University, on behalf of McDonald Observatory, is soliciting bids for art director/graphic design services to design and produce StarDate, a bi-monthly national astronomy magazine for The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory. The StarDate magazine is written and edited for a general audience with an interest in astronomy, space exploration and related areas. Five (5) of the magazine’s six annual issues are 24 pages, while the sixth is 32 pages. The art director/graphic designer will work with the University’s magazine editors to produce the final magazine in both print and digital formats. Using the style guide and templates provided by the publication, the art director/graphic designer will design feature articles, department, as pages, table of contents page, monthly star chart pages and covers of the magazine.
