Local graphic design students launch first issue of magazine

by GIANNI UBRIACO

Three graphic design students at Cambrian College have been getting their hands dirty with design professionals to produce Soap and Water, a non-profit magazine that aims to showcase talent in Northern Ontario and to use its funding to establish future scholarships for Cambrian students. Their first issue debuted at the colleges' student centre, On The Rocks, Feb.7 .

"We hope to promote the great design work going on in the north and show that Sudbury has a huge amount of talent just waiting to be discovered," said one of the college's graphic design students, Leslie Varady. "It's not just Toronto that can do top-quality design work."

As students, she says she believes its their job to push the boundaries and test the water and that their aim right now is to produce 500 copies of the inaugural magazine. Plus, they're already working on their second edition, which is scheduled to be out by June.

"With our second issue, we hope to double both the size and the amount of copies we print," said one of the program's second-year students, Jennifer Taback.

For now, they continue to look for submissions from the public and are encouraging people to take an interest in the magazine.

For more information go to www.soapandwater.org .