Glossary

Ascenders: Letters that rise above the baseline of type (b, d, f, h, k, l).

Baseline: An imaginary rule where lines of text sit.

Bleed: An element or picture extending off the page.

Candid Photo: An activity photo in which the subjects are informal, spontaneous and un-posed.

Depth of Field: Area that is in focus in a photo or video shot. Less depth of field is great for one to three subjects. Greater depth of field is suggested for group photos.

Descenders: Letters that fall below the baseline (g, j, p, q, y).

Display Type: Type sized to 14-point or above.

Decorative Type: Script, Cursive, Olde English or Novelty type faces used in headlines to reflect the yearbooks theme.

Divider: A single-page or double-page spread used to separate each section of the yearbook, which ties the section to the theme.

Dominant Photo: Photo that is obviously larger than any other photo on the spread.

Double Page Spread (DPS): Two facing pages visible at one time (e.g. pages 2-3).

Endsheet: Heavy sheet of paper that attaches the book to the cover. There is an endsheet in both the front and back of the book. These can be printed or left blank. Folio: The page number along with a possible graphic element at the bottom left or right of the spread.

Gutter: Space where the book is bound between two facing pages.

Headline: The large text that introduces the story on the page.

Index: A complete alphabetical listing, along with corresponding page numbers, of everyone featured in the yearbook.

Eyeline: To link a spread, a horizontal line is established across the spread above or below the center to give movement to the reader’s eye.

Internal Margins: Spacing between columns on a spread. A one pica separation between elements is most common.

Job Number: The number assigned by the publishing company to the school. You can find your Job Number in Contract and Book Settings.

Ladder Diagram: The overall map that shows the placement of every layout in the yearbook.

Margins: The empty border that creates a frame around a spread. Consistent margins should be established on each page.

Pica: A unit of measurement used in yearbook production. Six picas = one inch.

Points: A unit of measurement for type faces and tight internal margins. • 72 points= 1 inch • 12 points= 1 pica

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