:: Category 10: Yearbook Layout ::
This is an on-site competition using the hardware and software of the host school. The rules and instructions below are roughly based on the yearbook layout competition at the JEA national convention.
Year: 2011
Host School: Auburn Mountainview High School
Hardware: Dell PCs (to be confirmed)
Software: InDesign CS4, PhotoShop CS4, Illustrator CS4 (to be confirmed)
ASSIGNMENT/RULES:
- In black-and-white (no color), using any grid or column plan you like, design a double page layout consisting of two 8.5 x11 inch pages.
- You will be given a folder on the network containing photos and text. You may use only the photos and text provided, plus any images that you can create entirely on your own during the competition. The use of any other images or information taken from the Internet or any other source may be grounds for disqualification. This means:
- You may use the computer to create illustrations, infographics, pull-quotes, etc. as long as they are entirely your own creation and use information that was provided to all contestants.
- You may use the computer to alter/combine the images you are given. If you alter the images, you should know the point at which they should be labeled as an “illustration,” a “montage,” or other such descriptors.
- You do not need to use all of the images, stories, and information provided.
- You may cut the text that you are given, but you may not add to it.
- For any other situations that may arise, get clarification from the contest moderator, or use your best judgment given the spirit of the competition.
- You should create all appropriate design elements, including folios, photo credits, headlines, bylines, captions, etc. Do not write “dummy” text for these elements (such as “headline goes here,” or “this is a photo credit,” etc.) but you may use fictional names and information where necessary.
- You must print your final layout when the moderator says time is up, regardless of whether you are finished or not. Incomplete entries will still be judged.
- Do not identify yourself or your real-life school on any of your pages. You will be given a fictional school name, publication name, etc. along with the stories and images. Write your contestant number on the backs of all pages and paper clip them together.
WHAT THE JUDGES WILL LOOK FOR:
Impact of photos; adhering to instructions; using a dominant element; positioning of headlines, copy blocks, and captions; using current design trends; adhering to design rules; using appropriate point sizes for copy, headlines, and captions; effectively balancing photos and copy blocks; using creative graphics; effective cropping.
