BIG IDEA: Student Publication
This idea was to create a student publication in order to promote a sense of community at OCAD, develop ‘school pride’ and give the student body an outlet for its creative voice.
The Basics:
-Art and Design Magazine
-Layout:
Name: Method
Size: 8” x 10”, 15-20 pages
Material: Recycled Paper
Printed: Semesterly
- All the artwork will be copyrighted to the respective artists.
Staff:
- Editor in Chief
- Junior Editor
- Layout Editor, and Layout Team including Photographer and Editor
- Head of Submissions and Submissions committee including representatives from the six majors in each faculty.
Budget and Funding:
Budget:
1. Printing
2. Advertising
3. Photographer and Editor Salary (if necessary).
Funding Sources:
1. The School
2. Outside Donations: affiliated business or organizations.
3. Advertisements: minimal art related advertising in magazine.
Sales and Distribution:
-No Charge for Submissions
-Small fee for purchase of magazine depending on funding.
- Location to return if owner chooses not to keep their copy.
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We spoke with some people from the school, and it turns out that the school has been invited to and is looking at starting a joint publication with U of T. It is the communications department’s opinion that a joint publication with U of T will be more successful and easier to get off the ground.
Our group also did some research on what OCAD already provides and it turns out that there is a student publication called Slimy Motives, which is an opinion essay and current events magazine that also accepts artwork. Hopefully Slimy Motives will be able to represent the student body here, because I don’t see the school supporting another magazine financially. However, that doesn’t mean we can't help the already existing magazine and start another one affiliated with U of T.
If anyone is interested in working on a joint publication with U of T next year please send an e-mail. (brendamgonzalez@gmail.com) Thanks!
Danica Enns
Ola Kolodziej
Ahmed Kassem
Brenda Gonzalez
2 comments:
The name of the magazine "method" is trying to be a iconic logo that will represent the zine and always be recognized.
the use of a sans serif and almost symmetrical letters are there to add to the clear and new feel of the magazine. Also the separation of the word in two different part creating the "me" part on top is intentional. Me being us. Method is a magazine for us.
I worked on the logo and the sales and distribution.
And i worked also at looking for and bringing the publication that Ocad already provides.
I think our group was extremely successful in creating a strong base for this magazine to be able to get off the ground. I found our execution and planning went smoothly, and we were all able to brainstorm and contribute productively.
Personally, my main contribution to the magazine was drawing example illustrations that were put in the mock-up magazine to work as a representative of student artwork. Before doing that, I contributed to discussions on possible submission procedures, name choices, and layout. I'm very happy with our final product and the overall hard work ethic that our group provided.
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