Post by karlsie on Feb 25, 2009 19:18:20 GMT -5
Because of a growing number of submissions, staff members at Subversify have been contemplating the use of theme for some of the issues. The idea of theme had agreed with us all, but it meant holding back too much work at a time when we needed the site to remain very active. Although we'll continue publishing spontaneous submissions, we've come up with a few ideas for future themes.
The month of March brings St. Paddy's Day, an occasion usually associated with wearing green and getting drunk; very little more. We thought this year, we'd do a coverage on the Irish; their culture, their values, their place in history. It's an open field, so take what you know about the Irish and run with it.
May is Mental Health Awareness month. We're saving a few submissions that have addressed the problem of over-prescription practices. There are many aspects of mental health that need covering; elderly care, nuruturing and nourishment aspects, fostering, rehabilitation of chronic behavior, etc., mental health impact on society, etc. and so forth. So, whatever your opinion or your rant is concerning mental health, be sure to get it out there by May! All grumblings, painfully documented data, blissful satire and rabid gouging will be considered.
Another soon to be tackled theme is education. What will the ramifications of our current economic situation have on education? As more people become disillusioned with public education, what type of impact has this had on home-schooling, private schools, community efforts? Has alternative education been successful? What are the boundaries between parent/ teacher/ child relationships? What are the expectations?
Mitch mentioned to me the difficulty in finding good images that aren't copyrighted. This is true. Many of the free images have low resolutions and don't appear as nicely on the page as they looked in their original format (and Stacy, i'm too impatient to mess around with them too much) What i've noticed is, photographs generally make the nicest images. They simply have to be cut to size, but once they appear on the page, they have a nice, glossy, professional look. Although it won't always be easy to submit a photograph representing our pieces, i think it's a good idea to use them whenever possible. Maya's piece, incidentally, is an excellent example. Too modest to say so, i learned she did her own photography for the image of the dead roses. Very effective!
The month of March brings St. Paddy's Day, an occasion usually associated with wearing green and getting drunk; very little more. We thought this year, we'd do a coverage on the Irish; their culture, their values, their place in history. It's an open field, so take what you know about the Irish and run with it.
May is Mental Health Awareness month. We're saving a few submissions that have addressed the problem of over-prescription practices. There are many aspects of mental health that need covering; elderly care, nuruturing and nourishment aspects, fostering, rehabilitation of chronic behavior, etc., mental health impact on society, etc. and so forth. So, whatever your opinion or your rant is concerning mental health, be sure to get it out there by May! All grumblings, painfully documented data, blissful satire and rabid gouging will be considered.
Another soon to be tackled theme is education. What will the ramifications of our current economic situation have on education? As more people become disillusioned with public education, what type of impact has this had on home-schooling, private schools, community efforts? Has alternative education been successful? What are the boundaries between parent/ teacher/ child relationships? What are the expectations?
Mitch mentioned to me the difficulty in finding good images that aren't copyrighted. This is true. Many of the free images have low resolutions and don't appear as nicely on the page as they looked in their original format (and Stacy, i'm too impatient to mess around with them too much) What i've noticed is, photographs generally make the nicest images. They simply have to be cut to size, but once they appear on the page, they have a nice, glossy, professional look. Although it won't always be easy to submit a photograph representing our pieces, i think it's a good idea to use them whenever possible. Maya's piece, incidentally, is an excellent example. Too modest to say so, i learned she did her own photography for the image of the dead roses. Very effective!
