HERE ARE SOME TERMS YOU MAY HEAR FLOATING AROUND 603, JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
Style Sheet- A document with all of the rules of design for the theme.
Ladder- A spreadsheet with all of the information concerning what is on each spread.
Cover- The outside of the book. The cover has to have the name of the year's theme, Aquila (and the year), and show some of the design elements. If there is a design element that you are using in the book, it has to be represented on the cover.
Spine- The spine connects the back and front covers. On the spine it will say Aquila (and the year), volume number, the name of the theme or a theme logo or design element, Freedom High School, and South Riding, VA.
Endsheets- These are the thicker pieces of paper that are attached to the covers. The front endsheet usually has a table of contents and the theme of the book with a design element.
Section- A traditional yearbook will be broken up into 6 sections: Student Life, Academics, Organizations (aka Clubs), Sports, People and Index. Chronological and Umbrella books have 5 sections: Weekly or Umbrella spreads, Clubs, Sports, People and Index.
Title Page- Page 1 of the yearbook. It has a theme statement, the name and address of the school, the principal, and the number of faculty and kids by grade.
Theme- A theme is a tagline that represents the tone or feeling of the year. It is shown throughout the book through design elements, typography, coverage, and style.
Opening- The first couple of pages after the Title Page. The opening can be 1, 2, or 3 spreads depending on the theme and design. It will have a theme statement and the opening copy will tell the reader about the theme and why it related to this year, including school specific examples.
Divider- A divider is typically used in traditional books, but can also be used in chronological or umbrella. It breaks up the sections and has theme design and elements.
Spread- A spread is 2 pages that are next to each other when the book opens. On a typical spread, there are 4 or 5 packages. The dominant package is the biggest, followed by the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. There may also be a fifth package or an ACD.
ACD- This stands for All Coverage Device. It may be used as a package on every spread as a continuation of the theme and design. It often features a personal story about a specific student.
Package- A group of pictures and captions. A Dom package has 5 pictures, Sec packages have 3, tert packages have 2 and quat packages have 1. The pictures and text are to scale for the packages listed on the style sheet.
Copy- Traditional copy is like a story for the dominant package. Alternative copy is for the dom package as well, but it is maybe quotes or personal narratives, lists, or surveys. It is just another way to tell the story.
Headline- The title of the package telling the reader what it is about.
Subhead- one or two sentences next to, above, or below the headline describing the package in more detail. Always in past tense.
Captions- Regular captions are one sentence for the dominant package if there is copy to tell the story. They just tell what is happening in a specific picture. Copy captions give more information and have the first sentence in present tense giving information about the picture and telling who is in it, and the second and third sentences in past tense. One sentence gives more information and the other is a quote.
Folio- In the corner of the pages and tells the page number and the contents of the spread.
Gutter- The middle of the spread marked by the large purple lines on edesign. No words or faces should ever be in the gutter because when the book prints it will be cut off.
White Space- White area on a spread where nothing is placed.
Bleeding- When a picture goes all the way to the edge of the spread and passes the trim edge.
Mugshots- Posed people page pictures.
Colophon- A page at the end of the book that gives information about the staff and the production and styles of the book.
Closing Copy- Much like the opening copy, but it relates to the end of the year and how the theme reflected the year as a whole.
Cutout- When the background is cut out from the person so that the image is just the person or object.
Ladder- A spreadsheet with all of the information concerning what is on each spread.
Cover- The outside of the book. The cover has to have the name of the year's theme, Aquila (and the year), and show some of the design elements. If there is a design element that you are using in the book, it has to be represented on the cover.
Spine- The spine connects the back and front covers. On the spine it will say Aquila (and the year), volume number, the name of the theme or a theme logo or design element, Freedom High School, and South Riding, VA.
Endsheets- These are the thicker pieces of paper that are attached to the covers. The front endsheet usually has a table of contents and the theme of the book with a design element.
Section- A traditional yearbook will be broken up into 6 sections: Student Life, Academics, Organizations (aka Clubs), Sports, People and Index. Chronological and Umbrella books have 5 sections: Weekly or Umbrella spreads, Clubs, Sports, People and Index.
Title Page- Page 1 of the yearbook. It has a theme statement, the name and address of the school, the principal, and the number of faculty and kids by grade.
Theme- A theme is a tagline that represents the tone or feeling of the year. It is shown throughout the book through design elements, typography, coverage, and style.
Opening- The first couple of pages after the Title Page. The opening can be 1, 2, or 3 spreads depending on the theme and design. It will have a theme statement and the opening copy will tell the reader about the theme and why it related to this year, including school specific examples.
Divider- A divider is typically used in traditional books, but can also be used in chronological or umbrella. It breaks up the sections and has theme design and elements.
Spread- A spread is 2 pages that are next to each other when the book opens. On a typical spread, there are 4 or 5 packages. The dominant package is the biggest, followed by the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. There may also be a fifth package or an ACD.
ACD- This stands for All Coverage Device. It may be used as a package on every spread as a continuation of the theme and design. It often features a personal story about a specific student.
Package- A group of pictures and captions. A Dom package has 5 pictures, Sec packages have 3, tert packages have 2 and quat packages have 1. The pictures and text are to scale for the packages listed on the style sheet.
Copy- Traditional copy is like a story for the dominant package. Alternative copy is for the dom package as well, but it is maybe quotes or personal narratives, lists, or surveys. It is just another way to tell the story.
Headline- The title of the package telling the reader what it is about.
Subhead- one or two sentences next to, above, or below the headline describing the package in more detail. Always in past tense.
Captions- Regular captions are one sentence for the dominant package if there is copy to tell the story. They just tell what is happening in a specific picture. Copy captions give more information and have the first sentence in present tense giving information about the picture and telling who is in it, and the second and third sentences in past tense. One sentence gives more information and the other is a quote.
Folio- In the corner of the pages and tells the page number and the contents of the spread.
Gutter- The middle of the spread marked by the large purple lines on edesign. No words or faces should ever be in the gutter because when the book prints it will be cut off.
White Space- White area on a spread where nothing is placed.
Bleeding- When a picture goes all the way to the edge of the spread and passes the trim edge.
Mugshots- Posed people page pictures.
Colophon- A page at the end of the book that gives information about the staff and the production and styles of the book.
Closing Copy- Much like the opening copy, but it relates to the end of the year and how the theme reflected the year as a whole.
Cutout- When the background is cut out from the person so that the image is just the person or object.