Yearbook Terms

Yearbook Terms

100

16 consecutive pages of your book printed on one large sheet of paper

Signature

200

Lines at the beginning or end of a paragraph, which are left dangling alone at the top or bottom of a column

Widow

300

A vertical unit of space used to align and divide a yearbook spread?

Column

400

the weight and quality of the paper used for printing

Paper Stock

500

The process of decreasing the opacity of a photo or design element to make it lighter

Ghosting

Yearbook Terms

100

An action shot as opposed to posed photo

Candid

200

a smooth transition from one color to another

Gradient

300

A shiny surface paper stock

Gloss

400

Paper stock without shine

Matte

500

when a picture purposely runs off the page

Bleed

More Yearbook Terms

100

a page-by-page diagram listing of your yearbook's contents

Ladder

200

the reference at the back of your yearbook where page numbers are listed with names

Index

300

bendable part of the yearbook that protects the binding

Spine

400

Individual photos of students in a yearbook

Portrait

500

the area where the two pages of a spread meet

Gutter

Yearbook Terms 4

100

Words describing a photo

Caption

200

Something that stands out on a page is a

Focal Point

300

two facing pages in the yearbook

Spread or double-page spread

400

the attention-grabbing title on your spread

Headline

500

secondary title on the spread

Sub-headline

Typography

100

The part of a letter that extends above the X Height.

Ascender

200

The part of the letter that extends below the X Height

Descender

300

The space between lines of text

Leading

400

The part of the letter that is the height of a lower case letter.

X Height

500

The space between 2 letters

Kerning