Page 6 - Western Horizon - Issue 4 - Feb-Mar 2015
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he third stage, graphics, was perhaps the most crucial
Tto the success of the exhibition. As in the case of any
other, this exhibition was intended to be a visual presentation
of the Promised Messiah’sas life. In turn, a large share of the
responsibility fell on the shoulders of the graphics team.
Consisting of no more than six or so individuals, for three
weeks, the graphics team dedicated every fiber of creativity
and hard work towards creating over 20 beautifully designed
posters, not to mention the staggering amount of sleep they
gave up. All posters were original products of the design team
with not a single one being a preset template. Each and every
one of them was built from scratch. Their achievements are
testified by comments in the exhibition guestbook, where
many observers applauded the visual appeal of the exhibition.
EXHIBITION DAY
The number of guests and observers far exceeded the
expectations. The first three days saw a large number of
groups arriving one after the other. Families, Khudaam, Lajna,
Atfal, Nasirat, Ansar, all came to visit the exhibition and later
expressed their praise for all the hard work. It was also noticed
that a few individuals would come alone, and the next day,
would bring their entire family with them. This sight was a
pure blessing from Allah the Almighty, that families were
coming together to learn about the blessed life of the Promised
Messiahas.
Considering the breadth and scope of the exhibition, this
stage was the longest. With assistance from the professors,
the majority of the research presented in the exhibition was
done by the students themselves. Students utilized a large
amount of the Jama'at’s literature to gather their information.
Both Urdu and English literature was used, although primarily
Urdu sources were consulted. The students also translated
their gathered references, a task difficult in and of itself. This
stage also included the relevant consolidation and formatting
of all the research, in order for it to be fit for presentation.
After extensive research, the next stage was editing. By the
beginning of February, most of the research had been gathered
into various documents. It was now the job of the editing team
to properly format the documents. This was a tedious and
exhaustive task which required meticulously revising over 150
pages of research. The main purpose was to correct sentence
structure, fix grammatical/spelling mistakes, and apply the
Jamaat’s standard of transliteration to any word that required
so. The research was so extensive, that a large percentage of
the research was unable to be presented. In light of this, the
editing team was also tasked with shortening and/or creating
concise passages which were based on the research. The
editing team put in large amounts of hours, giving up many
hours of sleep, to present the life of the Promised Messiahas in
the most sound and academic manner. The text on all posters
was the final product of the editing team.
Tto the success of the exhibition. As in the case of any
other, this exhibition was intended to be a visual presentation
of the Promised Messiah’sas life. In turn, a large share of the
responsibility fell on the shoulders of the graphics team.
Consisting of no more than six or so individuals, for three
weeks, the graphics team dedicated every fiber of creativity
and hard work towards creating over 20 beautifully designed
posters, not to mention the staggering amount of sleep they
gave up. All posters were original products of the design team
with not a single one being a preset template. Each and every
one of them was built from scratch. Their achievements are
testified by comments in the exhibition guestbook, where
many observers applauded the visual appeal of the exhibition.
EXHIBITION DAY
The number of guests and observers far exceeded the
expectations. The first three days saw a large number of
groups arriving one after the other. Families, Khudaam, Lajna,
Atfal, Nasirat, Ansar, all came to visit the exhibition and later
expressed their praise for all the hard work. It was also noticed
that a few individuals would come alone, and the next day,
would bring their entire family with them. This sight was a
pure blessing from Allah the Almighty, that families were
coming together to learn about the blessed life of the Promised
Messiahas.
Considering the breadth and scope of the exhibition, this
stage was the longest. With assistance from the professors,
the majority of the research presented in the exhibition was
done by the students themselves. Students utilized a large
amount of the Jama'at’s literature to gather their information.
Both Urdu and English literature was used, although primarily
Urdu sources were consulted. The students also translated
their gathered references, a task difficult in and of itself. This
stage also included the relevant consolidation and formatting
of all the research, in order for it to be fit for presentation.
After extensive research, the next stage was editing. By the
beginning of February, most of the research had been gathered
into various documents. It was now the job of the editing team
to properly format the documents. This was a tedious and
exhaustive task which required meticulously revising over 150
pages of research. The main purpose was to correct sentence
structure, fix grammatical/spelling mistakes, and apply the
Jamaat’s standard of transliteration to any word that required
so. The research was so extensive, that a large percentage of
the research was unable to be presented. In light of this, the
editing team was also tasked with shortening and/or creating
concise passages which were based on the research. The
editing team put in large amounts of hours, giving up many
hours of sleep, to present the life of the Promised Messiahas in
the most sound and academic manner. The text on all posters
was the final product of the editing team.
