Sans Merci Vol. 40 + Posters
Sans Merci is Shepherd University’s annual literary and art magazine. The main focus is to showcase the creative talent of the university, selecting on the highest quality entries. For most students that make it into Sans Merci, it is the first time in which their work is published, thus leading to a building of resume worthy accomplishments. As for the designer, this was the first time I had to opportunity to work firsthand with both editors and printers. Sans Merci was a several month long job, beginning with poster creation for advertising call of entries, the release party, and call for editors. The theme for this year’s Sans Merci was “celebration;” 2016 marked the 40th volume. With celebratory bliss in mind, I worked with a vibrant college style to pull passer-byes into viewing the posters. The layout and design of the magazine itself was controlled mostly by the editing staff however, the nuances of typesetting and color editing were all in my hands. The most rewarding part of being the designer for Sans Merci Volume 40 was being able to work directly with the printers who were going to create the physical magazine. I got to fully experience what it is like to be in an editorial design position, with all the trial and error that came with it. All artwork & literary works in Sans Merci belongs to the students who submitted. Cover art by Jillian MacMaster (be.net/JillianMacMaster) All type set & design work belongs to me.