Uppercase Magazine : Issue 64
January/ February / March 2025
Dear Reader,
As a publisher, I am very “time sensitive.” The minute the files for this issue are sent to the printer, the clock starts ticking for the next issue! With 16 years’ worth of quarterly issues stacked on my shelf, it is safe to say that I thrive with this predictable framework. Although the schedule might be the same year after year, the intellectual and creative challenge of curating a new issue multiple times a year keeps me motivated.
Likewise, as a graphic designer, a good grid has been the foundation for every page of this magazine since it began. Upon it, I’ve laid out hundreds of pages and developed my skills. Each issue is the same, yet different. New fonts, returning favourites, trying new things and quoting the past. It is all part of transformation and transitions over time, which are indeed the themes we explore in this edition.
When I was little, I pretended to be a publisher by making tiny books and magazines that I would write and illustrate. In a cardboard carrying case covered in wrapping paper, I would bring my publications to family gatherings and get my relatives to sign them out of my “library.”
Some books were stories, but many were non-fiction titles about hands-on making: In Let’s Sew! I show the steps in making a flat, turtle-inspired chair cushion. In Things to Make, I showed how to make a little stapled book. (Very meta!) I also made a tiny booklet about crafts that came out every few months—suspiciously very much like a magazine!
With this quarterly magazine and my UPPERCASE Encyclopedia of Inspiration book series, I am living my childhood dream!
Janine Vangool
publisher / editor / designer
1) Upload your PDF pattern file(s).
2) Add notes (sizes, layers, colour vs black & white).
3) Set page quantity = total number of A0 pages. (Example: a 5-page pattern = 5 pages)
4) Select how many copies you need (if you need more than one copy of the pattern)
5) Choose delivery - folded shipping (Canada-wide) or rolled pickup (Sprucedale or Toronto Parkdale).
5) Checkout - we print within 1 business day.
- Format: A0 (33.1" x 46.8") / 36" wide roll
- Paper: 75–90 gsm bond - durable, lightweight, easy to work with
- Print options: Black & White (default) or Colour
- Scaling: Always printed at 100% true size - your test square will be accurate
- File upload limit: 20 MB per file (PDF or ZIP). Larger? Compress into a .zip.
- Folded (default for shipping): Shipped flat in a sturdy envelope or parcel - economical and reliable for Canadian delivery.
- Rolled (local pickup only): Rolled into a bundle for easy handling. Available at our Sprucedale studio or from our weekly Parkdale, Toronto drop-off.
Same-day printing on most orders placed before 9am; always within 1 business day.
- True-to-scale accuracy on a professional HP DesignJet wide-format printer
- Fast fulfilment - most orders ready to ship/pickup from Sprucedale next business day; local pickup in Parkdale weekly
- Affordable Canadian shipping - folded and flat for best rates
- Local pick up service - rolled pickup in Toronto or Sprucedale
- Add on any additional notions, fabric and tools you may need for your project
- Save time & tape - no more tiling, trimming, or scaling errors
If your pattern has 5 A0 pages:
- Upload your file(s)
- Select Page Quantity = 5 pages
- Add notes if needed (e.g., "Print size 10 only")
- Add to cart
- If you have another pattern to print, upload your next file & repeat!
- Select folded shipping or rolled local pickup
- Checkout and we’ll handle the rest
