Extension of images, graphics or backgrounds beyond the trim marks on the edges of a page, leaving no white margin

usually blue, found at the edges of Walsworth’s templates and Designer Series layouts to help you determine how far to extend a bleeding element off the page. You should always draw bleeding elements to the outside edge of the bleed bar

About three to four sentences that describe a photo; also called a cutline

Page or pages at the end of the yearbook that verbally wraps up the book; contains theme elements

Cut-out background, a term for when the background is deleted from the main subject of the photo

A line giving credit to the writer, photographer or designer for their story, photo, or layout

Information placed at the back of the book containing facts about the production of the book such as printer, copies ordered, type and paper specifications and general acknowledgements

The words that appear in a book, a newspaper, a website or a printed page

Eliminating unwanted elements in a photo, either using the camera’s viewfinder before the image is shot or using photography software afterward

An unposed photo showing action

Topics featured in the yearbook and how they are covered

Exactly what the person said; appears inside quotation marks

Pages in a yearbook that separate one section from another and provide information about the section’s content; also known as division pages or section divider pages

A photo or an element that commands the reader’s attention on a spread by size or importance

Two facing pages designed as one unit

The number of halftone dots in an inch, used to measure the amount of resolution of a digital image

The first letter of a paragraph enlarged to create a graphic effect

Horizontal line, actual or implied, running across a spread above or below the exact center to create unity

Page number on a yearbook spread; accompanying words or phrases identifying the content are called folio tabs

A set of letters, numbers, punctuation marks and symbols that share a unified design called a typeface; a group of related typefaces is called a type family

Type without finishing strokes or “feet”

Typefaces that have small additional finishing cross strokes placed at the end of the main strokes of a letter

The vertical space between the inside margins of facing pages

The amount of horizontal space between two characters

Type set in larger point size, usually 14 points or higher, and placed above the story to attract the reader’s attention and provide information about a story’s or a spread’s content

Purposefully directing focus to specific elements before others within a design in order to create an order of importance

An alphabetized list of names and contents that indicates the pages on which each person or item is referenced, usually located in the back of the yearbook

Plastic tags personalized with names and icons of school sports, activities and interests and placed on books or other possessions; can be used for fundraising

A yearbook blueprint that helps you plan your book by listing the contents of each page

The amount of vertical space between two lines of type

The white space around the spread; copy and photos must stop at the edge of the margins unless photos bleed off the page

Formal student photos with names and other identifying information under them

Pages in the yearbook that verbally explain the theme and the theme graphics continue

A self-contained package of a pre-determined size, such as a top 10 list, a quiz, a photo cluster, a quote or other stand-alone coverage

A printer’s unit of measurement used primarily in typesetting; one pica equals 1/6 of an inch, or 12 points

A basic unit of digital imaging; individual dots make up the image on the screen

A hard-copy printout or electronic version of a file used to check what will be printed in your book.

A single sheet of paper that, when folded and trimmed, will produce 16 consecutive pages

Backbone of a book, the narrow portion of a cover between the front and back

Two facing pages designed as one unit; also called double page spread or DPS

A small headline used to divide copy or a small headline or deck that appears below the main headline; also known as a secondary headline

Pages already set up in a design program, either by Walsworth or a staff’s designers, to be modified and saved by designers without affecting the original

Page one of the yearbook, containing the title, volume number, year, school name, mailing address, telephone number and school enrollment, or other significant information

An area of white space that appears between elements on a spread; not a desirable element of design because it can separate elements and draw attention to itself

All type of a single design, such as Helvetica or Times

Using type elements as design for headlines, copy, captions and graphics to project a desired image

A logo or design graphics that reflect the theme and carry it across the theme pages; a visual element can be a non-verbal theme

Absence of elements in an area on a spread