Basic Yearbook Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Student life, academics, organizations, people, sports and ads/index.
  2. 7. The page number and the topic of a spread placed as a unit traditionally at the bottom left and bottom right of the spread.
  3. 8. Final pages of the yearbook (typically three pages or more) where the theme is concluded. Should follow ads and index.
  4. 9. Every picture includes this short, informational text to help the reader.
  5. 11. Two facing or side-by-side pages in the yearbook.
  6. 12. Page one of the yearbook.
  7. 14. Elements such as color, white space, rule lines, gray screens, large initial letters and special type treatments which enhance the book’s design.
  8. 16. A complete alphabetical listing of all students, teachers ... covered in the yearbook.
  9. 17. A 16-page grouping.
  10. 19. A list of the technical printing information about the yearbook, including price, number of copies, colors, fonts, photography company, and more.
Down
  1. 1. A verbal statement and a visual look which tie all parts of the yearbook together.
  2. 2. A formal, posed head-and-shoulders photo.
  3. 4. An un-posed photo showing people in natural moments, often taking part in events.
  4. 5. A spread used to separate each of the sections of the yearbook.
  5. 6. Refers both to the topics featured on individual spreads and how the topics are highlighted. For example, typical coverage in a student life section would include summer, the first day of school and homecoming. In addition, typical homecoming coverage would include photos, copy and captions detailing the event.
  6. 9. (Table of Contents- TOC) Listing of the pages containing the opening, sections, index and closing.
  7. 10. A page-by-page listing of the yearbook’s contents.
  8. 11. Area of the yearbook connecting the front and back covers.
  9. 13. The first section (2 to 4 pages) of the yearbook which introduces/clarifies the theme.
  10. 15. Heavier sheets of paper which hold the pages of the yearbook to the cover.
  11. 18. The story. Every spread should contain a story, also called a copy block.