Yearbook Design

A verbal statement and a visual look which tie all parts of the yearbook together. This should fit your school and your year.

• theme

• message

• dedication

• cover art

Final pages of the yearbook (usually three pages or more) where the theme is concluded. Should follow ads and index.

• closing

• end page

• back

• front lid

The page number and the topic of a spread placed as a unit traditionally at the bottom left and bottom right of the spread.

• folio

• key

• guide

• front lid

12. Elements such as color, white space, rule lines, gray screens, large initial letters and special type treatments which enhance the book’s design.

• graphics

• spot color

• clip art

• font

14. A page-by-page listing of the yearbook’s contents. Yearbook staffs use this to stay organized and to plan for deadlines.

• agenda

• calendar

• ladder

• plan sheet

17. A 16-page grouping made up of two 8-page flats. Yearbooks are printed in in these groups which are then folded, stitched and trimmed to be collated and bound into the yearbook.

• theme

• spread

• chapter

• signature

Printing in (at least) one additional color besides black. This is an effective way to add emphasis to a black and white page.

• clip art

• four color

• spot color

• shadowing

a spread that indicates a new section and provides design continuity throughout the yearbook

• conceptual spin-offs

• closing section

• direct spin-offs

• divider

introduces the story of the year and explains the yearbook's concept

• endsheet

• opening section

• parting page

• spin off

the final printed pages of the yearbook with a design similar to the title page; makes a powerful and final verbal and visual statement of the theme or concept

• endsheet

• opening section

• parting page

• spin off