Magazine Genre Codes and Conventions: Part 1
What I am trying to do with this analysis is amalgamate a coherent design for my magazine using the codes and conventions of other science and technology magazines. I believe this will be useful long-term into my design process because it will give me a sense of what I ought to be focusing on to create meaning in my magazine. This research project will also help me understand better the why behind a magazine creator's decisions in general, perhaps so I can take what is useful and apply it towards my own goals. The magazine I will be focusing on is Popular Science. I will be using their October 10th, 2018 issue as a reference . One thing I immediately noticed was, as is the case with many scientific magazines, this magazine mostly uses smooth, modern fonts. In this case, the fonts used on this magazine are mostly sans-serif or stylized to feel futuristic, which further add to a sense of modernity. The cover keeps to simple color scheme of 2-3 colors, which further adds to a minima...