Cycle 6 Checklist for Double Page Spread
Cycle 6: Layout Checklist
MYP 5: Yearbook Design
Date _________________
Page Numbers _________________ Spread Headline ___________________________
Name of Designers:
Name of Reviewers:
Headlines
☐ Dropped in
☐ Every word is spelled out (numbers, etc.), and spelled correctly. Use freshman, Sophomore, Juniors instead of numbers.
☐Size is 48
☐ Correct Font for page (Jade: pk, K, all even numbered grades, teachers on first page, no heads after, p. 74) (Calm: jk, all odd numbered grades)
Photos
☐All photo boxes filled in with candids (portrait pages) or group shots (SGA/team pages)—Minimum of 3 photos on spread
☐all in focus
☐all correctly exposed
☐well-composed according to the elements we discussed
☐The subjects (students’) faces are visible and recognizable
Captions
☐Every photo has at least an informal caption (all students identified by first and last name)
☐all words are spelled out correctly
☐Students have been correctly identified by someone (teacher or staff member)—not just with previous yearbook
☐Student names are spelled correctly and checked with student list on Managebac
☐Captions are close to photo box, or position (left, center, etc.) is in caption
☐ Captions are in font Unitus Light, size 9.
Portrait Boxes
☐correct number of boxes given enrollment number (see Managebac file)
☐photos are flowed in
Design
☐No trapped text
☐No incomplete elements—for example, empty photo or text boxes
☐Pleasing design
☐related items are grouped together (proximity)
☐spacing between elements is deliberate and uniform
☐Page numbers visible on page—Calm font
☐Colors chosen from Virtual palette
☐Margins: all elements inside grid
If following template design (with photo strip on bottom):
☐Rounded corners on photos (6 pt)
☐Color stroke around photo boxes (4pt)
☐Rounded corners on photos
History
☐If two people are assigned to the page, they have both logged in. They have written in their Weebly that they have done 50% of the work.
Comments
Comments from Senior and Junior Editors
MYP 5: Yearbook Design
Date _________________
Page Numbers _________________ Spread Headline ___________________________
Name of Designers:
Name of Reviewers:
Headlines
☐ Dropped in
☐ Every word is spelled out (numbers, etc.), and spelled correctly. Use freshman, Sophomore, Juniors instead of numbers.
☐Size is 48
☐ Correct Font for page (Jade: pk, K, all even numbered grades, teachers on first page, no heads after, p. 74) (Calm: jk, all odd numbered grades)
Photos
☐All photo boxes filled in with candids (portrait pages) or group shots (SGA/team pages)—Minimum of 3 photos on spread
☐all in focus
☐all correctly exposed
☐well-composed according to the elements we discussed
☐The subjects (students’) faces are visible and recognizable
Captions
☐Every photo has at least an informal caption (all students identified by first and last name)
☐all words are spelled out correctly
☐Students have been correctly identified by someone (teacher or staff member)—not just with previous yearbook
☐Student names are spelled correctly and checked with student list on Managebac
☐Captions are close to photo box, or position (left, center, etc.) is in caption
☐ Captions are in font Unitus Light, size 9.
Portrait Boxes
☐correct number of boxes given enrollment number (see Managebac file)
☐photos are flowed in
Design
☐No trapped text
☐No incomplete elements—for example, empty photo or text boxes
☐Pleasing design
☐related items are grouped together (proximity)
☐spacing between elements is deliberate and uniform
☐Page numbers visible on page—Calm font
☐Colors chosen from Virtual palette
☐Margins: all elements inside grid
If following template design (with photo strip on bottom):
☐Rounded corners on photos (6 pt)
☐Color stroke around photo boxes (4pt)
☐Rounded corners on photos
History
☐If two people are assigned to the page, they have both logged in. They have written in their Weebly that they have done 50% of the work.
Comments
Comments from Senior and Junior Editors