Yearbook 1
A verbal statement and a visual look which tie all parts of the yearbook together.
Theme
Area of the yearbook connecting the front and back cover. Like the year, theme statement or logo, school name, city, state, book name, and volume.
Spine
Final page or pages of the yearbook where the theme is concluded.
Closing
What Acronym do we use for a "caption"?
A 16-page by page listing of the book’s contents. Yearbooks are printed in signatures which are folded, stitched, and trimmed.
Signature
Heavier sheets of paper which hold the pages of the yearbook to the cover. It may be designed with the table of contents or left blank.
ENDSHEETS
A ”mini theme” used as section titles.
Spin-off
A spread used to separate each of the sections of the yearbook.
Division page
Short text used to tell the story of the photo
Caption
an unposed photograph
candid
Outside of the yearbook which protects the printed page.
Cover
The bold pink line on the outside of the pages when you are designing
Bleed Line
A traditional yearbook is typically divided into sections like student life, academics, organizations, sports, and the referenc.
Sections
Posed photo that includes the head and shoulders
Portrait
Refers to both the topics featured on individual spreads and how those topics are highlighted.
Coverage
The center of the spread where two pages meet--never put faces or words here
Gutter
Page one of yearbook. It can include the following:
-Year
-Name of Book, Volume
-School Name
Title page
A complete alphabetical listing of all the students, teachers, topics, and events covered in the yearbook.
Index
Another word for page number
Folio
Headline
A list of the technical printing information about the yearbook, including price, number of copies, colors, fonts, photographer and awards won by previous years. It appears at the end of the index.
COLOPHON
The first two to four pages of the yearbook which include the theme.
Opening
Two facing or side by side pages in the yearbook (pages 2-3, 4-5, etc.)
Spread
Hornedo's theme for 2026-2027 Yearbook
"SPIN into the Storm"
The smaller line of text that appears under a headline.
Subtitles