Yearbook Terminology

An author's point of view in a story.

• Angle

• By-line

• Copy

• Theme

A printed image that "falls off" the page, leaving no margin.

• Dominant Photo

• Bleed

• Module

• Gutter

This identifies who wrote the story or who took the photo.

• By-line

• Editorial Board

• Headline

• Mugshot

An unposed photo that catches the subject(s) in the middle of doing something.

• Mugshot

• Dominant Photo

• Candid

Any words on your spread - story, caption, headline, etc.

• Copy

• End Sheet

• Theme

• Folio

This includes three sentences that describes what's going on in a photo.

• Caption

• Headline

• Title Page

• Module

This photo is more than double the size of any other photo on the spread

• Dominant Photo

• Mugshot

• Candid

• Pica

The page number as well as the section (student life) or content (school dances)

• Folio

• Headline

• By-line

• Layout

Photos can go over this, but avoid placing someone’s face there.

• Endsheet

• Gutter

• Title Page

• Double Page Spread

Creative title of story that draws the reader’s attention typed in a larger font.

• Headline

• By-line

• Folio

• Caption