Chapter 18 Yearbooks and Magazines Digital Journalism Hart What is a yearbook A history book A reference book A public relations publications An educational experience Everybodys book Components ID: 765138
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Chapter 18: Yearbooks and Magazines Digital Journalism Hart
What is a yearbook? A history book A reference book A public relations publicationsAn educational experienceEverybody’s book!
Components of a book Title page: page 1 in a yearbook, which contains the school’s name and address, the book’s name and the publication year, and identifies or reinforces the theme
More components Folio : usually located at the bottom outside corner of each page and may include words describing the content of the page and/or graphic elements which reinforce the theme, in addition to the page number Table of contents: a chart that lists each division and beginning page number
Components Opening section : the first two to four double-page spreads which introduce the yearbook’s theme and explain why it was chosen Double-page spread: any two facing pages Closing section : the last double-age spread or two; reflects the opening and wraps up the theme
Colophon : a technical description of a book as a product Portrait pages/people pages/mug pages : head shots by class
The fun stuff Theme : a word or phrase that pulls all parts together and reflects something special about THIS year at THIS school Logo: the graphic or visual elements that represent the theme Endsheets : heavier paper pages immediately inside the front and back covers of a book Dividers : pages that separate and identify sections within a yearbook
THEME
Organization The ladder : a page-by-page plan of a yearbook that shows the proposed content of each page Signature: a 16-page section of a yearbook printed on the same piece of paper during production
Design and layout Most yearbooks use modular designs , where stories and photos and infographics are packaged together.
Dominant photos A dominant photo is a photo on your spread that is bigger than the other ones. It is the photo that catches your attention the most. Good dominant photos are ones that relate to your spread.
Technical stuff Bleed: to run a picture off the edge of the page
Eyeline an imaginary line running straight across the double page spread
Magazines A collection of articles, stories, pictures and artwork that is published on a regular basis Literary magazines: a magazine that publishes short stories, poetry, essays and art General interest magazines: a magazine that includes a wide variety or articles and attempts to interest almost everyone Special interest magazine: a magazine that targets people with a strong interest in something (Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Rolling Stone, etc .)
ZINES Zine (pronounced “ zeen ”), a small magazine with a limited circulation that is published by a few people and usually photocopied