24/25 Team
About the 2024/2025 issues
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Intro
Welcome to On the Danforth’s first-ever digital issue “Dear Danforth.” This issue is all about connection. Mimicking the style of an advice column, each article employs a conversational and intimate style of writing that doesn’t shy away from heavier topics, but rather, approaches them with genuine and thoughtful discussion.
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Letter from the Editor
When the time came to apply for positions for On the Danforth, I admit that I didn’t jump at the opportunity to be Editor-in-Chief. While there was a large part of me that wanted to take the reins of this project, there was another part that was hesitant. On the one hand, the opportunity to lead a team in the production of a magazine issue sounded like an amazing learning experience, one that had my mind filled with ideas and the excitement to execute them. On the other hand, I was also aware that such a position would require a level of responsibility and leadership that I’d never performed before.…
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Letter from the Creative Director
I decided a few years ago to go into book design, a field that it turns out sits at an odd (but delightful) intersection of the worlds of publishing and design. I took an undergraduate degree in fine art, focussing my assignments as much as I could on book design. Now I’m in Centennial’s publishing program to hopefully balance out my education across the two fields a bit better. I decided that I’d spend the time learning to write quick and natural calligraphy, since I would be taking lots of notes for the first time since university, and that was a skill that would undoubtedly help me with making hand-lettering…
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Land Acknowledgement
Ever in acknowledgement and appreciation, On the Danforth Magazine accepts our duty to remain actively aware, pensive, and respectful of the land upon which we reside.
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List of Contributors
On the Danforth 2025 List of Contributors.