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PUBLICATION:
Solstice • Volume Number 16 • Issue 1 Publication Date:
May 2020 Cost:
Part of optional student HCHS Activity Fee Theme:
Lucid
Theme selection process:
Theme was selected over a series of meetings of the entire Solstice club beginning in August 2019. Ideas for theme were brainstormed, then categorized
into several groups of potential themes to reduce duplicate/overlapping themes. Idea groups were then evaluated on their ability to represent objective criteria in five areas: universality, multifacetedness, visual & emotional evocativeness, personification, and originality. From this evaluation, three potential final theme ideas were chosen by the whole group, with the final theme determined by the Literary avpread idea sketches. From these ideas, 11 spread templates for 22 interchangable page types were devel- oped in InDesign. Individual spreads in the final magazine were created by designating artwork/ literary for specific template pages roughed in by designers with design staff assistance. Spreads are then finalized/proofed by the Creative Director and Managing Editor.
Artwork Selection Process:
Submissions for artwork are open from Septem- ber through January, and artwork is submitted by students, teachers and through school art shows.
SPECIFICATIONS: ORGANIZATION:
Artwork is selected by design staff based upon four criteria: artistic merit, artwork category, editorial flexibility, and publication theme. Special consid- eration is given to Scholastic Art award winning work. Other than minor cropping to fit page/ bleed, no editing of art is done.
Literary Selection Process:
Submissions are accepted from September to Feb- ruary; all literature is student-created, and submitted for consideration by students. All literary submissions sent to Solstice are admitted and judged by the literary staff anonymously, guaranteeing that all writers are given an unbiased chance to be featured for publication. Literary works are selected on
a basis of thematic content, writing technique,
and originality. All selections are curated to ensure the most varied array of interesting, unique, and conceptually rich pieces. Published pieces are only edited by the literary staff for mechanics.
Distribution Process:
Magazine is distributed digitally to students who paid HCHS Activity Fee in May, followed by a limited print distribution later in September.
Quantity Printed: 1,000
Software & Hardware:
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 Adobe InDesign CC 2019 Apple iMac OSX v.10.13.6
Typographic Specifications:
Title: Montserrat, Semibold - 22pt Subtitle: Montserrat, Medium - 10pt Body Copy:
Adobe Caslon Pro - Regular - 10pt Pull Quote:
Adove Caslon Pro - Bold Italic - 20pt Captions:
Title: Montserrat, Medium - 8pt Author/Artist: Montserrat, Medium - 8pt Medium: Adove Caslon Pro, Italic - 6pt
Paper Specifications:
Book: 100# Gloss
Cover: 10pt. Matte Cardstock
Printer:
UPrinting.com, Van Nuys, CA
Solstice Art and Literary Magazine is a Hinsdale Central extracurricular club. It is made up of an all volunteer staff open to all Hinsdale Central students, divided into three areas of specialization: Design, Literary, and Photography.
Number of members:
21 students, 2 faculty advisors.
Frequency of meetings: Weekly
Funding/Budget:
HCHS Activity Fee Subsidy
Affiliation:
Consortium for Regional Scholastic Awards: Suburban Chicago Art Region
School:
Hinsdale Central High School
5500 S. Grant Street, Hinsdale IL 60521 Phone: 630-570-8000
Fax: 630-887-1362 https://d86.hinsdale86.org solstice@hinsdale86.org
School Population:
Enrollment: 2,765 students Faculty: 310 teachers and staff