Magazine Cover Review

  Magazine Cover Review: This is my initial impressions of printed magazines and the impact of the cover image and feature article. First, in the GQ Magazine the cover is meant to target rich men. For example, on the cover they have someone in an expensive suit to catch men's eyes. Also, just with the cover you know that this magazine is going to have a lot of expensive brands which can bring certain type of person to buy it (high class). Even the print on the magazine "GQ" in the big bold gold letters could bring people to look at the magazine just based off the logo. Lastly, almost all the pages in the inside of the magazine show expensive brands like Gucci, LV, and Off-White. It makes it seem like these are the brands you need to wear to be "cool". Which can bring people to come back to the magazine in a month to see what is cool to wear now. Secondly, in Rollingstone's magazine probably has the most impactful cover and probably what they spend the most amount of time on. For example, the take these cool pictures in very different backgrounds or behind a white screen. Also, what they do that is extremely smart is they pick these very popular be artists to be on the cover. So, if you don't know what the magazine is you will still buy it because your favorite artist is on the cover. Lastly, someone would want to buy this magazine because in the inside it shows what the popular music is, which can really bring in a huge audience for this magazine. Thirdly, the Forbes magazine is probably most know for the business aspect of their content. Which makes it a timeless magazine because no matter what year it is people will still need to know information on business at that time. Also, even the cover has the ability to make business look cool, and the big Forbes letters would bring anyone to be intrigued and want to look at it. The articles inside are a big seller to because it locks how the highest of the higher classes have made their fortune. Another magazine is the Sports Illustrated Magazine. Now this magazine is especially meant for people who enjoy sports. To me some of the covers are really cool looking and others not so much. The thing about this magazine is that people will always want to buy, because sports will always be around. The inside article contains sports information and information of certain players. Another magazine is Motor Trends. This magazine is another one at will always have a big audience because people will always want to know what the "new" car to buy is. Also, they use the backgrounds in the cover image to make the cars look really cool and make you want to buy them. The articles inside talk about new cars and car ads. Lastly, this is my initial impressions of the printed magazines we took a look at in class.  

In the article "First Frames: Titles in the Digital Realm", it says, "Film titles are very important because they set up the expectation of the audience. They are usually the first thing you see." If you look at all the big magazine companies, they all have one thing in common simple and cool logos. This is probably one of the most important qualities of building a magazine. Lastly, in the article, "First Frames: Titles in the Digital Realm" it says, " Good titles design stems from an idea rather than flashy or experimental graphics per se. An opening title sequence generally engages with the big themes of the films and looks at overarching themes and metaphors of the film." This is what makes or breaks any business that people see, the logo. For example, let's say you have two companies the at sell the same thing but different logos, you will most likely pick the most professional logo. Lastly, after looking at all this information about building a magazine I have figured out that the movie project interests me more than the magazine project, this is because I think my creative talents and interest's fir better in a move form.