Well, we’ve made it to our fourth issue already! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been a part of Arrows & Icons from the beginning and provided feedback, support, encouragement and contributions! The magazine has had tremendous support from the EGD community online and I’m so thankful that it was received as warmly as it was. So far we’ve had some community-contributed content which goes a long way towards realizing the vision for this magazine. I definitely underestimated the time and effort that goes into this monthly, but I’m grateful for the opportunity to engage with everyone and hopefully provide something of value to folks out there.

The primary goal for this magazine is to become an EGD resource powered by the community. With that in mind, I’d like to invite anyone with something to share to contribute an article to the magazine. I certainly don’t want to hear myself talk all the time! Besides that, I started this with the intention of connecting with other EGD professionals around the world (due to the lack of local professionals and resources here in Boise) and learn more about the field myself. So far we’ve had some great contributions from Kelly Bennett and Amy Rees, but I’d love to have more!

So do you have something to share — a great design concept, case study or information about the field of EGD? We’d love to feature you and provide a place for you to share your ideas and start a dialogue with other designers out there! If you’d like to contribute, send an email to contribute [at] arrowsandicons.com and we’ll get you set up.

Currently we’re looking for content surrounding the following topics:

• Design inspiration or showcase of projects
• EGD design process
• Typography in wayfinding or interpretive environments
• Placemaking
• Design business practices
• Accessibility and ADA
• Branding and identity design
• Sustainability
• Design education

Contributions can be a single guest post or regular postings spanning multiple issues.

While we’re currently not able to pay for articles, we do provide the following incentives:

• You’ll retain rights to your content, so it’s yours to own and continue to use as you see fit. If you do publish elsewhere, we ask that you please consider mentioning that it was published here first.
• Author profile page with a photo, complete bio, article listing and any links to your website, firm, blog or portfolio. This will be rolling out in the next week or so for our current contributors
• $10 discount on banner advertising (currently $30/month)
• Discounts on classified ads and job postings (base pricing to be determined)
• Discounts on a special 12 issue compilation printed piece, details to come

Contributing is as easy as providing a Word doc and any associated images, we’ll do the rest! Send an email to contribute [at] arrowsandicons.com for more information about contributing to the magazine.