Yearbook Vocabulary
The book is built in sets of 16 pages or what is otherwise known as a
Copy that reflects the yearbook's theme, such as a title and the section title.
"All We Need" "All in All" "Need to Know"
Verbal
What are the three main questions you should ask every person you interview?
What is your name?
How do you spell it?
What is your grade? (What is your title)
The first and most basic element of design. It connects two points.
Line
What is ISO?
Lighting environment of the room
Name at least 3 things that go on the cover of the yearbook
Title (Theme Phrase)
School Name
Publication Name
Year of Release
A logo or design graphic that reflects the theme and carries it across the theme pages.
Color palettes, fonts, lines, shapes, etc.,
Visual Themes
Questions that are answered as either yes/no are what kinds of questions
Close-ended Questions
Give me an example of a complimentary color scheme:
Red/Green
Blue/Orange
Yellow/Purple
What is shutter speed?
How fast or slow the shutter closes
The pages that consist of a double-size sheet folded, with one half pasted against an inside cover (the pastedown), and the other serving as the first free page (the free endpaper or flyleaf)
Endsheets
The topics that are featured in the yearbook and how they are covered
Coverage
True or False: Make sure to always ask if your subject can be recorded.
True
What is a tetradic color scheme?
All four colors that are distributed evenly around the color wheel. There are no clear dominance of colors.
(Two sets of complementary colors)
What is aperture?
It is the opening and closing of the lens. Aperture is dependent on the lens that you are using.
A page by page listing of what goes on what page
Ladder
Side copy or stories that support or are related to the main photo and topic
Mods or Sidebars
Lead
A font that has feet at the end of the typeface
Serif
What kind of f-Stop would I need to have if I wanted to utilize a shallow depth of field?
f 1.8 - f 2.8
Pages in the yearbook that separate the content (i.e., Sports, Academics, or Fall, Spring)
Division Pages
What is the name of our theme for the yearbook?
Be the Change
The style of writing that journalists use
AP Style
What is important about using script fonts or decorative fonts?
They should be used selectively (or in moderation).
If I am taking photographs of a soccer game at night, what is something that I need to consider if I raise my ISO to 6400?
There will be more noise