3. Existing Product
The Fanzine is about doctor who. I liked the design of it, the use
space. I see this as quite a modern design. I like how closely the
image they have used reflects the topic so well. The use of the pull
quote is quite effective, as it really makes you question what the
piece is about, and draws you in. I also like the colour theme going
on. The use of shades of green is effective at giving the pages a sense
of identity of the fanzine. Like how brands use certain colours, for
example PlayStation uses variants of blue as their colour theme. The
fanzine was published on September 22nd 2011. The creator of the
fanzine has made other doctor centered fanzines.
5. Existing Product
This is also a doctor who centered fanzine. I like the way they have
used the theme of red throughout the double page. There may be
no pull quotes but the headings do a similar job. As they attract the
readers to certain parts. I like the use of Drop Cap. I like the range
of content as well, as it covers news, reviews, lore, fans.
7. Existing Product
The Fanzine is about Banksy. The fanzine goes into who he is, what
he has done, what his work says etc. I really like the wall design on
each page. It really fits the theme of Banksy, As he is know for his
world Famous graffiti. I like the choice to not to use too much
colour, allowing some of the art to get more attention and focus.
This is also reinforce by there not being much content besides the
art. Centering more focus on the pieces. I like the way the author
hasn't taken anything away from Banksy’s art, only added to the
discussion around it. I also like the placement of the text, as it is in
a great position for reading it. As some magazines/fanzines end up
with the text too close to the margin or too close to the edges. I
really like the design of the page numbers, the use of graffiti is
really good, fits with the aesthetic and theme so well.
8. Research summary
• Summarise what you have learned about fanzines.
• In design they can look very similar to magazines, but
some look more experimental then anything else.
• The main area of a fanzines are the content. Magazines
will usually take a more professional and less
opinionated stance to content. Whereas fanzines are
more opinionated, as they are usually about something
the writer/s are interested in quite a bit. For example
there is many football club fanzines, made by the fans
and for the fans.
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
4. xx xx. (2011). Doctor Who Fanzine issue 1. Available:
https://issuu.com/doomwatchstories/docs/fanwnak_issue_1. Last
accessed 12th Sept 2018.
5. Tardis Base. (2011). Doctor Who Fanzine issue 2. Available:
https://issuu.com/tardisbasemagazine/docs/issue2. Last accessed 12th
Sept 2018.
6. Bubble.us: https://bubbl.us/
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.
