1. Chapter 18: Yearbooks and Magazines
Digital Journalism
Hart

2. What is a yearbook? A history book A reference book
A public relations publications
An educational experience
Everybody’s book!

3. Components of a book
Title page: page 1 in a yearbook, which contains the school’s name and address, the book’s name and the publication year, and identifies or reinforces the theme

4. More components
Folio: usually located at the bottom outside corner of each page and may include words describing the content of the page and/or graphic elements which reinforce the theme, in addition to the page number
Table of contents: a chart that lists each division and beginning page number

5. Components
Opening section: the first two to four double-page spreads which introduce the yearbook’s theme and explain why it was chosen
Double-page spread: any two facing pages
Closing section: the last double-age spread or two; reflects the opening and wraps up the theme

6. Colophon: a technical description of a book as a product
Portrait pages/people pages/mug pages: head shots by class

7. The fun stuff
Theme: a word or phrase that pulls all parts together and reflects something special about THIS year at THIS school
Logo: the graphic or visual elements that represent the theme
Endsheets: heavier paper pages immediately inside the front and back covers of a book
Dividers: pages that separate and identify sections within a yearbook

8. THEME

9. Organization
The ladder: a page-by-page plan of a yearbook that shows the proposed content of each page
Signature: a 16-page section of a yearbook printed on the same piece of paper during production

10. Design and layout
Most yearbooks use modular designs, where stories and photos and infographics are packaged together.

11. Dominant photos
A dominant photo is a photo on your spread that is bigger than the other ones. It is the photo that catches your attention the most. Good dominant photos are ones that relate to your spread.

12. Technical stuff
Bleed: to run a picture off the edge of the page

13. Eyeline
an imaginary line running straight across the double page spread

14. Magazines
A collection of articles, stories, pictures and artwork that is published on a regular basis
Literary magazines: a magazine that publishes short stories, poetry, essays and art
General interest magazines: a magazine that includes a wide variety or articles and attempts to interest almost everyone
Special interest magazine: a magazine that targets people with a strong interest in something (Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Rolling Stone, etc.)

16. ZINES
Zine (pronounced “zeen”), a small magazine with a limited circulation that is published by a few people and usually photocopied