Take a look at any issue of Spectrum. I’m serious. (They’re online now and everything.)
From carefully captured photographs and meticulously crafted poems, to intricately selected fonts and thoughtfully designed covers, we work hard to present our readers with the best issue possible each semester.
Like any collaboration, there are many steps along the way until we get it just right; every issue is heavy with dedication, consideration, compromise and heart. But then the release party comes, we finally get to see our efforts come to life, turn the glossy pages of our issue and smell its newly published perfume.
Suddenly it all becomes worth it.
As a magazine, we pride ourselves on the finished product. It’s our legacy and something we hope our community will hold onto for years to come.
But don’t get it twisted: we’re also a lot of fun.
So, to help us celebrate our not-so-refined side, we present to you the Spectrum blog. We’ll be posting writing exercises from our general meetings, reviewing art exhibits we see on our many museum trips, and posting about whatever other artistic inspiration we come across.
We welcome your involvement and suggestions and hope you will help this to be a collection even more eclectic than what fills the pages of our beloved magazines. Be spontaneous, don’t worry about a typo or two (as long as its nothing too heinous), and send us your ideas.
Not feeling moved yet? Why not take 10-minute study (or procrastination) break for a quick free write? We’d love to see what you come up with.