Research

Magazines

WONDERLAND MAGAZINE

Before I can start producing my product I must do more research about the magazine my client wants me to design the front cover for. I must analyse the other front covers of the magazine and get a sense of what wonderland magazine is all about and how I can make My front cover their typical standard

What Is Wonderland Magazine • Wonderland Magazine is a Lifestyle magazine featuring

fashion, beauty, culture, travel, people, celebrity, parties, art, film , music etc.

• aimed at affluent men and women of sophisticated tastes between the ages of 20 and 40. 

• It prides itself on assisting its readers rather than dictating to them, so that they can decide for themselves how to spend their time and money...

• Wonderland is published by Visual Talent Ltd.

• Wonderland is published Bi-Monthly.

• Wonderland costs £ 3.95.

Facts Taken From http://www.magazinesabout.co.uk/magazines/view/Wonderland

Wonderland consists of many different types of issues, e.g. some issues are for fashion, some are for travel etc.

Celebrity covers consist of titles Of the celebrity and list of other celebrity's within the magazine, unlike celebrity gossip magazine, there are no stories or other images on the front.

The celebrity is on the front and she is the main focus on the cover, there no other images

Barcode and other content is hidden aside and it seems the most important thing for this magazines front cover is keeping it simple and spacious

It seems fairly rare and new, but in some cover there are changes made to the magazine title (logo), but these changes are not too drastic, their just colour differences and layout positions,

This is the general look of the title/logo of wonderland magazine

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The fashion based covers have more content on the front page, and the appearance level between the text and images fairly balanced.

Celebrity based issues, focus a lot more on the celebrity themselves, consisting on very little content and making the celebrity the main focus.

Personal Thoughts

From observing existing wonderland magazines I now have a basic idea of what I need to put on my magazine front cover and how I must present this information. Wonderland is defiantly a magazine for those interested in fashion and celebrities and are regular buyers of the magazine, as you must know exactly what to expect as the front cover lacks information about the magazine in general and what it consists of.