Yearbook Vocab

5. Also called folio or folio tabs, they provide specific quick references for readers. Ex: “Page 26 - Varsity Football.”
7. • Each page should have a dominant element on the design. This may be a photo or a connected group of photos.
8. - Use selected fonts only to enhance the theme. Body copy should be simple and readable.
10. - Lines, tints, screens and textures can help emphasize specific areas within designs.
11. • Introduces the reader to the page by summarizing the story of the page or highlighting its focus. Should use literary devices to be clever or eye-catching.
13. • Try to mix up elements and sizes of photos on your page to create contrast and variety, increasing reader appeal.
16. • The ability to mark photos with names of individuals who appear in the photos. Tagging photos allows for better coverage and easy indexing.
17. The name of the author(s) of the spread/page/mod. Can be added to the end of the feature story or as part of the folio.
19. • This is the invisible (or white space created) line that runs across the DPS, helping connect the two pages and keeping the reader’s visual flow.
20. - Page-by-page planner and deadline tracker used to identify content, record deadlines, plan color placement and track pages submitted and proofed..

1. • All critical information must be placed inside the trim line. Any elements that cross this line “bleed” off the edge of the page.
2. • Accompanies the primary headline. It is short and catchy, and offers specific information and added details about the story subject.
3. - The cover presents the year’s unique theme showcasing fonts, colors and graphics that will be used inside the book.
4. - The heavy paper between the cover and the first and last pages is used to hold the signatures in the yearbook.
6. • Usually 3-5 paragraphs, a feature story tells about the event and gives more insight and detail than a caption can. It is a traditional method of telling about an event.
9. A single page of content with the opposite page featuring a different, yet often related topic.
12. • The date that completed yearbook pages are due at the Jostens plant. Meeting all deadlines is essential to keep the delivery of the yearbook on schedule.
14. • The spine of the yearbook, where the left page meets the right page.
15. - A record of who is in the book and where the reader can find them. Can include photos for more coverage.
18. Two facing pages telling a story.