Yearbook Terminology

The process of choosing what elements to include in a layout.

• Design
• Bleed
• Headline
• Caption

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The page the binds the hardcover of the book to the signatures sewn into the cover

• Endsheet
• Title Page
• Cover
• Page Spread

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The outer most shell of the yearbook.

• Cover
• Spine
• Endsheets
• Index

A planning tool designed to show the order of the pages, according to signature and spreads.

• Page Ladder
• Signature
• Flat
• Index

Two facing pages in a yearbook that are designed together.

• Spread
• Grid Design
• Bleed
• Double Sheet

Devices employed to connect the two pages of a spread. This can include eyelines, rule lines, and photos that either cross or face across the gutter.

• Spread Linkage
• Signature
• Double Layout
• Copy Linkage

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The process of placing elements on a spread.

• Layout
• Spread
• Linkage
• Signature

An overlay of small squares (like graph paper), used for aligning items, and to ensure consistent internal margins.

• Grid
• Box paper
• Snap boxes
• Mods

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The actual edge of the page where the printer cuts the signature into pages.

• Trim Lines
• Margin
• Gutter Line
• Page Extension

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Straight lines used to unify a spread, or separate elements on a spread.

• Rule Lines
• Spread Linkage
• Grid Design
• White Lines