Gutter In Yearbook

Always design as double page spreads.

Gutter in yearbook.

The yearbook ladies are herff jones yearbook reps working together to provide support encouragement and all the best products available to our schools in san jose santa clara salinas to milpitas santa cruz to half moon bay hawaii northern. You can also think of it as the binding area. Set adequate external margins. The best image should become the dominant photo and should be at least two and a half times larger than any other photos on the spread.

Gutter the space in a 2 page spread where the pages are folded and things can get lost. Type set in larger point size usually 14 points or higher and placed above the story to attract the reader s attention and provide information about a story s or a spread s content. Pages especially in thick books tend to disappear into the gutter. A bold or larger line of text at the top of a story that summarizes or introduces what it is about.

Includes vital information regarding the school. A double page spread is made of two pages one left even page number and one right odd page number. Yearbook spread anatomy 12 elements of yearbook spread design. The amount of horizontal space between two characters headline.

A copy of the yearbook that is provided for final review and sign off. A butt in gutter could be placed on pages 6 and 7 or 14 and 15. The vertical space between the inside margins of facing pages kerning. Photos are usually the strongest visual element in your yearbook.

When any image or element touches the edge of the page extending beyond the trim edge. When designing your spreads select the best photo both in terms of its story telling power and technical quality. Page one of the yearbook. Vertical area where two pages meet in the middle.

When two pages cross over the gutter margin and are not in the center position of the folio it s called a butt in gutter. In a 16 page folio the natural center spread would be on pages 8 and 9. The size of this margin will vary depending on the number of pages in your yearbook. The gutter is where the two pages join together.

The gutter most simply put refers to the area where opposing pages of your photo book meet. It s best to apply a 1 2 inch margin to both sides of the gutter or 1 inch in total. But to keep it simple use 1 2 inch gutters for yearbooks between 24 150 pages and 3 4 inch gutter margins for yearbooks greater than 150 pages thick. A verbal statement and a visual look which tie all parts of the yearbook together.