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| editor = [[Ade Olufeko]]

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| category = [[Interdisciplinary]]<br /> [[Design]]<br >Lifestyle

| frequency = Quarterly

| publisher = [[Visual Collaborative]]

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| firstdate = April 5, 2019

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| country = United States

| based = North America

| language = English

| website = {{URL|http://visualcollaborative.com/interviews}}

| issn = 2642-9780

| oclc = 1096432925

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'''''Polaris ''''' also documented as the '''North Star''' by the ''[[Library of Congress]]'' is an [[open access]] [[e-journal]] collective.

The quarterly catalogue as a periodical was launched by [[Visual Collaborative]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Visual Collaborative in Periodicals database {{!}} OCLC WorldCat|url = https://www.worldcat.org/title/visual-collaborative-polaris/oclc/1096432925|website = www.worldcat.org|accessdate = 2019-05-01}}</ref> In the spring of 2019 releasing the first volume, it featured practitioners of various disciplines from the [[United States]], [[Europe]] and [[African]] metropolitan cites such as [[Lagos]] and [[Cairo]]. Articles from the catalog received coverage from various news media for highlighting the intersections of people, commerce and innovation.<ref name="yale">{{cite news |title=Ade Olufeko speaks at Yale University, collaborates with Bahia Shehab, others in new collective |url=https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/04/ade-olufeko-speaks-at-yale-university-collaborates-with-bahia-shehab-others-in-new-collective/ |accessdate=2 May 2019 |publisher=New Telegraph |date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="punch"></ref>

== Publication history ==

In 2019 serving as the guest [[Chief Editor]], the Polaris ''[[North Star]]'' catalogue and its [[writing style]] was created by [[Ade Abayomi Olufeko]], he led the production releasing a set of interviews with 170 minutes of non-linear content.<ref name="yale"></ref> The [[Interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] collective featured 26 practitioners from three continents.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agbana |first1=Rotimi |title=Shehab, Bobby, Tosin Oshinowo, others featured on Visual Collaborative |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/04/shehab-bobby-tosin-oshinowo-others-featured-on-visual-collaborative/ |accessdate=2 May 2019 |publisher=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)]] |date=2 April 2019 |ref=Vanguard}}</ref> The Polaris catalogue explores creative disciplines, perspectives and intrinsic value of the featured practitioners and how they interact with society.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oreoluwa |first1=Mayowa |title=Ade Olufeko speaks at Yale University, collaborates with Bahia Shehab, others in new collective |url=https://newsdirect.ng/ade-olufeko-speaks-at-yale-university-collaborates-with-bahia-shehab-others-in-new-collective/ |accessdate=2 May 2019 |publisher=News Direct |date=2 April 2019}}</ref> The project commenced in the Winter of 2019 for a period of three months. The initiative is said to have been designed to iterate over time for content providers in the [[private sector]], academic institutions and incubators.<ref name="thisday">{{cite news |title=Tosin Oshinowo, Remi Vaughan-Richards, and other Nigerians featured in online catalogue |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/04/02/osin-oshinowo-remi-vaughan-richards-and-other-nigerians-featured-in-online-catalogue/ |accessdate=2 May 2019 |publisher=[[This Day]] |date=2 April 2019 |ref=thisday}}</ref>

== Interviews ==

=== Volume 1 ===

Guests featured on ''Polaris'' North Star, credits from ''[[The Punch]]'' news.<ref name="punch">{{cite news |title=Bahia Shehab, Bobby Yan, others feature on Visual Collaborative |url=https://punchng.com/bahia-shehab-bobby-yan-others-feature-on-visual-collaborative/ |accessdate=2 May 2019 |publisher=[[The Punch]] |date=2 April 2019}}</ref>

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* [[Bahia Shehab]] – Artist and founder of the graphic design program at The ''[[American University in Cairo|AUC]] in Cairo''

*Autumn Whitehurst – Commercial Illustrator, and Instructor at ''[[School of Visual Arts]]''

*[[Tosin Oshinowo]] – Award-winning architect, entrepreneur, public speaker and author

*[[Jens Gad]] – Award-winning producer, songwriter and guitarist

*Joyce Adewumi – Singer, choreographer and educator

*Bobby Yan – 6 time Emmy Award winner, Filmmaker and director

*[[Polly Alakija]] – Muralist, artist and children’s book author

* Irene Hernandez-Feiks – San Francisco based gallery Director and Art patron

* Ben L. Jones – Artist and activist

* Hana Omilani – Founder of Lasmara, Patron of the arts

* Ayo Binitie II – Creative Technologist

* Suzanne Erickson – Founder of Jungle Red Salon Spa and Gallery

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* [[Remi Vaughan-Richards]] – Filmmaker and director

* Chee (Chidinma) – Lagos based singer and songwriter

* TolumiDE – Washington D.C - based Singer, songwriter and graphic artist

* Yvonne Sangudi – Singer

* Mankwe Ndosi – Minneapolis-based singer and performance artist

* SB The-emcee (Ogo) – Rapper and lyricist

* Valerie Alloix – Creative Technologist

* Michael Elegbede – Nigerian Chef

* Abiola Salamotu Ajala – Philadelphia-based stylist and fashion connoisseur

* [[Tiphanie Brooke]] (Antigirl) – Multidisciplinary artist and graphic designer

* Indira Lindsay Roberts – Pharmaceutical professional and festival director

* Selamwit (Selam) Worku – Actress, Singer-Songwriter

* Deborah Lundstrom – Yoga practitioner and program director

* Kanayo Ebi – Stylist, Image and Brand consultant

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==See also==

* [[List of humanities journals]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.visualcollaborative.com/interviews}}

* [[Vanguard_(Nigeria)|Vanguard news]] : [https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/04/shehab-bobby-tosin-oshinowo-others-featured-on-visual-collaborative/ Shehab, Bobby, Tosin Oshinowo, others featured on Visual Collaborative]

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