Anatomy of a Yearbook
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Anatomy of the
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Anatomy of a Yearbook
In broad terms, it’s about …
CONNECTING
REFLECTING
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CONNECTING
Academics (15-18%):
student/faculty, curriculum
experience, courses, classroom
routines, field trips, guests
Section Theme Examples:
“Meeting of the Minds”
“The Brain Connection”
“United to learn and grow”
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CONNECTING
Organizations/Clubs (10-13%):
activities, and events
Section Theme Examples:
“A Common Connection”
“The Club Connection”
“Coming together”
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CONNECTING
People (25-30%): portraits, feature
stories
Section Theme Examples:
“The Human Connection”
“All for One”
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REFLECTING
Student Life (25-30%): nonschool, daily routines, dances,
assemblies, pep rallies,
entertainment, hangouts,
traditions.
Example: “Mirror Images”
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REFLECTING
Sports (15-18%): season
highlights, record of all sports.
Section Theme Example:
“Instant Replay”
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Breakdown of Anatomy:
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Cover Spine (Photos and Title)
End Sheets (Usually Blank)
Title Page (School and Book Info, Photos)
Opening Section (Photos and Words that
establish the overall theme)
Sections w/ Section Dividers (Photos and
Words that represent what happened during
the year in that area of our coverage)
Index / Table of Contents (List of names)
Closing Section (Farewell presentation of the
theme)
Autograph Pages
**Blended Coverage (Runs throughout)
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Cover Spine:
The readers first impression
Introduces the year’s theme
Yearbook name and year
School name and volume
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End Sheets:
Holds pages to cover
Can be custom
Plain or printed
Space for autographs
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Title Page:
Yearbook name
School name, address, phone
numbers, email, website
Thematic photo and caption
Volume number
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Opening Section:
Verbal and visual introduction to
the book and the year
incorporating the theme
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Section Dividers:
Verbal and visual introduction to the section
incorporating the overall theme and a specific section
them if there is one.
Student Life
Electives
Core classes
People
In and out of school learning activities
Clubs/organizations
Academics
Elective classes
Organizations
Many pages … sometimes throughout the whole book
Routines, activities, events and relationships
Classes, faculty, staff
Sports
Teams and seasons
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Index/Table of Contents:
List of proper names
Include faculty, sports and
organizations
TOC: Directs reader through book
Section dividers and starting page
numbers
High interest topics and page
numbers
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Closing Section:
Verbal and visual
closing/conclusion to the book and
the year incorporating the theme
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Autograph Pages
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Blended Coverage:
A themed element that runs
throughout the book
Includes lots of photos from
students
The objective is to get students to
look at each page with interest
because they never know if they’ll
see themselves
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That’s what goes in the
yearbook … What does NOT?
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Copyrighted material!
Vulgar or obscene content!
Libelous material!
Material that constitutes an invasion
of privacy!
Material that may cause a
substantial disruption of the school
day!
Anything in bad taste!
Any students who are on the “do not
photo” list!
Yearbook: Departments
EDITORS IN CHIEF!
Requires the most organization and flexibility.
Work to establish theme and ladder.
Responsible for the complete package of deadlines,
design, data management, proofing and communication.
They do not have to do each job personally, but they do
have to make sure that each job is being done fully.
Works with all the Staff and the Adviser to decide theme,
direction, plot a course and then make sure that everyone
stays on that course.
Works closely with each section.
Address complains, criticisms, errors, and problems.
Track the book for repeat photos and content.
Takes full responsibility for all content on all pages of the
book!
Yearbook: Departments
BLENDED COVERAGE DEPARTMENT
Formulate a theme and plan for blended coverage of
students that helps us achive 3X coverage.
Content collection, module design, creation and
placement.
Complete work on deadline so as not to hold up section
pages
Adhere to pre-set design guidelines, and communication
about their progress at staff meetings.
Track used photos, and tag the students in their photos.
Accurately spelling names.
Proofing and assuring accuracy of all content on their
pages.
They may have other staff members (not in their section
team) collecting content and creating modules for them,
and they must manage that work.
Yearbook: Departments
STAFFERS
Staffers “OWN” the pages they’ve been assigned.
They stay with the vision of the Editors in Chief/Theme
and work to make it a reality in their area of coverage!
Duties include formulating specific section & page themes
that match the overall theme, content collection, page
design and creation, completion on deadline, adherence
to pre-set design guidelines, and communication about
their progress at staff meetings.
Develop topics, angles, headlines, sidebars - visual and
verbal content for their sections.
Tagging the students in their photos. Accurately spelling
names, and representing events.
Proofing and assuring accuracy of all content on their
pages.
Yearbook: Departments
GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT
Plan the visual execution of the concept/them
through fonts, layouts, colors, textures, and
graphics
Creating and tracking use of modules
Works on layout of each section with the section
teams
Creates unifying visual elements throughout each
section
Look for ways to avoid visual monotony
Checks layouts for color, consistency, quality
Creates cover, section dividers, title page, opening
pages and closing page
Creates custom graphics to be used by the sections
Yearbook: Everyone’s Job
ALL STAFF WILL …
Volunteer for, and work on photo assignments
before, during, and after school hours.
Accurately record, archive and tag all photos.
Be responsible for having the camera, card,
batteries and shooting … and returning equipment!
Use photocomposition techniques to ensure
interesting photos.
Write interesting, complete, and accurate headlines
and captions for pictures.
Gets names correct!
Download and save photos right away.
Work in Photoshop on post-production photography
techniques.
Yearbook: Everyone’s Job
ALL STAFF WILL …
Come up with story angles, topics, write questions,
interview people, write stories, write sidebars,
headlines, and captions.
Design modules and laying out pages.
Plan and execute all spreads.
Work to review, edit, correct, and finish pages
assigned.
Verify names and spellings.
Index names.
Do whatever other jobs are required to put out a
quality yearbook.