Statement Designer

Are you interested in graphic design? Do you enjoy creating pen-and-paper illustrations? Do you like to get funky and creative? If you answered yes to any one of these questions, The Statement Design is the place for you! The Statement is The Daily’s long form weekly magazine that publishes five pieces once a week. Statement Designers are in charge of graphics and illustrations for the section. Every piece is different so the team works together to craft illustration ideas which are then executed individually by the designers. The section itself is structured so both the writing and design team seamlessly collaborate throughout the illustration process.

The Statement functions as a weekly magazine emulating publications like The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. Our commitment to narrative, immersive writing, as well as creative nonfiction, will give Daily staff writers – and freelance contributors – the opportunity to dive deeper into themes of relevance on our campus and Ann Arbor.

What types of pieces do we publish?
We publish pieces on a variety of topics, but they generally take two formats:

• A lede: usually between 2000 and 3000 words. Similar to a feature, ledes explore a topic in-depth and can be a mix between personal narrative and news journalism.
• A secondary: shorter pieces between 1200 and 1600 words. These can range from Op-Ed style to reporting to personal reflections, but should include the narrative voice. All aim to explore a pertinent campus issue with a connection to the writer.

Special editions: For a few editions throughout the semester, the Statement will be themed, meaning all pieces in that edition will explore the same topic (i.e. “mental health edition”). All staff will collaborate to come up with themes.