Southern Innovator Issue 3 Mock-up Ready and Awaiting Sign-off | 23 July 2012

Issue 3 of Southern Innovator has been completed and is now receiving its final check to make sure the copy is as correct as is possible. A tentative publishing date will be sometime in August. While we wait on the wheels to turn, work is already underway on issues 4 and 5. The themes are Cities and Urbanization (Issue 4) and Waste and Recycling (Issue 5). If you are a potential advertiser or sponsor, then consider the release dates for these issues to be autumn and winter of 2012. In the photograph below, the first three issues are shown in a spine view together for the first time. It is possible now to see how the design allows for continuity from issue to issue and makes collecting all the issues of Southern Innovator a smart way to keep your bookshelves looking handsome and relevant.

The first three issues of Southern Innovator magazine.

Southern Innovator Issue 3 Amost Complete | 5 July 2012

The final touches are being made to the third issue of Southern Innovator. The issue covers the theme of Agriculture and Food Security and is the result of intensive research. Much of the structure of this issue benefited from the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) held in December of 2011 at the Food and Agriculture Organization based in Rome, Italy. An example of the artwork that can be found inside Issue 3 is below:

Back From Cannes, Back to Work | 3 June 2012

Issue 2 of Southern Innovator was officially launched during the High-Level Meeting on South-South Cooperation at the United Nations in New York from May 22-25. The global roll out has begun and the magazine is available for distribution and sharing.

I briefly took in the 2012 Cannes Film Festival last weekend. It was a privilege to see the spectacle and join a film party. I also had the opportunity to see a snapshot of the global South’s creative economy through its many filmmakers displaying their films in the Cannes marketplace. Even I was surprised by the number of films set in Inner Mongolia and on the theme of Mongolian history! I will be approaching some of these people in the coming weeks to see if we can collaborate for the upcoming Cities and Urbanization issue of Southern Innovator (Issue 4).

I also had the opportunity to meet the representatives of the Kenyan Department of Film Services and hope I can visit them sometime soon.

A TV reporter at the Cannes red carpet.

Issue 3 is also busily underway. The theme is Agriculture and Food Security and a timely one, with the global population hitting 7 billion this year. Various options are being considered for the cover and they can be seen below. As is the case with all issues of Southern Innovator, sponsors can either choose to fund the issue’s production costs, advertise on a page or collaborate in the production of a supplement to be inserted inside each issue. Southern Innovator offers sponsors a great opportunity to reach a global audience and one that is on the cutting edge of change and innovation.

Southern Innovator Issue 2 Being Printed and Readied for Global Launch | 15 May 2012

The presses rolled this week for Southern Innovator Issue 2. The magazine will shortly begin its global launch. Southern Innovator is also looking for a special sponsor or two for the magazine. And it is possible to advertise in the magazine but space is limited.

Southern Innovator Issue 2 rolls of the presses in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Southern Innovator's Graphic Designer and Illustrator, Solveig Rolfsdottir.

Southern Innovator Expanding in 2012 | 8 May 2012

Southern Innovator magazine is moving forward for 2012. Issue 1 launched in May 2011 in both its electronic and print versions. The response since then to the magazine has ranged from readers valuing the stories and information profiled, to other readers admiring the sharp graphic design and illustrations. Southern Innovator‘s second issue went online in March 2012 and the print version is slated for release in May 2012 (contact southerninnovator@yahoo.co.uk to get copy orders in early). The third issue is currently in production and issues four and five will also come out in 2012. Contact the Southern Innovator team to find out more about how to sponsor the magazine, advertise in the magazine or to receive copies for distribution.