1. Terms You Should Know

2.  Theme: The central idea or concept. This should reflect the school and students in some way. It will carry throughout the book and should be evident on every single page. It unifies the entire yearbook!  Cover: The front, back and spine of the yearbook. This is where the school name, and year appear.  Section: Portions of a yearbook devoted to a particular topic (i.e.: sports, academics, clubs, student life, people)

3.  End Sheets: Paper that attaches the book to it cover, there are end sheets in the front and back of the book. The end sheets in the front of the book usually contain the table of contents.  Double Page Spread: Two pages that face each other and are designed to appear as one cohesive design.

4.  Title Page: Page one of the yearbook. It should include the name of the book, name of the school, completed school address, volume number, and year.  Opening: The first one to five pages of the yearbook after the title page where the theme is introduced.  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.

5.  Division Pages: A spread used to separate each of the sections in the yearbook.  White Space: Blank area where no elements are placed. Planned white space is an important part of the spread.  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!

6.  Body Copy: The main text of a page, section, or book that details the story of an event, as distinguished from headlines or captions.  Headline: A line of larger type used to tell the reader what is to follow, introducing the topic and main point of interest of the copy.  Secondary Headline: Used to make a blend between headline and story.  Justify: To set type so that both sides of a column are straight.  Byline: Line at beginning of copy giving name of person who wrote it.

7.  Candid Photo:An un-posed photo.  Mug shot: A photo of a person’s head and shoulder area only, usually a class picture.  Dominant Photo: The first picture to be placed on the layout. The dominate photo should be two to two and half times larger than any other picture on the spread.  Cropping: Eliminating portions of a photo to improve its composition and make it proportional to layout space.

8.  Caption: Used to describe a picture. Captions should be placed as close to their corresponding pictures as possible and no more than two captions should be stacked. Every picture should have it own individual caption.  Quotes: Direct statements obtained through the interviewing process by the reporter, to be included word-for-word in copy or captions.

9.  Eyeline: Formed by arranging photos, type, or other pages elements to form an even band of white space across the spread. It is used to visually link a spread.  Folio: This appears in the lower outside corners or each page and may include the following: page number, photo credits, page credits, section, SEMS logo, theme, theme, theme!!!  Gutter: The center of the spread where the two pages meet.

10.  Bleed: A photograph that extends past the exterior margin to the edge of the page, without leaving a margin.  Margin: Space forming the border of a page or sheet.  Pica: A unit of measurement equal to 12 points or 1/6 inch.  Point: The basic measurement system

11.  Index: One complete listing of all students, teachers, and subjects included in the yearbook and the page numbers where they can be found.  Closing: The final one to five pages of the yearbook where the theme is wrapped up.  Colophon: A statement recording the names of the staff and printer, book specifications, size of the edition, and other information about the production of the yearbook.

12.  Ladder: A page-by page listing of the yearbook’s contents.  Page proof: A simulated version of a page showing copy, pictures and art work which is used for editing purposes prior to printing.  Signature: A larger sheet of paper containing 16 yearbook pages, eight on each side. Before the plant can print the signature all 16 pages must be submitted together.