept that drives the look, feel, content, and photograph style of the yearbook.
10. A font that has no “feet” coming off of the letters. Example: Arial font is a sans serif font.
14. One story and picture grouping within a page or spread. Each spread is typically broken down into smaller modules. Each module focuses on a specific story. Ex: One game on a spread about the baseball season.
15. When your book is closed, the edge of the book that binds the pages together. On a yearbook, the spine often has information such as the volume number, school name, yearbook name, and year.

1. A font that has “feet” coming off the letters. Example: Times New Roman is a serif font.
2. Formatting the yearbook in a chronological order. All categories are mixed together. example spread represents the week September 23rd-28th and includes coverage of Homecoming, an art exhibit, a science project, cafeteria food stats, and students with matching cars.
3. When a book is open, the two facing pages create a spread.
4. A statement at the end of the book that includes information such as staff names, printer name, printing quantity, edition number, and printing specifications(size, paper weight, etc.).
5. A tool used to help plan out pages, sections, and content order. A ladder can be on paper or electronic. Example: Pages 1 and 2: blank page, title page; Pages 3 and 4: Letter from the Editor, Table of Contents; Pages 5 and 6: Yearbook Dedication.
7. The paper between the cover and the first page. It is often used for signing, but can also be used to help introduce the theme and include the table of contents.
11. Formatting the yearbook based on categories. Example: all athletics are in one section, chronological order is not required in each section.
12. The feeling of the yearbook. Words you would use to describe your yearbook.
13. A design, graphic, image, text, or similar that repeats on every page of your yearbook. Your folio helps emphasize your theme.