The publications of The Augustan Society, Inc., including especially ''[[Augustan Omnibus|The Augustan Omnibus]]'' and books, are deserving of some care in their artistic arrangement and style. This person duty has been delegated to the '''Art Director''', who is responsible for finding appropriate artwork for all appointed by and serves at the articles that appear pleasure of the [[Editor-in -Chief]]. The primary responsibility of the Omnibus, This extends Art Director is to cover artNote: while searching for material, this person needs to be aware direct the design and overall look of copywrite notices placed on any website Society publications and websites. Consistency, both between media and with art being considered as history are high priorities for this cannot work. That said, there may be usedgood cause to make radical changes to some products, which will require the Editor-in-Chief to concur with the change. This person The Art Director is also responsible for insuring that any finding and confirming the copyright status of artwork used in Society publications, except where this is handled by another officer or committee. This may extend to selecting (and rejecting) artwork submitted by authors in support of their contributions, as many authors are unaware of or unconcerned about copyright restrictions. Like all contributors, the Art Director must either obtain copyright clearance or confirm the public domain status of any items used. A strong preference for images in the public domain or available under Creative Commons or other open source copyrights should exist, as there are no funds available for purchasing rights. Should an author wish to use a copyrighted image under the fair use provisions, the Art Director will investigate the availability of a public domain alternative and make a determination of whether a fair use exception exists. The Art Director is copywrite freeultimately responsible for the overall look and organization of the publications and websites, including fonts, text sizes, the ratio of images to text, suitable use of white space, etc. When this office is vacant, the duties will fall to the Editor-in-Chief. ---- *[[Editor-in-Chief|back to ''Editor-in-Chief'']]*[[Communications|back to Communications]]*[[Main Page|back to Main Page]]