And Then The Listeners Started Talking

Ron Davis of Chatter recently wrote a dandy little article on blogging for a new Springfield publication, Stim Magazine. He interviewed several local bloggers and mentioned others. It was a good article and not just because I was mentioned in the story.

Stim Magazine is a publication from Springfield, Missouri. Created in response to a growing number of local newspapers, magazines and tabloids but a declining mass of solid content, Stim is a 5"x7" magazine printed on 80# matte paper, sized and produced on quality stock to encourage the reader to keep their copy on shelf somewhere and show their friends.
Of course, readers wouldn't have anything to show their friends if Stim didn't have interesting and well-designed stuff going on inside. To this end, we've developed relationships with some of the most well known talents in the area, including many rising stars that are looking to get the exposure that other local publications don't provide.


Stim is all about stimulating (get it?) the local creative culture, and therefore will be presenting the best writing of all flavors, visual arts, design, photography, articles and anything else we think is interesting and worthwhile to the public. With the support of a group of advertisers that are all about jumpstarting Springfield's economy and creative scene we are able to provide thousands and thousands of each issue of Stim, free to the public. In addition, the entire mag, plus exclusive content not available in the print edition, is available online.
In addition to publishing Stim Magazine, 2and2is5 Design sponsors local events, including a combination concert and fashion show that took place September 8th at Jordan Creek (with 750-800 people in attendance, all told), and the screening of a very controversial documentary at The Moxie, a local independent theater. We are currently putting together a 'get out the vote' style event for the end of October that could very well be bigger than both previous events put together.

For more information about Stim Magazine, or the design studio that produces it, 2and2is5 Design, please contact Colin Wright at colin@2and2is5.com, or browse around this site a bit more.