The cover is the first impression of your yearbook and should reflect the theme and uniqueness of your school year. Before you jump into inspiration and designing, it’s important to make sure you understand cover terminology. Let’s get started with four terms:
Bleed:When an element extends past the grid and to the outside edge of the page. This can be used for color, graphics and dominant photos, but never copy.
Spine:Area of the yearbook connecting the front and back lids. The name of the school, name of the book, city/state, volume number and year should appear on the spine in a way that reflects the theme.
Crimp: Open a yearbook and lay it facedown. On either side of the spine, there’s an area called the crimp. Copy shouldn’t cross over the crimp because of distortion during the production process and repeated opening and closing of the cover.
Wrap:Area of the yearbook folding around the binders board that will be covered by the endsheet. If design elements are intended to go into the wrap area, they should extend to the farthest edge, similar to a bleed.
Find resources, ideas and more at ybk.link/cover-prep.
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To make teaching yearbook easier, we developed the Welcome to YBK education videos. These bite-sized videos supplement our core curriculum. Access the full gallery at ybk.link/edu-videosor visit sections under the Education menu on Yearbook Discoveries.
Theme: Establish the theme early to set the tone. Present the Theme 101 slideshow at ybk.link/themeand watch the videos on Yearbook Discoveries. (Workbook: Go to pages 14-19.)
Captions: Captions add context and make photos come to life. Check out ybk.link/reportingand download the Captions slideshow. (Workbook: Go to pages 76-77.)
Photo Composition: Great photos are essential. Visit ybk.link/photographyand download the What Makes a Good Photo and Photo Composition slideshows. Watch the related videos on Yearbook Discoveries. (Workbook: Go to page 96.)
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