General Terms for yearbook
•Headline
–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.
•Feature Story
– Tells about the event and gives more insight and detail than a caption can.
•Caption
–There are different types of captions (ident, summary, quote, expanded, collection, group), but all captions should tell the reader more about the photo than they can simply see.
•Folios
–These are page numbers and page information. They should go with your theme and add to the page.
•Byline
–The name of the author(s) of the spread/page
•Photo Montage/Collection
–A collection of photos, separated by very thin rails
•Coverage
–Reporting the story of the entire year for all students, staff, and community. Each student should appear in your book at least 3 times.
•Theme
–The unifying idea that has a visual and verbal element that holds the book together.
•Page 1, Table of Contents, and Opening
–Consider placing the table of contents on the endsheet or page 1. Also, include school information and introduce your theme.
•Sports Section
–Highlights the athletic events of your school
•Academics
–Should highlight the exciting and interesting things going on in the classroom.
•Clubs/Organizations
–Records the happenings of the clubs that exist in your school (school sponsored and student sponsored)
•People
–School “mug shots” of all students and staff in the school.
•Student Life
–Highlights activities that take place in the lives of students in and outside of school
•Advertising/Community Section
–Showcases the businesses and families who support your book.
•Index
–A record of who is in the book and where the reader can find them. Might include photos for more coverage.
•Divider
–Pages/spreads that indicate new sections and provide continuity with your theme.
•Opening
–Gives an introduction to your theme and starts the book out on that note.
•Closing
–Finishes the story of the year and brings the book closure.
•Ladder
–Page-by-page outline or blueprint of the stories to be covered in the yearbook which includes:
•Multiples: Eight pages on one side of a press sheet, indicated by shading on the ladder; color is purchased in multiples. Multiples are designated by different colors on the ladder.
•Signatures: Groupings of pages that are printed on the same press sheet and folded into 16-page mini-booklets; signatures are then bound together to make a complete book. Signatures are equal to two multiples.
•Page
–A single page of content with the opposite page featuring a different, yet often related topic.
•Double Page Spread (DPS)
–Two facing pages presenting a variety of elements to tell a story.
*definitions from Josten's terms PP