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Basic Yearbook Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| All caps | Copy set in capital letters (difficult to read in large amounts). |
| Bleed | A picture that extends beyond the margin of the page, extending off the page. |
| Bridge | An element used to connect areas separated by a grid of white space. Headlines and quote boxes are commonly used as bridges. |
| Byline | Line at beginning of end of copy giving name of person who wrote it. |
| Caption | Explanatory material that nit inky identifies the who, what, when, why, and how of a picture, but also tells something extra to amplify the message. May tell the reader what happened before or after the picture. Written in present tense. |
| Clip art | Professionally designed art used as a part of the design. |
| Colophon | A state em giving publishing credit and technical information |
| Copy | The words written to tell a story//describe an event; to a printer, all written materials/ photos to be printed. |
| Copy block | The layout space allocated for the written text, as distinguished from the space allocated for captions, titles or headlines or photos. |
| Copy editing | The processing of proofreading copy and making necessary corrections and changes |
| Copyright | The exclusive right for the creator or owner of original literary, artistic or photographic material to make, distribute and control copies and of that work for a specified number of years, as guaranteed by law. |
| Cropping | Editing and marking a photograph to indicate to the printer the area to be included in the yearbook. Also the editing out of background, foreground and sides of a photograph that remove parts that distract from the center of interest. |
| Divider page | A page or double page spread that separates different sections of the book |
| Dominance | When an element or elements attract immediate reader attention. Usually achieved by making a photo or visual package two and one half to three times larger than any other element on the spread; also occurs with use of color, isolation and extreme cropping |
| Dots per inch DPI | A measure of screen or printer resolution; the numb r of dots in a line one inch long. |
| Double page spread | Facing pages with continued subject matter |
| Double page spread | Facing pages with continued subject matter |
| Drop cap | A large initial letter used to introduce copy, caption or headline |
| Element | Copy, headline, art- anything to be put into a layout |
| Endsheet | Heavy sheet of paper that attaches the book to its cover. There is an Endsheet in the front and back of the book |
| Eyeline | To unite a spread, a horizontal line is established across the spread above or below the center mark to give movement to the readers eye. Should be broken by a photo element |
| Flat | One side of a signature; 8 pages |
| Folio | Page number, best located at the bottom of each page to the outside and parallel to the bottom of the page |
| Folio tab | Line of type near the page number which identifies the section, chapter or text appearing on that page |
| Font | The complete set of all letters, numerals, ligatures and punctuation marks of a type face. |
| Gutter | the inner space between the two pages of a spread where the paper runs into the spine |
| Headline | A line or large type used to tell the reader what is to follow, introducing the main point of interest of the copy |
| Infographic | An artistic rendering of facts gathered from a poll or survey |
| Internal spacing | The amount of space between elements on a spread |
| Ladder | A chart representing the pages in a signature or a book, used for planning book sections, page content and color placement. |
| Layout | A plan or drawing which shows size and position of all elements |
| Lead | The opening paragraph of a story which sets the tone for the article giving it purpose and direction |
| Lead in | The first words of a caption or story which draw attention to the copy and which are often set apart typographically for emphasis |
| Leading | The space between lines of type |
| Primary headline | The main headline of a spread which first captures the attention of the readers |
| Pull quote | Words "pulled" from text and displayed as quotation |
| Rails | Single vertical empty grids left on both sides of a featured story to draw the readers eyes to the story |
| Resolution | The sharpness or clarity of an image |
| Secondary headline | A smaller headline that supplements the primary headline I'm on the bus adding info or identification |
| Signature | All the (16) pages printed on a single sheet of paper |
| Spread | Two facing pages in a publication |
| Template | A master page that maintains consistency within a design or section |
| Text wrap | A column of text that flows around a photo, quote, graphic, or art |
| Theme | A central idea or concept |
| Title page | A page containing the title, year of publication, school name, location or student and staff population |
| Trapped white space | An area of white space separating two one more photographs or copy blocks and giving the appearance if disunity to the layout page. |
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