Relationship between content and design? The Digital Culturist does a much better job of creatively connecting the design of the content with the content itself. Images of various styles clutter its articles, helping visual readers to understand the primary concepts discussed in the text. Slate includes photographs, screenshots, and images of data. This design isContinue reading ““Digital Culturist” vs “Slate””
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Diving Deep: “Slate” Magazine
For a more in-depth analysis, I chose Slate magazine. I appreciated its home page design of space and eye-catching headings. I particularly analyzed the article “You Should Be Absolutely Terrified About the Economy” by Jordan Weissmann. Here, Weissmann presents the evidence that points toward the United States’s upcoming recession. He supports his argument by quotingContinue reading “Diving Deep: “Slate” Magazine”
Comparing Digital Publications
Academic Journal: Digital Culturist. This journal has a modern, simplistic design that takes advantage of its negative space. Along with being appealing to the eye, its Our Mission page establishes a casual voice, utilizing imagery that helps the reader to understand its message. Digital Culturist explores the relationship between humans and technology. It recognizes theContinue reading “Comparing Digital Publications”
The Kairos Journal
An Analysis Audience: teachers, academic institutions, students, scholars. It discusses changes in the world, particularly related to the field of rhetoric, that are relevant to the individuals and organizations involved in writing and technology. Design: colorful, modern, nontraditional. It pushes back on the old style of academic texts to explore mediums of color, font, andContinue reading “The Kairos Journal”