WMS Form 5 2007: The New Yearbook Project

The Cover Story

2008-06-26T11:57:00.005+08:00

This is the cover. This is done by JunIan. This is what it'll look like.

DarK FoX out.

The Blog

2008-06-08T21:25:00.000+08:00

Yes, I have been neglacting the blog. HOWEVER, the project is still on the go. We are working on it and recruiting people as I type this. More on the project on the 19th of June. Then, you can see the coverpage and more stuff will proceed.

Slow and Steady

2008-05-21T18:15:00.002+08:00

We have started our project. We are starting it slow since A-Levelers have exams.

Important information!

Jun Ian is working on our front cover. He has a month.
Jason is collecting reports and other literator/written based stuff.

We are trying to get people who are willing to write/draw. In other words, we are recruiting artists of both visual arts and literature. If you are willing to help, please contact one of our members.

I strongy urge all of you to contribute a little part to the book. It's not about the five of us alone; it's the form 5 of 2007 as a whole.

More updates soon.

DarK FoX out.

And The Theme Is...

2008-05-10T23:54:00.006+08:00

Dummies' Guide to WMS 2007

Thank you for voting.

The core members will be informed.
We will be recruiting soon.
We really encourage you to donate Literature/Art work, or anything you want to put inside.
We also might start a side project to get fundings by that will be later.
A futher discussion will be held among the core members regarding the theme. However, some people are having their mocks this week so the meeting will be later on.
I got some photographs but we require more photographs related to the events.
We need reports from individual clubs if you have it. We're also trying to get the compiled version which would be hard.

That is all at the moment, we need as much support. A fire has been lit and it will not go out until its job has been accomplished

DarK FoX out.

We Are Not Dead

2008-05-03T19:41:00.002+08:00

This is not dead. I have been multitasking to the fullest, as the same for our members of course.

We are still currently looking for Literature and Art work. This is your last chance to show your schoolmates your potential.

So, you must be wondering, what are the progress?

Rachel has just send a mass e-mail. Hopefully we can get the whole of form 5 2007 involved.
Dummies' and Rebirth are neck to neck. We have one more week for voting and then serious business begins. We will start the designs.
Class photographs from some photographer will be passed to me next Friday, hopefully.

We will take this a step at a time, your contributions and suggestions are much appreciated.

DarK FoX out.

The Contents of The Book

2008-04-26T00:05:00.012+08:00

Please look at the previous post about themes which is as important as this one. Every vote counts.

While the theme voting is going on, we are looking for contents. Well, this is your time to shine.

First would be the basic club reports and the formal class photographs. The thing is, the club reports is with some teacher (most probably initials EM) and if one of you can try your luck getting them. The class photographs are obtainable through the photographers from whom I will get it from. However, if any of you have any club reports, please send them to Rachel or I, Eugene.

Second would be Literature work and rants on yearbook. If you have any stories, poems or nice articles you have written yourself and you would like it published, please pass them to Jason. He will be incharged with all the written work. Proofreading and editing will be provided if needed.

Third would be Art work. If you have any Art work you'd like to show off (your own work), please pass them to JunIan. He will be incharged with all the designs and visual work.

Fourth would be Photographs. If you have any photographs you would like to include (we have to decided if we want to put your photographs in though), please pass them to PeakSheng. He will be incharged of photographs. However, due to that he is in Australia, most of the time away from keyboard, you can pass the photographs to Eugene.

Lastly would be suggestions and other resources. You can pass them to anyone, but the head of these will be Rachel and I, Eugene.

PS: I am messing with colours 'cause I think it looks plain.

DarK FoX out.

Meeting One: Theme

2008-04-21T22:26:00.015+08:00

The first official meeting was called.

Venue: MSN/Windows Live Messenger
Date: 21st April 2008
Time: 9.00p.m to 11.00p.m (11.00p.m to 1a.m in Melbourne)
Agenda: Themes
Members Present: Eugene, Jason, JunIan, PeakSheng and Rachel

We discussed about the theme and narrowed it down to three themes for you to vote on. And here are the themes. I will describe the layout.
Note: Core Team Members are not allowed to vote at this moment.

I know that poll is not the most effective way since outsiders can vote on it as well but it is the simplest. I would prefer if you cast your vote along with your name in the comments, as well.

1. Dear Diary

Dear Diary is a very ambiguous theme. It can be either formal and organized or informal with some graffiti. But basically, it is going to be in the way of the recordings of our lives. You get the general idea of it.

2. Dummies' Guide To...

Dummies' Guide To WMS or Dummies' Guide To Making A Yearbook.
Dummies' Guide is an informal theme, with a lot of diagram explaining which sections will go where. You get the general idea of it as well. And no, it does not have to be yellow.

3. Rebirth

Rebirth is slightly deeper. Rebirth represents the life of a new yearbook after the old one has been metaphorically (and possibly literally) burnt down. Like a phoenix, it rises from the flames. And graphically, for the cover, JunIan brought up a brilliant idea. He said, "We put a bit of the old design in the corner, like sort of burning away to reveal the new one."

Jun Ian: All three ideas have a lot of potential as far as design is concerned. In fact, the theme Rebirth is relatively limited in this respect. Both the Diary and the Guide would actually make for a more interesting format and writing style.

We open the votes for two weeks for you to decide. In the meanwhile, we accept more ideas for themes. Themes are not really that fixed. If it is still early, we might change, add or remove a few.

A few more things:

We need you to spread the word.
Cost of book may not be as high as we thought, but figures are only rough estimations.
We would like more suggestions and ideas.
We would like any resources you have such as reports or photographs. (Send them to Eugene or Rachel)
We would like any literature or artwork you would like to submit and show off. (Literature goes to Jason and Artwork goes to JunIan)

That is all. The project is moving along well. Remember, it is from Form 5 Wesleyans of 2007 to Form 5 Wesleyans of 2007.

Thank you for your support.

DarK FoX out.

Funds and Sponsorship

2008-04-19T14:43:00.007+08:00

This post is very important especially the red part.

Short summary

The yearbook by our school is a monstrosity. Hence, we are creating a new one, especially for form 5s of 2007. (Read the introduction post)
We are looking for suggestions for themes and ideas. (Read the post before)
We are also compiling the rants for the original yearbook. It can be a file or a blogpost. Submit them to Jason Chow
We have a core team of five members: Eugene, Jason, JunIan, PeakSheng and Rachel
Recruitment is not open yet.

On with this new topic. We are having monetary problems. In order words, if you do not help us in this field, we might not have enough money to print. Do not fret, we will print at least one copy. We need help in three parts.

Part 1 - The Survey

We need to know how much you are willing to pay (at most) for your own copy of your book. Please be serious about this. I need a rough estimation to know how we can budget it.

Please post a comment on the post or Cbox a reasonable price you are willing to pay. This survey is essential for our project.

Part 2 - Ideas

We need any suggestion to raise funds for this little project of ours. It could be a carnival, food sale, garage sale or performance, anything at all. And be reasonable. Make sure you are capable of organising such a thing.

Especially you, LiSha, we are not going to rob people.

Part 3 - Sponsorship

We need sponsorship. If you know anyone who is willing to sponsor, please drop a message to one of our members.

Nothing goes without money, unfortunately, so this is very important.

DarK FoX out.

Themes and Idea and Compilation of Rants

2008-04-18T17:32:00.025+08:00

This post has an update near the end in red.

Our project of creating a better yearbook for the Form 5s of 2007 is on the move. The five of us had a meeting yesterday.

Our first step will be getting input from you people. More input will be the result of a better output. We are open to suggestions, any ideas at all. You all are apart of this.

Anyone with any ideas for the theme (mainly) or the yearbook, please post a comment. Why comment? It is easier to record the suggestions. Even if you do not have a blogger account, you can use comment since it is open for everyone. However, if you cannot post due to an error, the Cbox is open as your last resort.

Current suggestions for theme:

James Bond 2-007 (From JunIan)
Memoirs of WMS 2007 (From JunKuang)
07, The Year That Was (From YoongJie)
:2007 (From PeakSheng)
Rebirth ~~from Flames~~ (From Eugene)
Dummies Guide to WMS 2007 (From Andrew)
WMS 2007... Above All (From JunKuang)

In the end, all the themes will be eliminated to three only and we will have a voting poll. Most votes for the theme will be picked.

Current addition (extra stuff that the old yearbook does not have) for yearbook:

Rants of the old yearbook
Prom
Profiles of each student

Current ideas for events:

Bonfire for old yearbooks
Delivery of book to WMS

Hope to hear from you people.

For your info, recruitment has not started. We are still getting the base and distributing work. We'll be doing this step by step and this is our first step.

Update
We will be compiling rants for our year book. If you have your own feedback or a blogpost of the yearbook (preferable angry ones), you can send them to any one of our core team members (preferable Jason Chow or Eugene Low but if you can't reach both of them, you can send them to the others)

For your info, our e-mails are on the sidebar under the title 'Core Team'

DarK FoX out.

Core Team and You People

2008-04-17T22:34:00.016+08:00

A summary.
The yearbook done by our school is horrible. Our project is to make a new yearbook which will be better than the school's as a message, saying 'in your face!' However, our yearbook will concentrate on the form 5s, seeing that it had been our last year and we need something apart from the monstrosity to remind us of school.
For elaborated introduction, please view the post below.

First.
We have a core team of five. We are the starters, the main heads of this project. Our team consists of

Eugene (5W '07)
Jason (5L '07)
JunIan (5W '07
PeakSheng (5P '07)
Rachel (5K '07)

We are the five committed ones who will go to the end and make sure we complete the project.

Second.
We need to know if you people are willing to buy it. We do not know the cost of it yet, it depends on the format and pages and such. But, whatever it is, we need to know if you are willing to buy it. Please post your comment for whoever who would like to buy it (no matter what the price is but I assure you, it will not be that expensive). Please leave your name too.

Take note that the poll on the right is just for fun and it'd be better for you to post a comment here.

Oh, for your info, recruitment has not started. We need a base first. But suggestions are welcomed. Input will be the result of a better output.

Introduction

2008-04-17T18:06:00.005+08:00

Welcome to this blog for Form 5 Wesleyans of 2007. I am Eugene of class 5W.

This is only a one-shot blog, which means when we're done, I'll dispose it unless one of you wants to use it. What do you mean when we're done? I am talking about the School Magazine.

Yes, dear friends, our School Magazine of 2007 is horrid. This is not because of the editorial team. But it is one of their teacher advisor (Names will be withheld). If you do wish to see the rants on this, here are a few links. If you have one, please share. Your blogs can be promoted here.

As angry as I am, I choose to not complain. Well, I did, but I also plan to make an effort. Our High School year should be memorable one, so this effort will not be wasted.

We will form an editorial team to create this. We have no name for it. It will be Form 5 '07 Unofficial Yearbook.

What I have:

Knowledge of places for printing
Programmes to arrange the books (Adobe Illustrator)
Dedication

What I need (This will be updated):

Designers
Writers
Editors
Photographs
A theme
A name
Funds

I am thinking fullcolour, A4, and portrait (to be able to fit in the Classpage properly). Oh, I'd really like it to be a coffeebook table (which means it has hardcover) but fundings is a problem.

Oh, not only that. If you have any artistic works which you would like to show or promote a service, feel free. You have a chance to showoff/advertise here. Though, business advertisements would be charged a small fee.

Lastly, this will be democratic. Your opinions will be heard. Unlike the school magazine, we can do whatever we want with it.