Yearbook Tutorial

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Yearbook Tutorial

• Layouts

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What is a layout?

• A layout is how all the elements are arranged on
  the page
• Photographs
• Copy (the text)
• Graphics (artwork, lines, etc.)
• In yearbook design, a layout is a double page
  spread.

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There are rules for layout design.

• Rule 1 Design pages as doublepage spreads.
• Rule 2 Work from the center to the edges.
• Rule 3 Do not trap white space.
• Rule 4 Use columns to line up your elements.
• Rule 5 Use consistent internal margins.

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Rule 6

• Break any of the above rules once you know what
  youre doingbut only for a really, really,
  really good reason.

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Standard Layout Designs

• Mosaic
• Why do you think the following layout is called a
  mosaic?

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• Another mosaic layout

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• An example from an actual yearbook page using a
  mosaic layout

from Torrey Pines yearbook 2003
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• Another standard layout design is called a module
  design

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• Here is another example of a modular layout.

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• Here is another mosaic type of layout called a
  smokestack. It is almost a modular design, except
  one photograph breaks the straight line at the
  top.

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• Here is an example from an actual yearbook

from San Dieguito Academy yearbook 2003
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• This is another type of mosaic layout, but it
  isnt modular because it isnt straight on the
  top.
• Instead, this is called a skyline mosaic.

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Creating Layouts

• Standard layouts are good places to start.
• Page Surfer has pre-made layouts.
• Award-winning yearbooks are good places to get
  ideas.
• Looking at popular magazines can also inspire
  good layout designs.
• NOTE Editors usually design most of the layouts.

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What Do You Need to Know About Layouts if You
Arent Creating Them?

• If you have been assigned to work on a page in
  the yearbook, you must know what the layout is,
  because you will need the following information
• How many, and what type of photos will you need
  (horizontal, vertical, square, dominant)?

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• Is there room for a caption for each photograph?
  If so, is the space large (2-3 sentence caption)
  or small (1 short sentence)?
• How much room is there for an article and
  headline?
• Is there a sidebar or scoreboard or up close and
  personal interview that needs to be researched?
• What colors are going to be used? Any artwork or
  tool lines? Background color?
• And the most important What section is the
  layout for?

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Final Notes About Layouts

• To create an award-winning book, following the
  expected rules for layouts impresses the judges.
• In addition, consistency within a section of the
  yearbook (for instance, the sports section has
  the same style of layouts throughout) impresses
  the judges.
• Finally, creativity and artistic skill are
  impressive too!

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Some Award-Winning Yearbook Layouts
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From the Academics/Faculty Section Marian HS
2003
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The next examples are from San Dieguito Academys
2003 yearbook. The theme is BE. Look for how
they carry out the theme in the layouts.
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The next pages are from Scripps Ranch HS 2003
Yearbook. The theme is hard to get the first
time, but it helps if you know their school was
10 years old last year.
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And here is the book that usually wins Best of
Show each year Torrey Pines HS. Were not
quite ready for their level of play, but their
layouts are always interesting, so take a look.
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Works Cited

• The example layouts were taken from an old
  textbook about yearbooks.
• The yearbook examples were from yearbooks on
  display at the San Diego County Fair (formerly
  the Del Mar Fair) in June 2003.