5.11.2009

coolest school project ever

I've made mention of this school project in posts all last semester but never actually posted about what we did. I took the editing capstone class last semester, and I chose to take one of the magazine editing sections. There were twelve people in the class (and our section had all girls!), and our assignment was to make a magazine as a class. Normally I'm anti-group projects--I've had lame experiences and tend to be the kind of student who would just rather do it all herself to ensure a quality project; however, this assignment was ShamWow. We applied for positions on our mock staff, came up with the topic, audience, mission statement, title, content, photographs, and design. After hours and hours of work on everyone's part, we walked out of class with this:


I worked as the senior editor over features and wrote a couple pieces myself. Our magazine, whisk, is a cooking magazine for those 20 to 30 who are somewhat new to cooking. We took a back-to-basics approach and tried to generate content that hit cooking fundamentals without being condescending or boring.

I had a blast working with the girls in my class and was a sad saying goodbye to them on the last day of class (almost all of them graduated in April--I still have a year left). This probably isn't the most exciting post ever, but it is something I worked on all semester, and I want to document it! I bought three copies of the magazine and decided that were whisk a real publication, I would definitely subscribe. (Good sign we had a good idea, eh?)

Putting together whisk was definitely the coolest school project ever.

7 comments:

Paula said...

Looks like a fun project - I'd like to see you magazine sometime!

April said...

You made your own magazine?! That is cool. I want to see it!

Jill said...

That sounds like a seriously cool class! I think Whisk is a great name for a magazine and it looks like something I would enjoy.

I never liked working in groups either because the distribution and quality of work never seemed even. I'm glad you had a good experience this time.

michelle said...

It looks amazing!! So professional. Great photos and layout. I know I'd subscribe.

Denise said...

Sign me up for a subscription! Your magazine does look fabulous, and I can't wait to sit and really read it while we're on vacation.

michelle said...

After seeing your magazine in person, I'm even more impressed! So cool.

Miranda said...

That is AWESOME! I'm going to need to see that since I'm addicted to food magazines. I always dream about having my own cooking show where I go to college students' homes and teach them some basics including smart/healthy shopping.

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