Yearbook Basics
A book that captures the people, activities, and memories of a school year.
What is a yearbook?
A picture taken with a camera.
What is a photograph?
Words underneath a picture explaining what is happening.
What is a caption?
The arrangement of pictures and words on a page.
What is a layout?
Basketball, football, and cheerleading belong in this yearbook section.
What are sports?
The group of students responsible for helping create the yearbook.
What is the yearbook staff?
A photograph of one person, usually showing their face.
What is a portrait?
Large words that introduce the main idea of a page or story.
What is a headline?
Empty areas intentionally left around pictures and text.
What is white space?
Dances, field trips, pep rallies, and assemblies are examples of these.
What are school events?
This identifies the overall look, message, or idea that connects the yearbook.
What is the theme?
Instead of asking students to pose, you take pictures while they are naturally participating in an activity.
What are candid photos?
A good caption should identify the people and explain this.
What is what is happening in the photo?
Using similar fonts, colors, and design elements throughout the book creates this.
What is consistency?
These organizations may include Student Council, Beta Club, or other student groups.
What are clubs?
This yearbook page usually contains the name of the school, year, and theme.
What is the title page?
This photography rule divides an image into nine sections to help position the subject.
What is the rule of thirds?
Before submitting writing for the yearbook, staff members should do this to check spelling and grammar.
What is proofread/edit?
Putting too many pictures, words, and decorations on one page can make the design look like this.
What is cluttered/busy?
A student who participates in band, basketball, and Student Council should ideally appear in the yearbook this way.
What is multiple times/in different sections?
This is the final date by which pages must be completed and submitted.
What is a deadline?
The area behind the main subject of a photograph is called this
What is the background?
Instead of writing “Students had fun at the dance,” a strong caption should include these types of details.
What are specific names, actions, and information?
A two-page layout designed as one connected unit is called this.
What is a spread?
Yearbook staff should try to include many different students because the yearbook should represent this
What is the entire school/student body?