Foundations ofYearbook

Each year should have a unique theme.

Demonstrated on the cover and throughout the book.

This unifies the book.

Yearbook Themes

Ladder: shows what is on each page of the yearbook

Dummy: a drawing or blueprint of a page’s layout

Copy: the story or written information on a page

Yearbook Terms

Gutter: the space for the binding of two pages

Headline: the title or identifying information

Pull-quote: a statement that is separated and printed in larger type

Yearbook Terms

DPS: (double page spread) Pages are designed together, since that is how the reader will see them

Folio: the page number—easiest way to incorporate the theme

Columns: pages are arranged in column formats to keep page organized

White space: empty space on the page to keep it from being crowded

Yearbook Page Design

1 to 3 sentences per paragraph 1 idea per paragraph Each quote is a separate paragraph.

All verbs are PAST TENSE.

Writing Yearbook Copy

Each page should have a dominant photo.

Choose interesting, action shots. Use photos that tell the story of the group on that page.

Crop photos to eliminate distracting or boring content in the picture.

Make sure each photo has a caption.

Yearbook Photos

You will be assigned pages to write copy and take photos.

Editors will supervise and check all of your work.

Teamwork is Required!

Maintain continuity in the book.◦Theme is included throughout the book.◦Assigned fonts are used for headlines, copy,

captions, pull-quotes.◦Layouts, styles & colors must be correct.

Check writing quality◦All copy is grammatically correct.◦All copy is written in past tense.◦No inappropriate copy is included.

Photos are not blurry & cropped when needed.

Some staffs have specialized editors.

Editor’s Job: Create A Great Yearbook on Time

Students & staff pay money for this yearbook and expect top quality.

Yearbooks are kept for decades, preserving memories of this time of students’ lives.

The yearbook represents the school in the community.

Why do all this work?