Yearbook Vocabulary!
Table of Contents This will appear in the front of the book and list all sections and which page numbers each section covers. Also ties into theme.
Copy This is the text that appears on the pages of the yearbook. For example, on the Football page there will be a section of text telling some type of story regarding the football team, season, players, etc. This will sometimes be referred to as a story but most commonly will be called “copy”.
Cover The front and back and spine of the yearbook. This is where the school name, theme, year and personalization appear.
Coverage There are several different types of coverage. This is the way stories are followed and reported.
Divider Separates sections of the book such as Academics, Sports, People, Student Life, Clubs, and Ads. All dividers will follow the same layout but be customized for the specific section. This also ties into the theme.
Endsheet These appear on the inside of the front and back covers. They can be left blank or be designed to follow the theme.
Folio This appears in the lower outside corners or each page and may include the following: page number, photo credits, page credits, section, JM logo, theme, theme, theme!!!
Index This appears in the back of the book and will list all students in alphabetical order along with the page numbers they appear on.
Graphics This includes anything other than text that appears on the page. Photos, clip-art, logos, scanned in art all will categorized as graphics.
Ladder You will not find the ladder in the book. The ladder is an organizational tool on which the entire book is laid out – page by page. This also breaks the book into signatures and multiples and lists all deadlines. Ours will be on the wall…keep track of your deadlines!!!
Signature/Multiple A signature is a set of 16 pages, our book consists of 13.5 signatures or 216 pages. A multiple is a set of 8 pages within a signature, color is applied in multiples.
Spot Color Spot color is a way to include color in books that are not full-color. A small logo in the corner of each page or a stripe running across a page would be considered spot color.
Theme The theme is the key to the book!! This should reflect in some way the school and students. It will carry throughout the book and should be evident on every single page!
Title Page This is the very first page of the book which includes the school name, address, phone number, book volume number, etc.
Trapped White Space This is any space on a page that is free of graphics and text. We want to minimize all white space and use every possible inch of all pages!