Sam Cook Level o6 -
COP 3 Presentation.
Critical writing title -
Discuss how the digital age is changing the way we view and interact with magazines.
Area of focus -
Early digital magazine design drew direct design aesthetics from printed magazines, as digital magazines evolve and a digital design emerges will this alter the way we view print magazines or can they remain separately as different entities?
Digital developments -
Keeping print alive -
Areas of focus -
The history of printed magazine The purpose of printed magazines The rise of digital magazines The changes in digital magazines design and user experience The similarities between print and digital magazines
Topics researched -
Print design- The conventions, layouts and production methods. App design - The conventions, layouts and technologies involved. Multi platform - Do the two interact? Do they need to? Augmented reality
Planned research topics -
Independent book stores - The village bookstore, Leeds Specific magazine case study - contact editors and designs Readership of magazine - Why they read? Do they prefer digital or print?
Case studies -
Conduct a case study testing the user experience of a printed and digital magazine and compare.
Books Read -
Editorial design for print and electronic media - Yolanda Zappaterra Designing for the editorial experience - Sue Apfelbaum, Julliette Cezzar
Communication theory -
Noise: something that effects the communicative act Legibility Readability Distractions Procrastination Too much information Broken software Inaccessibility to facilities Technical problems Internet pop ups Rivalry Desensitised
Practical out comes -
Design a magazine combining elements of digital and print conventions and explore how they can relate. Design a digital version of an existing print magazine. Design a print magazine highlighting the pros against digital.
What research needs to be undertaken into the general and specific contexts of your practice?
Skeuomorphism - Design for screen, digital design, interactions, developments and changes of design.
What research needs to be undertaken into the general and specific contexts of your practice?
Printed magazines - Their purpose, layouts, target audiences, print production, interaction, sales figures.
What research needs to be undertaken into the general and specific contexts of your practice?
Digital magazines - Their purpose, layouts, target audiences, print production, interaction, sales figures.
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Thank you, any questions?