Southern Innovator Now Online | 21 June 2011

The online edition of Southern Innovator Issue 1 is now available online.

Read it here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57980406/Southern-Innovator-Issue-1.

A global roll out for the magazine is underway. The campaign is starting using existing communications channels, both online and in the UN system. An example of an ad is below:

Southern Innovator is designed in Iceland by Graphic Designer and Illustrator Solveig Rolfsdottir.

© David South Consulting 2017

Southern Innovator Magazine is Printed and Readied for Distribution | 31 May 2011

I had the pleasure of visiting the printing plant to witness the presses rolling with the first issue of new global magazine, Southern Innovator. The magazine has been in careful development and saw its name evolve from Creative Sparks to Southern Innovator. As Shakespeare noted in his play Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” And it is what Southern Innovator is that counts the most.

This first issue is just the beginning of a process, a back-and-forth dialogue with our readers as we refine and improve the magazine to boost its impact. The first issue’s theme – mobile phones and information technology – was chosen because of the sheer dynamism of this area and some jaw-dropping achievements: the growth of mobile phone usage in Africa represents an unprecedented take-up of a new technology, often in some of the poorest places on the planet. That impresses and it seemed right to share information about the amazing people behind this phenomenon and the lessons they learned along the way. It has also become clear in the research behind the monthly e-newsletter Development Challenges, South-South Solutions (published since 2006), that significant future development gains will not happen without the aid of mobile phones and information technology, and, important to note, will need these tools to raise living standards for all the world’s people in an environment of increasing competition and pressure for resources.

Used right, mobile phones and information technology allow the efficient use of resources. But, as anyone who has worked with technology knows, this isn’t a given. Vast sums of money and time can be squandered if technology is not used intelligently, or lessons not learned from past failures. It is hoped Southern Innovator‘s first issue can contribute to a better use of resources, and by taking a broad look at what is happening out there, enlighten readers to new ideas, people and concepts.

Southern Innovator is designed in Iceland by Graphic Designer and Illustrator Solveig Rolfsdottir.

© David South Consulting 2017

Creative Sparks Magazine Coming | 5 November 2010

Creating a new magazine never fails to engage. The new magazine Creative Sparks is no exception. This new magazine for UNDP’s Special Unit for South-South Cooperation is currently in development for a launch in the coming weeks. I shall detail the creative process fully when it is published, but here is a sneak peek at what could be inside:

Woman with Mobile Phone.

Design Team

Locations: London, UK and Reykjavik, Iceland.

Editor and Writer: David South

Graphic Designer and Illustrator: Sólveig Rolfsdóttir

Graphic Designer and Illustrator: Eva Hrönn Guðnadóttir

© David South Consulting 2017