Yearbook Terms

The large type designed to attract readers to stories and draw them into pages.

Text blocks accompanying photos that add information. Also called cutlines.

Covers students, faculty and staff in portraits that serve as the record of the school.

The main text or article. Come in a variety of formats and include facts, figures and quotes.

Covers all aspects of curriculum related experiences.

Common allocation of space, two facing pages presenting a variety of elements to tell a story

Capture important moments when they’re happening; they show an activity or event in progress.

Covers teams, individual, and other athletic activities students are involved in.

Portion of a page or spread with mini design of photos and text.

A coverage approach that uses a time element such as seasons or months to organize the content.

Typically short stories or groups of facts presented in a range of writing and design formats.

Narrowly defines a topic, making specific verbal and visual storytelling possible.

Section that covers activities in and out of school that directly affect the lives of students.

A single-story approach packed with facts, figures, details, specific examples, quotes

The story of the year told through complete, relevant and dynamic verbal and visual content.

Dictated by budget and policy and can include business and/or recognition ads.