Magazine Comparison

Analyse Two Different Magazines.

Approx 500 words each.


Discuss:

• Use of navigation
• Animated Graphics
• Overall Layout
• Use of Colors and Fonts
• Types of Interactivity

I will start with GQ, formerly Gentlemen's Quarterly is an monthly
Men's magazine. It focuses fashion, style and culture for men with
articles on food, tech, sex, fitness, music, film, books, travel and others.
First launched in 1931 as Apparel Arts, men's fashion magazine for clothing, aimed at wholesale buyers and retail sellers. In 1958 name  
Apparel Arts was dropped and thus Gentlemen's Quarterly was
established. 1967 was the year when Gentlemen's Quarterly was
re-branded to GQ and shortly after in 1970 the rate of publication was increased from quarterly to monthly. In 2009 UK's version of GQ was
released on the web.

"GQ is the ultimate monthly men’s lifestyle guide and is well ahead of the game when it comes fashion trends and grooming. While most men currently live in an age of casual jeans and t-shirts, GQ definitely proves that there is still room for elegance." - iSubscribe

The magazine uses simplistic black and white layout with GQ logo in yellow. With help of cleverly selected fonts and colours, the site really gives out that "Classy" look. The landing page of the website is occupied by latest and most important stories related to fashion, film, style and others. With tons of stories to read from GQ makes sure to keep you entertained. Navigating through the website is easy. With several categories and even more sub-categories leading to the stories that you are interested in, the main menu of the site is located at the top of the landing page enabling you to
get around pretty easily. As far as i can see, GQ avoids animated graphics except when it comes to
ads which are not directly controlled by GQ. This adds to the ''Classy'' look of the website without
animated pictures and ads popping out of nowhere. For each story, theres a comment box where you can leave you oppinon or make a discussion about what You've just read. This allowes you to interact with other people and see what others think. In addition to that you can Like, Tweet or share you posts on social networks. About 73% of readership are men with 63% of them being single.

Whether it's getting Dennis Hopper to shoot Quentin Tarantino, interrogating David Miliband on life, love and leadership or asking U2's Bono for advice on headlines, GQ is your access-all-areas pass to corridors of power in Hollywood, Westminster and more. -iSubscribe

The magazine features both print and digital formats to suit your liking. You can have them delivered to your house or download it on your phone, tablet or computer.

 GQ is wittier, more sophisticated and stylish than any other men’s magazine on the market, featuring the most beautiful women in the world, the most authoritative figures and the most stylish men.

Whether you like Technology, Sport, Music or Cars, GQ magazine will keep you informed on every topic you can think of starting from Fashion to Politics. Deffinitely worth  your time.

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk

Formerly The National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic is National Geographic Society's official magazine. First published in 1888, primarily containing articles about World Culture, History and Geography. The print version of the Magazine is well known for its yellow rectangular border and use of dramatic images. Released both in traditional Print and Digital formats with over 40 local language editions, in 2014 National Geographic made a global circulation of 6.8 million dollars per month.

Brian Sing
Mount Dandenong, Australia

On a solo bike trip from Argentina to Ecuador, Sing, 36,met two companions in southern Bolivia. 

One was Carl-David Granback, whom he photographed (using Granback’s camera)  at this crossroads. 

After deliberation, the cyclists went left.

"Spending time in the country surrounded by nature has always been a life passion of mine. As you get older, you realise the potential of travelling the planet is maybe not as great as it once was, so to relive some of my favourite travel experiences through National Geographic is really important. For me, it’s all about fantastic stories, amazing photography, and the freedom you feel from knowing that there is a whole wide world out there ready to be explored. And that doesn’t just have to be about animals and plants – people matter too!"              - David Bellamy

Often described as Visually stunning and Editorially engaging, National Geographic's layout is simply put "Amazing". To the untrained eye it might seem pretty minimalistic or simple, but what they are really doing is putting photographs in the first place so that the whole website is dominated with images related to the articles. Not just any images, images that are beyond creativity and style. With a black-white-yellow theme and fonts that don't pop out or have glitter in them, the website looks neat and clean. Navigation is pretty similar to the GQ's. With good amount of categories and sub categories the site is pretty easy to navigate to the staggering amount of articles and related content. The front page has all the latest articles to read from, and if you even wish to read an older article you can always use the search bar located at the top right corner of the website. The site is managed very well, with a small number of adverts you are always promised a nice read without annoying ads poping out from nowhere.  As far as interactivity goes they have Interactive Maps, Comment boxes for each article, social share button's (You can share the post that you've just read with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks), Online Shop where you can buy anything from Books to Jewelry, they even have library of games! Let's be honest. What more could you ask for from a Digital Magazine? And if that's not enough for you, You can always watch a movie or two from their's Movies section. 

"I've always been fascinated by the magic

of fireflies in the Sele Valley of southern Italy,where I live, There are many during the 

months of May and June, a sign of a

healthy habitat.”

-Massimo Gugliucciello



If you are into Science, Geography, History or even just Photography, You should deffinitely check out  National Geography's Magazine. Both in Print and Digital, you can't go wrong with it. The only limitation that I find quite unnecessary is that only iPad, iPhone and Kindle have the App for the Digital Magazine. You can always access their website but when you are on the go you really need that speed of access from the app.

Pros and Cons of Print Magazines

Pros and Cons of Print Magazines.


Pros:

• You are not limited by internet connection or electricity. Unlike DM's, prints do not require internet connection or power to be read.
• Prints do not have ads that can cover the text that you are reading. Prints have ads put to the side or on a different page.
• Easily obtainable, usually provide good amount of news.
• Can be found anywhere. Shops, bus stations, on trains...
• Some Magazines come with free toy, disk or vouchers.
• Prints have alot of illustrative content.
• You can get some Magazines or Newspaper for free. Some are free and given out on public places. People tend to leave their magazines on trains, buses and other public places.
• You can subscribe to a Magazine and have it delivered to your home adress every time a new release comes out.
• If you are camping, You can use magazines to start a fire.
• Prints get the most important news printed on the cover of the magazines. So you don't miss whats really important.

Cons:

• Prints cause alot of damage to the forests. Trees are cut down in order to make paper and this leads to Deforestation which is a worldwide problem.
• Magazines take up space, and if you don't recycle them or throw them away they can pile up and make quite a mess.
• Magazines are most likely to be damaged over time, so it is essential that you read it as soon as possible.
• You can not interact with the content or other people reading it.
• Typos in Magazines can not be edited or fixed. If there is a mistake in your Magazine its impossibe to be fixed.
• Some magazines are pretty big and are difficult to read on some places.
• Some news that you get can be out dated cause it takes some time to print.

Pros and Cons of Digital Magazines.

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Pros and Cons of Digital Magazines.

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Pros:

• You can read it anytime, anywhere. As long as you have internet connection you can access it.
• Ease of access. It doesn't take up space so you can read it anywhere.
• You don't have to worry about loosing it. You can continue reading your magazines whenever you want and dont have to worry about leaving it somewhere.
• You can get instant updates. Digital Magazines can be easily updated, within minutes.
• You can access it from your phone, computer or any other web capable device. 
• You can easily share your favorite pages with your friends. Digital Magazines are web based sites where every topic contains its own unique URL.
• It can't be damaged. Digital Magazines do not contain physical properties and are not susceptible to physical damage. 
• It contains interactive content. They usually contain pictures, videos and links related to the subject.
• You can get notified if a new story gets released. Digital Magazines are connected with their customers via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace etc.. So whenever a new story comes out you will be the first one to know it.
• Digital Magazines do not print their content which leads to saving resources like paper, ink and manpower. 
• You can comment and interact with people about the subject that you are reading. Digital Magazines have comments sections where readers can leave their opinion on the subject. 
• Are cheaper to make and require much less manpower.

Cons:

• If you don't have an internet connection you can not access it.
• If you are out of power or your battery is dead, You can not read it.
• Sometimes in order to earn money most of DM's have annoying ads through out their websites.
• If their servers are down, you won't be able to access it.
• Some links or websites can lead to viruses. 
• Can cause Eye Fatigue if you read it for too long.
• The website can be hacked and manipulate by bad people, providing fake stories and miss leading links.

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