one of the answer was that the next mag should come out in august.
While our proposed schedule does specify for an August edition of the
magazine in future, we didn't want to sprint our first numbered issue
the way we did on 0.
ginger has created a wiki page
http://create.freedesktop.org/wiki/Libre_Graphics_Magazine, on
the wiki page that Jon started a couple days ago. We'll be
posting more as we discuss, with some kind of concrete plan
tomorrow.
bug that page has not (afaik) lead to an issue of the magazine.
and no magazine has been created in august.
The wiki states that the first numbered issue, 1.1 will come out in
November (with the theme First Encounters/Taking Flight), just in time
for it to be present at a number of different events (including
FOSSASIA, HTMlles in Montreal, where I'll be distributing copies, and
others). That means so far, we're on schedule.
For avoidance of doubt, an outline of the production cycle on which
we're working is below.
Production Cycle
Each issue of the magazine is produced on a twelve week production
cycle. The weeks are occupied as follows:
Week1:
Editorial team decides on a theme and writes a theming document which
eventually becomes both a call for submissions and the Letter from the
Editor for that issue.
week2:
Regular columnists are informed of the theme and invited to begin
working on briefs for their columns, which are due week four. The
columns themselves are due later.
A brainstorming session is held to discuss what the major feature(s)
for the issue will be (if the theme has not already made that evident)
and who should be interviewed or profiled. Specific contributors are
sought to complete these pieces.
week 3:
A call for submissions, detailing the theme of the issue, is sent out
across various lists. Deadline for submissions is week 7, after which
the editorial team will work with potential contributors to improve
their content, if necessary.
week4:
Briefs from columnists are due. The editorial team reads and discusses
the briefs, providing feedback to columnists. On approval, the
columnists are asked to write their proposed columns, within their
normal word count. The columns are due week 8.
week5:
With columns, features and profiles decided and underway, sponsors are
sought for the issue.
week6:
The creative team, if they have not begun already, solidify the look
of the issue, which is in line with but not slave to the normal style
of the magazine. They then present their vision to the rest of the
editorial team for discussion.
week7:
With all submissions in, the editorial team review them and choose
which to pursue for the current issue. With this decision in hand,
they inform submittors of the outcome and begin working to help revise
(as necessary) the accepted submissions. (NOTE: Necessarily, as the
magazine progresses in its life, the means of getting articles and art
will necessarily change. There will still be open calls, but perhaps
not as high a percentage of content will need to be filled through
those calls, as a large stable of contributors builds up. This could
lead to other exciting uses of the open call format such as the
student design, photography, type, etc. annuals that many design
magazines put out.)
week8:
Columns are in. They pass through the editorial process, so that all
revisions may be finished and the columns completely ready by week 9.
week9:
All columns, articles, features, profiles and art should have passed
through the editorial process and be ready. The editorial team
discusses the structure and flow of the issue. All content is handed
over to the creative team so that layout may begin.
week11:
Layout of magazine is finished. Editorial team goes over the complete
product one last time to look for any surviving errors. With this
done, the magazine is sent to the printers, wherever they may be and
however the distributed printing process works.
week12:
The magazine is printed and ready for distribution. The core team has
one week to relax before the next production cycle begins.
Ana Carvalho
ginger coons
Ricardo Lafuente
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