Parts of a Yearbook
Yearbook Vocabulary
Photography Basics
Design Basics
Staff Organization
100
The area of the yearbook connecting the front and back covers.
What is a spine?
100
A few sentences that identify the who, what, where, when, why and how of a picture.
What is a caption?
100
Division of a photo, horizontally and vertically, so the subject falls into one of the intersecting optical hot spots
What is the rule of thirds?
100
Blank area where no elements are placed.
What is white space?
100
The student ultimately responsible for overall development and content of the book. Duties include: delegates staff assignments, recruits staff and assigns jobs with adviser, sets and enforces a production schedule, edits every page and proof, leads staff meetings, trains and coaches staff, plans ladder with adviser and section editors, and reports to adviser.
What is the Editor-in-chief?
200

The tagline or hashtag for the cover of this year's Pillager yearbook.

What is #pullthesled

200
A 16 page grouping made up of two 8-page flats.
What is a signature?
200
The amount of light recorded on the film or sensor.
What is exposure?
200

A diagram that shows all of the color elements in design.

What is color wheel?

200
This person draws up all layouts, creates the style guide, creates design templates, and trains students how to edit photos and work in the design program.
What is the design editor?
300
The first page of the yearbook that gives identifying information for the school, including full name, address, telephone number, website, name of the book and year.
What is the title page?
300
A verbal statement and a visual look which tie all parts of the yearbook together.
What is the theme?
300
Real or imaginary lines that direct the reader to the center of interest in a photo.
What are leading lines?
300

What a photo has no color it is called:

What is black and white

300

Games used often in the classroom to help students learn names, relieve stress, maintain camaraderie, and build community.

What is an ice breaker or bell ringer?

400
The area between two facing pages (a spread) when the book is opened. It is important to keep important design out of this area as it will cut off parts of pictures and copy.
What is the gutter?
400
When any image or element touches the edge of the page extending beyond the trim edge
What is bleed?
400
The difference between lights and darks in a photograph.
What is contrast?
400

This is the name of the program we use to edit the yearbook.

Yearbook Avenue/Layout Pro

400

The date or time before which all pages of the yearbook must be done. This is the plant receipt date, not the mailing date.

What is the final deadline?

500

The date people need to buy the Pillager yearbook in order to be guaranteed a copy.

What is February 15

500
The page number and the topic of a spread placed as a unit, usually found at the bottom left and bottom right of the spread.
What is a folio (tab)?
500

How subjects are arranged in the frame of a photograph.

What is composition?

500

This is the place where we place photos in the yearbook editing software.

Image Library

500

The group of people on staff whose job it is to market and sell the yearbook

What is the sales department

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