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Mission eQuilt

Our mission is to promote civil discourse through our digital “people’s quilt” -- a participatory, visual arts listening campaign using social media to illustrate the diversity of viewpoints co-existing respectfully with each other.

Through fashion and art, the participant answers the question “What is your march?” within an individually designed quilt square. The question is posed to provoke independent reflection and critical thought, and ultimately to personalize one’s own march.

As a collective whole, the quilt aspires to serve as a cultural counter-weight and clarion to the current socio-political environment that has become polarized and shaped by “group think.”

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HELP US BUILD OUR eQUILT

Make: Design your personal quilt square (see Guidelines)

Follow: Instagram @whatisyourmarch

Our eQuilt is being built in real-time through Instagram.

Left or write, come join our “What is Your March” conversation.

Guidelines – How to Make a Quilt Square

1)   Create

  • Take a photo (or create a montage) of yourself using fashion and art. 

  • Answer the question “What is your march?”

  • Overlay text of your answer or incorporate it within the image (see “Tips” below)

  • Be creative.

  • Most importantly, have fun!

 2) Format

  • Make the final image a square

  • Keep it 200 KB or less

  • Save the image as:   .jpg, .tiff, or .png

3) Submit

  • Send your final image to either of the following:

  • IG:  @whatisyourmarch

  • Email:  info@whatisyourmarch.com

  • [opt] Provide any hashtags / tags of people or organizations you would like for us to include or acknowledge when we post your image on our Instagram quilt.

4) Policy

  • We welcome diverse viewpoints.  However, no hating is allowed. 

  • We reserve the right to exclude certain submissions that we consider to be detractions from our mission.

TIPS: How to overlay text… and make it look cool

To achieve that artsy, magazine look in no time flat, here are some easy-to-use apps for overlaying text:

  • Font Candy (free)

  • Pic Lab (free)

  • Word Swag

Keep your text simple and easy-to-read (hint: BIG!)

For the sophisticated users:

  • You know what to do.  Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. are great tools for the die-hards.

If all else fails:

  • Email your image and suggested text to:  info@demusedesigns.com. 

  • Have patience as it might take us longer to process.