Aaron Burch

I see my name!! (one exclamation point for each time I see it)

uwlittlemags:

With the publication of its Spring 2013 issue (vol. 10 no. 1), Ninth Letter turned ten. Given our interest around here in all things index, we’re excited to see that the journal commemorated its first decade of publication with some really neat indices that look back on its previous issues.

The end of vol. 10 no. 1 includes indices to the journal’s first nine years of covers (top image), staff (middle), and contributors (bottom), each in an eye-catching and colorful design that we’ve come to expect from Ninth Letter, which enjoys a tight collaboration with the design program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Here’s an excerpt from Jodee Stanley’s Editor’s Note for the issue (pictured in full above):

“An index is a rather detached artifact, stripping down a history full of personalities and stories into a list of names and numbers. Yet working to compile the index… brought back a torrent of welcome memories… Checking the index took longer than it should, what with my frequent detours into the archives.”

Maybe it’s the librarians in us, but we’re glad for the index, Ninth Letter. (And for that gorgeous chicken on the cover!)