Category Archives: Ryerson Publishing Program
Resources for Editors
In September I wrote a blog post about my experience with Ryerson’s publishing program. At the end of the post, I said I would provide more info for people who want to learn more about editing or who want to be editors. So here’s a huge list of resources for editors! These links aren’t organized in any particular order….
Ryerson Publishing: What Other Students Thought
I last wrote about the Ryerson publishing program when I answered some FAQs from prospective students. But what do other publishing students have to say about their experience? I found out — and I hope you get as much out of their comments as I did. Note: all quotes below have been lightly edited for grammar or…
My Perspective on Ryerson’s Publishing Program — 3 Years Later
Ever since I graduated from Ryerson’s publishing program in 2011, I’ve been contacted by people asking for more information about it — about whether the program is worth their time, and whether it’s led to the kind of work I’ve expected. These questions have been hard to answer; as I was going through the program, the publishing industry…
A review of the Ryerson publishing program – Part 3
Well, it’s been quite a while since my last discussion of Ryerson’s courses. However, with the new academic year on the horizon, it seems appropriate to finish off my series about Ryerson’s publishing courses. However, if you’re new, take a look at these posts first: A review of the Ryerson publishing program – Part 1…
A review of the Ryerson publishing program – Part 2
Last week, I wrote a post outlining my opinion of some of the Ryerson publishing courses I took. This week, I’m following up with a discussion of two other courses I took at Ryerson. I’ll round out the course summaries in a third post, and also talk about other facets of the Ryerson program. (Update,…
A review of the Ryerson publishing program – Part 1
I’m proud to say that I’ve just reached one of the goals I set for myself when I started out as an editor: I’ve graduated from Ryerson’s publishing program! My last lecture in my last course – Intro to Book Design – finished the evening before, so I’ve had about a day to bask in…
Thoughts on Fonts
This Monday’s book production class focused on typography: the history of typefaces, typographic terminology, and design principals to keep in mind when working with typography. In particular, our teacher hammered home to us this fact when dealing with different varieties of type: fonts are not fonts. What we consider fonts when we work with word…