Magazine Research • An Introduction

Aims and Objectives:

1) Appreciate what it is that makes fashion and beauty magazines so successful in today's world.

2) Understand the correlation between magazines and the online community - particularly social networking sites such as Blogger, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

3) Enrich my knowledge on the intricate details of design and layout in magazines.

4) Design a taster magazine for my company 'The British Trend' alongside 4 seasonal covers.

5) Discover how the fashion and beauty magazines of today remain recognisable despite the call for constant changes in cover and content, due to season and trend changes. 

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Cover and content are categorically the most vital elements of any magazine - however, these aspects break down into hundreds of various components, which all unite to create the final product. Not only are visual elements such as layout techniques important in designing a magazine of any genre, but it's imperative to understand the target audience. 

Throughout this area of assignment, I intend to explore the methods of creating a successful fashion and beauty magazine. My research will primarily take residence in books and on my blog as I progress throughout my assignment, encompassing all areas of fashion and beauty magazine publication. I will be taking into consideration the appropriate elements of the visual design, target audience and what captivates them, how important the use of social media is in the popularity of magazines, and how monthly and seasonal magazines remain recognisable despite their constant changes in cover and content.