Yearbook Terms - Basic Info

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

A list of the technical printing information about the yearbook, including price, number of copies, colors, fonts, photography company and awards won by previous year's book. The colophon often appears at the end of the index.

Listing of the pages containing the opening, sections, index and closing.

The story. Every spread should contain a story, also called an article copy.

Outside of the yearbook which protects the printed pages.

Refers both to the topics featured on individual spreads and how the topics are highlighted.

A spread used to separate each of the sections of the yearbook.

Heavier sheets of paper which hold the pages of the yearbook to the over.

Eight pages on one side of the signature.

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

Printing in magenta (reddish pink), cyan (blue), yellow and black. These inks combine to create full-color pictures.

Elements such as color, white space, rule lines, gray screen, large initial letter and special type treatments which enhance the book's design.

A complete alphabetical listing of all students, teachers, advertisers, topics and events covered in the yearbook.

A page-by-page listing of the yearbook's contents. Used to stay organized and plan for deadlines.

The first two to four pages (or more) of the yearbook which introduce the theme.