Hobart Park is Davidson College's oldest annual literary and arts publication. Every spring since its first edition in 1978, we published a yearly, curated collection of the student body's literary and visual artworks.
From 2020 until 2023, I served as layout editor and editor-in-chief. I led the magazine's transition into a digital publication during COVID and its transition back into its habitual printed booklets.
Digital era
During the spring of 2020 —among other events— our usual print production was interrupted. As a solution, we transitioned our publication from pretty booklets to pretty issuu PDFs.
We published our spring 2020 and spring 2021 issues as digital-only releases, as well as a special edition in response to the Black Lives Matter movement protests during the summer of 2020, highlighting two Black artists on Davidson's campus.
yes this is a mockup 👉👈 we never got to print these ):
Back to print
After a two-year hiatus, I worked on rebuilding our staff and community. Our main goal was to print our signature booklets again — and with it, grow the excitement around Hobart Park and art around campus as a whole.
We received a record number of submissions and got to connect and celebrate the artist community across campus.
Spring 22 & spring 23 issues covers
Events
Awards
Our two printed magazines (spring '22 and '23 issues) were awarded Best in Show in the literary magazine category at the North Carolina College Media Association, as highlighted in this Davidson College news article.
Additionally, a number of artworks featured in both editions received individual awards from NCCMA.
Ads & social media
During our transition into a digital publication, we decided to increase our online presence. Over the next few years, we built (and refreshed a few times) a visual identity for the magazine's Instagram account, as well as print advertisements around campus.
