Basic Terms
The name of our yearbook. This has been the name of the yearbook and yearbook staff since our school opened.
What is Legacy?
A feature on the yearbook spread that tells something interesting about a student, usually related to the dominant or main photo.
What is a story?
These each have unique reporter or photographer names in our room. Cherish them.
What are cameras?
The type of journalism story that we use in the yearbook. It has a lead, quote, transition, quote, transition, quote until the story is told.
What is a Feature story?
The empty area around the spread that is not covered by photos, text or other graphic elements.
What is white space?
A document that shows exactly what fonts, font sizes, color palettes, and themes are being used in the yearbook for this year.
What is the Style Guide?
An attention-getter that appears above the story. It should be large and follow the theme.
What is the Headline?
The program you will use to rate your photos. Make sure you know which photos of yours are the best and rate them accordingly.
What is Adobe Bridge?
The beginning of a story. Usually the first or second sentence, used to draw a reader in so that they read the story.
What is the lead?
When a photo or design element goes off the edge of the page.
Created by the adviser and editors, organizes the yearbook to show which pages go where.
What is the page ladder?
A design that goes across two pages. Nearly every set of pages in the yearbook will be one of these.
What is a spread?
A small textbox under or next to each photo that tells who took the photo.
What is a Photo by?
The attribution for the writer of the story. This usually goes at the beginning of a story.
What is a byline or storyby?
The central idea or concept that guides the design, layout, and content of the yearbook.
What is the theme?
Things that happen throughout the year that we cover by getting photos and interviews.
What are Events?
The space at the spine of the yearbook, between the two pages of the spread. Text should never cross it and faces should never be in there.
What is the gutter?
Framing a photo with the subject to one side or another. It makes a better photo than centering them.
What is the Rule of Thirds?
Small sections of writing that go with each photo. It should have an Attention-getter, Basic Information, Complementary Information, and Direct Quote.
What is a caption?
Formed by arranging photos or other page elements to form an even band of white space used to visually link a spread and draw your eyes to the main photo.
What is an eyeline?
Student leader who teaches the staff and has final approval on the yearbook.
Who is the Editor or Editor-in-Chief?
The design around the page number, usually only used on one page per spread.
What is the folio?
This will save a $2000 camera lens from being smashed. You should ALWAYS use this item.
What is the neck strap or camera strap?
A sentence or sentences that introduce the person about to be quoted and leads into the next direct quote.
What is a transition?
Vertical areas on a layout sheet. Most design is based on 6 or 8 of these per layout.
What are columns?