Reporting & Writing
What are open-ended questions?
The type of question yearbook staffers always need to ask when they interview.
Index
A complete alphabetical listing of all students, teachers, advertisers, topics and events covered in the yearbook.
Gutter
Where two pages meet in the center
Spread
Two facing or side-by-side pages in the yearbook such as 2 and 3, 4 and 5, 6 and 7, etc.
What is theme?
The unifying idea that has visual and verbal element that holds the book together and creates structure for the story of the year.
What is a sub-headline?
Often place just below a headline, this form of writing offers deeper insight and information.
Spine
Area of the yearbook connecting the front and back covers. The name of the school, name of the book, city/state, volume number and year should appear on the spine in a way that reflects the theme.
Copy
The story.
Divider
A spread used to separate each of the sections of the yearbook.
What is tagging?
The ability to mark photos with names of individuals who appear in the photos
What are quick reads or info-graphics?
Short bits of information that are provided on sidebars or complimentary elements to the content on the page.
Folio
The page number and the topic of a spread placed as a unit traditionally at the bottom left and bottom right of the spread.
White space
The empty space on a page that prevents overcrowding.
Signature
A 16-page grouping made up of two 8-page flats.
What is traditional?
This type of yearbook strucuture is typically composed of Student Life, Sports, Academics, Clubs/ Orgs, and Portraits
What is a caption?
Different kinds of this writing include indent, summary, quote, expanded, and group.
Table of contents
Listing of the pages containing the opening, sections, index and closing.
Layout
The way the pages are set up or the way the entire yearbook is set up.
Ladder
A page-by-page listing of the yearbook's contents.
What is typography?
The use of selected fonts to enhance the theme.
What is a headline?
Introduces the reader to the page by summarizing the story of the page or highlighting its focus. Should use literary devices to be clever or eye-catching.
Colophone
A list of the technical printing information about the yearbook, including price, number of copies, colors, fonts, photography company and awards won by previous year's book.
Dominant photo
The main photo on a page usually is the biggest and includes all members of clubs and sports or majority of the student body.
Pica
Unit of measurement equal to 1/6 inch.
What is the title page?
Page of the yearbook that contains school name, publication name, volume number, year, address, and city/state.