Yearbook Basics Vocabulary

Final pages of the yearbook (typically three pages or more)

where the theme is concluded. Should follow ads and index.

• Opening

• Closing

• Index

• Theme

Heavier sheets of paper which hold the pages of the yearbook to the cover. Endsheets may be plain or designed to reflect the theme. The front endsheet typically contains the contents listing.

• Opening

• Closing

• Ads

• Endsheets

Printing in magenta (reddish pink), cyan (blue), yellow and

black. These inks combine to create full-color pictures.

• Folio Tabs

• Four Color

• Theme

• Title Page

The story. Every spread should contain a story, also called a

_______block. Alternatives to traditional narrative ______include lists, quotes, personal narratives, surveys and other material that accurately tells the story.

• Caption

• Copy

• Theme

• Opening

Outside of the yearbook which protects the printed pages.

• Theme

• Cover

• Spine

A complete alphabetical listing of all students, teachers,

advertisers, topics and events covered in the yearbook.

• Ads

• Index

A page-by-page listing of the yearbook's contents. Yearbook

staffs use the __________to stay organized and to plan for

deadlines.

• Theme

• Contents

• Ladder

• Title Page

A spread used to separate each of the sections of the

yearbook. A _________is usually theme related in design and the copy links the main theme to the ensuing section.

• Title Page

• Contents

• Divider

• Closing

The first two to four pages (or more) of the yearbook which

introduce the theme.

• Closing

• Title Page

• Cover

• Opening

Elements such as color, white space, rule lines, gray screens,

large initial letters and special type treatments which enhance the book's design.

• Color

• Graphics

• None of the above