[Commlist] CFP: Big Pictures ~ Edited Collection

We are excited to announce that we are currently seeking submissions for 
an edited collection of essays and imagery focusing on creative 
interventions in the built environment. Drawing from the themes 
showcased in the Big Pictures 
<https://wordpress.kpu.ca/bigpictures/home-2024/> conferences (2023 and 
2024), the publication will feature work exploring the role of murals, 
billboards, public art, and interactive projects in creating meaningful 
experiences in urban spaces.

Potential themes could include, but are not limited to:

  * Activating temporary and transitional public spaces
  * Placemaking through play
  * Festivals, exhibitions, and inspiring interactivity
  * Decolonizing urban space, images, and indigenization
  * Urban interventions and community building
  * Creating a sense of place, local voices, and collaborative projects
  * Billboards, advertising, and imagery that sells
  * Screens, projections, and transitory visuals
  * Heritage, personal narrative, collective memory
  * Media and augmented reality projects in the built environment
  * Architecture and unexpected imagery
  * Messages in neon, signage, and text installations
  * Living walls and immersive landscape
  * Making data visible

We invite submissions in the following categories:

 1. *Research Essays* – 2,000–4,000-word features exploring concepts
    and/or projects. Including 1-5 images.
 2. *Musings* – Shorter snapshots of opinion-driven or creative text,
    max. 500 words, 1 image.
 3. *Photo Essays* — Visual stories covering the development of a
    project or idea. Submissions include 4-8 images accompanied by a
    project statement of max. 300 words. Contributors must confirm that
    they hold the necessary rights or permissions for the use and
    publication of any images and agree to grant the editors the right
    to publish these materials in both print and digital formats.

Deadlines

  * Abstract submissions: *November 30, 2024*
  * Final texts and images: *February 1, 2025*

In addition, selected work may also appear in the Wilson School of 
Design journal as part of a Big Pictures feature. You can find 
submission guidelines as part of the Google Submission Form 
<https://forms.gle/P7n8jGJaN2S78TEj9>.


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