GAMING MAGAZINE

John PrescottOfficial Xbox Magazine

VISIT TO THE NEWSSTAND The publication that caught my eye the most was the magazine I

selected, Original Xbox Magazine, because of its bright green color all over its cover.

The magazine with the best photography was an issue of Conde Nast Traveler, with a beautiful shot of tropical beaches. This is unsurprising since an important factor of traveling is the aesthetic of the location you are in.

Time’s cover design is hard to beat when it comes down to appeal and simplicity. It might be because of its brand name, but it is a certainly well designed cover. Wired does a fantastic of grabbing your attention with well- designed coverlines. They were the most appealing. Original Xbox Magazine has a very appealing ToC, with sections categorizing the different articles and images showing the games described on different pages. I found Wired to have very interesting articles, as I am interested in the tech field.

REFLECTION ON NEWSSTAND What caught my attention best was Wired’s

fantastic use of graphic design on their coverlines. Their center images aren’t usually that stunning or complicated, but their covers pop because of the great use of graphics.

After visiting the newsstand, I had a lot of elements to weigh that I noticed from my browsing. As a video-game magazine, I think it would be advantageous to aim for a modern design that appeals to a younger demographic.

INSPIRATIONAL MAGAZINE This magazine is

inspirational to me because of its impressive use of graphic design and its identical genre with the magazine I will be designing.

REFLECTION ON MAGAZINE My inspirational magazine, Official Xbox

Magazine, features articles about video games, the game industry, and other topics related to video games.

The target audience of the magazine seems to be mostly males aged 13-24.

OXM features articles categorized into Dashboard (news and interviews), Features (unique game articles), and Reviews (game reviews).

REFLECTION ON MAGAZINE PT. 2 Generally, the central cover image is a

character from the featured video game, with them in a pose of some sort usually showing most of their body. Usually there is only one character but sometimes there are multiple.

The images have no setting where they are taken, as they are rendered in a video game.

The masthead is always white or green, the layout is usually the same, and there is always a puff in the upper left or right. In addition, the coverlines are always on the left.

FAVORITE COVER IMAGE