Thursday, March 18, 2010

Next Big Thing?

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.

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