This spread indicates new sections and provides continuity with the theme.
Divider
The largest photo on the page, this photo should be an action shot and catch the audience's attention.
Dominant Photo
What does DPS stand for?
Double Page Spread
The unifying idea has a visual and verbal element that holds the book together and creates a structure for the book for the year.
Theme
What is the website called that we use to build the yearbook?
Yearbook Avenue
This spread is in the back of the book and finishes the story of the year.
The Closing
White Space
This section of the book highlights the fun things that students do during and outside the school day.
Student Life Section
The ability to mark photos with the names of the people in the photos
Tagging
Athletic team shots and club group shots (with names) can be placed in the back of the book to save space on content spreads.
Reference pages
This spread introduces the theme of the book and is the first official spread of the book.
Opening
The scariest place on any spread that should be avoided.
GUTTER
This introduces the reader to the page and should be clever and eye-catching.
Headline
This type of yearbook structure divides the book into sections, including student life, sports, academics, clubs/orgs, and portraits.
Traditional
What is the name of our Jostens Rep
Alex Inhair
Presents the year’s unique theme showcasing fonts, colors and graphics that will be used inside the book.
Cover
A unit of measurement in Yearbook. There are 6 of them in one inch.
Pica
A record of who is in the book and where the reader can find them.
Index
Page of the yearbook that contains the school name, volume number, year, address, etc
Title Page
What are the two most common ways to organize your yearbook?
Traditional and Chronological
The inside front and back covers of the book that can be printed on.
Endsheets
The invisible line or white space created that runs across the spread.
Eyeline
Page-by-page planner and deadline tracker used to identify content, record deadlines, plan color placement and track pages submitted and proofed.
Ladder
The use of select fonts to enhance a theme.
Typography
The 16-page mini-booklet begins as a giant sheet of paper.
Signature