O People - staff magazine
Employee magazine
O People
I published Olympus's employee magazine quarterly to coincide with the company's financial results. As internal communications manager at Olympus I edited the magazine, commissioned copy, wrote content and briefed designers. After leaving the company I continued to work on the magazine on a freelance basis. To download sample issues click on the links below.
Click on this thumbnail to read the September 2007 issue
Click on this thumbnail to read the September 2008 issue
"Richard's creativity and interpersonal skills in editing O People helped create a community feeling that had been missing until then."
Mark Thackara, Olympus Consumer Imaging
Special conference editions of O People
Not being bound by the constraints of producing a news-stand magazine, it is possible to play with format of in-house magazines to suit the organisation's needs. I did this successfully when producing special editions of O People to tie in with a staff conference. The event had a school disco theme and I knew that employees would be more interested in chatting to colleagues than reading agendas. So, to grab their attention and keep with the school theme, I wrote the itinerary as a children’s comic, with the schedule of the day told in a cartoon strip format.
After the event, this was followed by a second issue of the comic, this time featuring a photo-story, containing shots of employees taken throughout the day, reminding them of important messages and extending the life of the event. Click on these thumbnails to read the comics.
