Question: We have spent the last eight weeks considering the history and current trends regarding literary journal and online magazine design and content. What do you imagine will be the "next big thing" in online publishing? What will NMSU's literary magazine look like in 10 years? What themes will most interest folks online?
You know I really dont know what would be the next big thing. We live in a world that is constantly changing from year to year and even month to month. It is hard to say what will be the big thing. I could see something where you interact with the magazine more. Rather than just read it makes you do something but in way that is happening today with some of the technology we have. I think that technology is one of the big parts in why it is hard to tell the future in online publishing. It is always upgrading and new things are coming out i.e ipad. So to say I know what would be next would be hard to say. I do believe that literature will always be there, over the past hundred years it has stood the test of time. So I believe things like short stories, poems and visual arts will always be there.
With NMSU'S online magazine it is also hard to say. I would like to think that it will still be here but I think it is a lot up to us in laying the groundwork and making it easier for future generations. Because if we fail it probably wont be back next year. So a lot depends on us in building up this magazine so when future students come along they can continue the work. Themes that I think interest people is something new, something unique. Sometimes things that have been done but it will have to put across differently. With theme it always needs to be constantly changing. You can use the same thing twice because stuff gets old fast.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Presentations
I thought asll of the presentations were great and I think that by taking something from each would be very useful and creative. I especially liked group two that went that talked about the creshendoing din. It was was put really well on the page and looked very interesting and unique. But I also thought that putting in handwritten text is also a good idea and can be part of our theme. But I am worried about doing all four together and think if we do do that it will look like a jumbled mess. That is why I propose that we take something from each group that will work together and be cohesive. I really do like the facebook and twitter outreach part of presentation number 2 and some of the ideas that my group came up with. There is a lot that we can use from each group.
Week Eight Blog
Here is the question that I am going over in my mind:
What, for you, is the most important design element(s) that an online editor must keep in mind?
One of the first elements that I believe is important is being creative. I know it is a little cliche but it is really important, there are some people that are just not creative and don't think outside the box. I think that when designing you need to make the space yours and have it speak that this is from you and only you. And most of the time this is the hardest way to go and to explore. You also need to explore design elements that have worked for others. But I am not saying you should still ideas from them but use their ideas to incorporate yours. You need to be able to get people's attention, the internet is widely used but if you don't have something that leaps out from the page, people are just going to by past your site. But I also think that are online magazine is doing one thing that will catch people's eye and that is having four groups come up with different ideas. I think that this will help people who visit our website choose which design they like and grab their attention. So I think that we as a group are going in the right direction and using a very useful design element.
What, for you, is the most important design element(s) that an online editor must keep in mind?
One of the first elements that I believe is important is being creative. I know it is a little cliche but it is really important, there are some people that are just not creative and don't think outside the box. I think that when designing you need to make the space yours and have it speak that this is from you and only you. And most of the time this is the hardest way to go and to explore. You also need to explore design elements that have worked for others. But I am not saying you should still ideas from them but use their ideas to incorporate yours. You need to be able to get people's attention, the internet is widely used but if you don't have something that leaps out from the page, people are just going to by past your site. But I also think that are online magazine is doing one thing that will catch people's eye and that is having four groups come up with different ideas. I think that this will help people who visit our website choose which design they like and grab their attention. So I think that we as a group are going in the right direction and using a very useful design element.
Week 7 blog
I decided that I wanted to discuss this question that is brought up.
The role of editor is undeniably important in literary and other "little" magazines. How important is an editor in regards to digital storytelling? How does being an online/multimodal editor differ from being a print editor? How is it similar?
I would say that an editor of digital storytelling is just as important as any other editor. Even though there is so much space online that you really could put out innumerable works of art, you still have to draw the line. Just like in a book not many people are going to want to read a thousand page book because it will look daunting the same can be said for the digital world. Sometimes more is not better. The editor has to have the job of cutting out the stuff that is not needed and use the best material. So I would say that having an editor for digital storytelling is very important.
How they differ from print editors is how the work is done. I would say the online editor has it easier because the work is usually submitted online and I think it would be easier to edit. Whereas a print editor sometimes gets submissions through mail so it might be a little harder to edit and then put those changes on a computer. I would also say it is easier and cheaper to correspond with online editors, it gets there faster and you are able to save works and not have to worry so much about all the paper. But they are the same in the sense that work has to be done, no matter what editor you are you have to work and read each submission and decide which ones you want to read. You both have to reply and sometimes work with the author of the piece and so on. So I would say the number one thing is that work is involved with both parties.
The role of editor is undeniably important in literary and other "little" magazines. How important is an editor in regards to digital storytelling? How does being an online/multimodal editor differ from being a print editor? How is it similar?
I would say that an editor of digital storytelling is just as important as any other editor. Even though there is so much space online that you really could put out innumerable works of art, you still have to draw the line. Just like in a book not many people are going to want to read a thousand page book because it will look daunting the same can be said for the digital world. Sometimes more is not better. The editor has to have the job of cutting out the stuff that is not needed and use the best material. So I would say that having an editor for digital storytelling is very important.
How they differ from print editors is how the work is done. I would say the online editor has it easier because the work is usually submitted online and I think it would be easier to edit. Whereas a print editor sometimes gets submissions through mail so it might be a little harder to edit and then put those changes on a computer. I would also say it is easier and cheaper to correspond with online editors, it gets there faster and you are able to save works and not have to worry so much about all the paper. But they are the same in the sense that work has to be done, no matter what editor you are you have to work and read each submission and decide which ones you want to read. You both have to reply and sometimes work with the author of the piece and so on. So I would say the number one thing is that work is involved with both parties.
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