Yearbook Termspresented by Joe Yearbook

Yearbooks are…

Memory books History books Reference books Educational books Fun books!

Yearbook contents: Cover (states or hints at theme) Endsheet (acts as a content/design bridge) Opening (introduces the year’s story) Closing (concludes the year’s story) Dividers (introduce sections) Sections (might include student life, sports,

people, etc.) Chronological (tells the story in the order

of the year)

CoverageReporting the story of the entire year for the school community throughout the yearbook.

Important considerations:What strategies will you use to get every student in the book 3 times?What groups/clubs/people were under-represented in last year’s book?Each page will have students from each grade on each page.Yearbook students will not be on every page!!

ThemeThe theme is the unifying idea that has a visual and verbal element that holds the book together. The verbal might be a graphic or other design element.

Cover

The cover of the book is the first place to showcase the theme. The spine of the book should include your school name.

Consider placing the table of contents on the endsheet or page 1. Also, include school information and intro your theme.

Page 1, Table of Contents, & Opening

Divider

Pages/spreads that indicate new sections and provide continuity with your theme.

OpeningGives an introduction to your theme and starts the book out on that note.

Closing

Finishes the story of the year and brings the book closure.

Popular Sections Student Life (activities, lifestyles, in and out of

school) Sports (all teams, before, during and after

game) Academics (learning in and out of class) Organizations (membership record, activities) People (portrait directory supplemented with

coverage) Advertising (business and parent ads) Index (reference section, tells students where

they are in the book) Chronological vs. Traditional Other ideas?

Sports

Includes all aspects of the sport and everybody who is involved!

Sports

Academics

Should highlight the exciting and interesting things going on in the classroom.

OrganizationsThis is a great reference tool to keep a history of who was involved in what.

PeopleDon’t just print student mug photos; use these pages as an opportunity to get more kids in the book!

AdvertisingShowcase the businesses and families who support your book.

IndexThis is a record of who is in the book and where the reader can find them.

Ladder (organizes your book) Multiple (8-page section) Signature (16-page section) DPS (double page spread) Deadline (the time/date your pages are

due; NO EXCEPTIONS!)

These pieces will help you put the book together and make your deadlines!

Putting it all together:

LadderPage-by-page outline or blueprint of the stories to be covered in the yearbook

Multiple

Eight pages on one side of a press sheet, indicated by shading on the ladder; color is purchased in multiples. Multiples are designated by different colors on the ladder.

Signature

Groupings of pages that are printed on the same press sheet and folded into 16-page mini-booklets; signatures are then bound together to make a complete book. Signatures are two multiples.

Pages and DPS

Page: A single page of content with the opposite page featuring a different, yet often related topic.

DPS or Double Page Spread: Two facing pages presenting a variety of elements to tell a story.

Designing your book Headlines (introduce the reader to the page) Feature stories (Tell the five W’s and H) Captions (add information to explain photos) Photos (action, reaction, illustrative, collection,

group) Folios (page numbers and info for the page) Artwork (work produced by students, or clip art) White space (frames your space or divides

elements)

A good DPS will have all of these elements working together to help the reader enjoy the page.

Head

line

Introduces the reader to the page by summarizing the story of the page or highlighting its focus. Should use literary devices to be clever or eye-catching.

Headline Headline

Featu

re

Sto

ry

Tells about the event and gives more insight and detail than a caption can.

Story Story

Cap

tion

There are different types of captions (ident, summary, quote, expanded, collection, group), but all captions should tell the reader more about the photo than they can simply see.

Caption Caption

Photo

Your book should have a variety of photos: action, reaction, illustrative, collections and groups. Avoid posed photos!

Dominant action photo

Dominant action photo

Planned open space on a page used to frame or otherwise highlight content.

White space White space

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Cut out backgroundphotos

Cut out backgroundphotos

YTO

YearTech Online is the website you will be using to create your yearbook.

Digital ClassroomIs located on YTO, here you will find fun videos to teach you how to use the program, story starters and ideas on everything yearbook related.

www.yearbookscolorado.com

Choose guide book from the menu bar and have access to ideas, curriculum, selling tips, etc.

ReplayIt

Students can upload and share their own photos from their computers or smart phones using Jostens ReplayIt app.

Time CapsuleAn online supplement to the yearbook that is free to all yearbook buyers. It contains all the photos from the yearbook plus all of those you didn’t have room for.

Coverage ReportFound on YTO under the create menu. This tool helps you track who is in the book and how many times they appear. Make sure you tag photos as you place them.

Thank You!