This week we voted on the cover mock ups that I made and this was the winner. Even though this option wasn't my personal first pick, we decided as a group that this image fit best with the direction CCR was moving in. I did decide to simplify the design though so the details in the illustration would show and so the soft colors would not be overpowered by the dark shapes. Using InDesign, I finalized text and printer specs and the magazine should be printed in the next coming weeks. 

While Faith has been helping the design team with copy editing? all the submissions into the book, I have been reformatting submissions and mocking up covers. CCR has always chosen a cover image from the accepted submissions and this year I am doing the same. I spent some time looking at past magazines and then chose three images that I thought would best grab the attention of students passing by and I also went with the direction of past covers in terms of geometric shapes, lines, and color adding to the image rather then just the image itself. I used procreate to sketch them quickly and fill in the shapes with color. Some lines are not perfectly straight, color may need adjusting  and the text is temporary but those changes will be made after the cover is chosen and suggestions are made.

Lots of photography, lots of divers submissions. I didn't know how Covid would affect the amount of submisssions we got, whether thered be more or less. We still did classroom visits to let people know about it. I'm pleased with the amount of submissions, I think its comparable to last years. We'll spend the next couple f weeks reading and voting on all submissions. The editors, including myself, make sure to comment on submissions if they're problematic in a way others might not notice

Gave presentation. Main points are about the elements of art, compositions...I think the hardest part about judging is choosing from the variety of art. some digital, some not...The literature is divided into several categories but all the art is combined into one. I also made sure to point out that realism is not better than stylized work, it can take just as much time, maybe more. Requires practice, creativity..

Had a late launch party but other events wont be held due to covid. not meeting in person.