A Peek Inside the Office of Uppercase Magazine
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 12:22PM 
I discovered Uppercase Magazine at ALT Summit last January and was so happy to learn that they are based in my college home town of Calgary, Alberta and that the founder and design director, Janine, went to the same school as I did, The Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), and graduated just a year ahead of me.
Janine and I began talking on twitter and email and one of the projects that I was working on happened to be a good fit for the Fall issue of the magazine. I am so excited that my first published article will be appearing in Issue 15! Stay tuned for more about that in September.
The Uppercase office is filled with gorgeous natural light, plenty of colorful items to inspire and of course all the printed magazines and books that they have produced. I'm so impressed with everything Janine is doing, she's worked hard to build a company founded on her passion and love of design and the printed page, all while raising a young family.
The magazine does not rely on advertising for revenue, so it has minimal ads, but that means getting subscriptions are even more important for them. I highly recommend you get this quarterly magazine delivered to your door! It's filled with inspiration, creative people doing incredible work and lots of amazing stories of people living their passions and dreams. Just click on the link below or in the sidebar.
(Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Uppercase and receive $1 for each sale made through these links, but even if I wasn't, I would still be telling you to get in on this incredible magazine. It's THAT good.)
Thank you to Janine for letting me stop by the office, hang out as long as I wanted and take pictures! It was awesome to meet you in person and see where the magic takes place.
Note for local Calgary creatives: Uppercase is located in the Art Central building in downtown Calgary on the corner of 7th Avenue and Center Street. The building is filled with galleries, studios, cafes and shops and it's totally worth a visit if you haven't been there before. Be sure to pop into Uppercase and see what they have to offer.
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Reader Comments (6)
Too bad I already subscribe! I'd use your linkey link otherwise.
Don't you love the serendipity of this bloggy world? Who knew that she'd have gone to the same art school as you - and that they'd be based in your almost hometown??!!!
I look forward to reading your article in the fall - congrats on that. Everyone is so inspired and moving along with their dreams. I love it.
It was so nice to meet you in person -- I hope we'll get to visit (and collaborate) again.
Awesome! I did not know about uppercase so thanks for keeping me in the loop. Great shots!
Uppercase is my favourite! I'm not surprised that their office space looks this great—you can tell by looking at the magazine that Janine and her crew have great aesthetic sensibilities.
Hearing about so many creative folks coming from Calgary and ACAD makes me want to visit so bad! Crossing my fingers that I can do that soon.
Great photos, Leslie! I'm so jealous that you got to hang out at UPPERCASE. :)
Thanks everyone! It's great to see where people work. Janine, can't wait to see what's next. xo