Project 2

Looking good, Mariana!

This week I've been focused on Project 2. As soon as we got this assignment, I knew what I wanted to do for this one—or I had a nebulous concept of it, anyway. I want to do a magazine aimed at people in their late teens/early 20s, broadly focused on politics and culture but with (duh) a youth focus: how does the recession affect students trying to work their way through college, for instance. Some recurring columns would address "real life 101" information that no one teaches you but everyone needs: for example, what do you need to know when you go to buy a car for the first time.

I see the audience as kids/young adults who would likely be reading publications like The Nation, The New Republic, slate.com, and salon.com if they were a little older. Music, ,the arts, and celebrity news might be included here and there but would not the main attraction. Meghan McCain would be more likely to appear on the cover than Megan Fox.

I know I need to work on defining the audience/focus more tightly. And, of course, the name I'd come up with is taken. Sigh. Bringing preliminary mockup to class tonight.