Our Terms & Conditions | Our Privacy Policy
CASE also awarded Texas Law Magazine a Gold Medal for Best Relaunch of a Magazine.
Hilton, the school’s former director of Alumni Relations and Development, was instrumental in working with Dean Bobby Chesney to reestablish the law school magazine, which had been shelved in 2014, a reflection of the prevailing wisdom of that time that “print publications were old-fashioned, expensive, and rarely truly excellent,” notes Hilton.
But the school’s huge alumni population—now almost 27,000 people strong—couldn’t be reached by digital communications alone. It felt to Hilton and Chesney that too many messages of real importance about the school’s impact in the world weren’t getting through the digital clutter.
“I don’t know that print ever went away,” says Christopher Roberts, the law school’s executive director of marketing and communications, who serves as Texas Law Magazine’s creative director. “But if it did, it’s certainly back. And it presents the best opportunity for us to grab alumni attention and show, not just tell, all our stakeholders about the incredible things happening here.”
Through three issues (the magazine is published biannually), features have covered a heady mix of real-world and academic subjects, such as the bipartisan push in Texas to pursue psychedelic therapies for veterans and others suffering from PTSD; the complexities of election law that all but guarantees that our elections will be decided in courtrooms instead of the voting booth; and the long arc of academic freedom and how it evolved from a professional norm to a protected First Amendment right.
The editors also squeeze in plenty of profiles of alumni, students, and law school programs, alongside a recurring faculty opinion essay, snapshots from Texas Law history, and light-hearted diversions such as “Recess,” a list of the favorite books, movies, podcasts, and foods Texas Law lawyers are enjoying when they’re off the clock.
“Just because we’re a law school doesn’t mean the magazine shouldn’t be fun,” Hilton says.
It’s also beautiful. The school worked with veteran and award-winning editorial designer D.J. Stout—partner in charge of Pentagram Design, Austin and the former art director for Texas Monthly—to create a bold, fresh design aligned with Texas Law’s stature. Pentagram’s associate partner Davian-Lynn Hopkins art directed the Sibley prize-winning issues and continues to lead the design of every issue.
“D.J. and Davian get Texas,” says Roberts. “And they understand that our magazine is looking at the whole world, through a Texas Law lens.”
In June, Texas Law Magazine’s designs were recognized with two Gold Medals from The Society of Publication Designers, one for the feature “Out of this World” and one for the feature “Unusual Suspects,” both of which appeared in the Fall 2024 issue.
Completing the magazine’s team is Wendy Schneider, Texas Law’s associate communications director, an experienced designer in her own right who serves as the magazine’s design consultant.
The fourth issue of the new Texas Law Magazine, due out in November, will feature stories on the future of energy, the evolution of blockchain, smart contracts, and Web 3.0, and a profile of the ten new faculty members joining Texas Law this coming year.
Images are for reference only.Images and contents gathered automatic from google or 3rd party sources.All rights on the images and contents are with their legal original owners.
Aggregated From –
Comments are closed.