3. Existing Product
This fanzine is based on the fashion industry and covers different aspects of fashion revolution.
The fanzine has a contents page at the beginning which gives the reader an idea of what the
fanzine includes and what information they will be gaining from it. I think this is a really
beneficial element to a fanzine as I like to know what ill be covering whenever reading
something. The subject of the fanzine is based around making a change within fashion, talking
about what we need to change and discovering more together. It involves personal articles
which are quite informal mode of address with a friendly and inviting tone, which I like as you
feel you can connect with the writer, especially when its personal experiences. Its all direct
mode of address, with a lot of facts about the fashion revolution and specific dates, using
direct mode of address with ’you’ and ‘we’. The colours are very bright and intriguing, with
bold fonts. The design is very simplistic but to the point, which represents the fanzines topic
well as it is to the point and direct, wanting it to be a joint effort in making a change within
fashion, so it really grabs your attention. There a few pages that are a double page spread of a
collage of photographs, of people of all different colour and gender. This links to the theme of
what the fanzine is about, making everyone come together making a change telling a different
story about fashion. There are also photographs of people at protests, but most of all a lot of
text with quite a bit of spacing on each page. I noticed however some pages were very full with
lots of information and photographs, where some have minimal content which gives variety
and lets you process information separately, I quite like this idea.
5. Existing Product
I chose this existing product as the design element Is very similar to
how I would like to create my fanzine. The context and subject is on
coffee, which I find quite boring however the design element makes it
interesting which is quite clever. The context is mainly factual and gives
you the names of all different types of coffee. The photography is bold
and pleasing to the eye, which is what I like. The coffee comes across as
an art, which in theory it is when it comes to latte art etc. The fanzine
makes this a focus and the photographs of it are really interesting to
look at. When it comes to colour, its quite basic browns and beiges as
it would be when related to coffee, however this works well with the
theme and is thorough throughout. The fonts are really artistic and
everything comes across elegant and dainty. The creative side to this
fanzine is something I want to also create with my final product. Some
of the font is written in coffee which is a really interesting approach to
the ways you can make coffee artistic and beautiful., a couple of the
pages turn coffee into things such as a clock and writing. It also has
pages that involve a diagram showing you the steps of making coffee.
This is good content as it is also turned into a creative element but
providing information.
7. Existing Product
I really like this fanzine as it is a topic I find
interesting myself. The fanzine is very authentic
and real which I like, as well as the photographs.
The photographs are enlarged and really good
quality which is nice to look at. It portrays a
passion of surfing through there being less text
and more photographs, as well as quotes about
the love of surfing. The context is minimal,
however you get the impression surfing has a big
impact on peoples lives. There is a double page
spread with the quote ’OUT OF WATER, I AM
NOTHING’. The use of this language has a big
impact on the reader and the importance of
surfing in that persons life, with not much more
context but photographs to show this. The colour
scheme very much relates to the ocean and has
connotations of
14. Bibliography
1. Interviewees, Name. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on
DATE)
2. Interviewees, Name. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on
DATE)
3. Publisher. (Year of Release) Magazine Name
Editor's Notes
Look at different types of content, design elements, the subject and context.
Type of content- studio/location photography, articles, reviews, adverts, sketches, drawings and other artwork
Design – colour schemes, photography and images, text/picture ratio, font choices
Subject and context – What subject(s) is the fanzine covering? What is the writing style? What is the mode of address? In what context was the fanzine produced? Context is the environment in which something was produced. Think about the time this was made.
Look at different types of content, design elements, the subject and context.
Type of content- studio/location photography, articles, reviews, adverts, sketches, drawings and other artwork
Design – colour schemes, photography and images, text/picture ratio, font choices
Subject and context – What subject(s) is the fanzine covering? What is the writing style? What is the mode of address? In what context was the fanzine produced? Context is the environment in which something was produced. Think about the time this was made.
Look at different types of content, design elements, the subject and context.
Type of content- studio/location photography, articles, reviews, adverts, sketches, drawings and other artwork
Design – colour schemes, photography and images, text/picture ratio, font choices
Subject and context – What subject(s) is the fanzine covering? What is the writing style? What is the mode of address? In what context was the fanzine produced? Context is the environment in which something was produced. Think about the time this was made.
You don’t need to find links between different fanzines because, often there are not any.
Think about a subject you could write about, a design style could work in and why you would want to do it.
Think about content. What different visual and written elements would you include?
Initial ideas can be documented in any way that you would like. Mind maps are ok, but they don’t work for everyone. If you prefer to simply write your idea, do that. If you want to combine text and images, do that. As long as you communicate a potential idea, the method is up to you. Present you idea and also some justification for your choices. You can link this back to your research.
Think about a subject you could write about, a design style could work in and why you would want to do it.
Think about content. What different visual and written elements would you include?
Initial ideas can be documented in any way that you would like. Mind maps are ok, but they don’t work for everyone. If you prefer to simply write your idea, do that. If you want to combine text and images, do that. As long as you communicate a potential idea, the method is up to you. Present you idea and also some justification for your choices. You can link this back to your research.
Think about a subject you could write about, a design style could work in and why you would want to do it.
Think about content. What different visual and written elements would you include?
Initial ideas can be documented in any way that you would like. Mind maps are ok, but they don’t work for everyone. If you prefer to simply write your idea, do that. If you want to combine text and images, do that. As long as you communicate a potential idea, the method is up to you. Present you idea and also some justification for your choices. You can link this back to your research.
List all products researched in previous sections. Include anything additional you have watched/read in preparation for production. Alphabetise your list.
