Friday, 21 October 2022

HOBBY MAGAZINE RESEARCH🧶

The World of Hobbies Magazines


                                    Dengeki Hobby Magazine-switched to online presence



                                                  Parchment craft magazine


                                                         The woodworker


                                                           Vogue knitting


Gardening 




most of them are bright and flash

very nich specific

Saturday, 15 October 2022

SPORTS MAGAZINE RESEACH⚽

 The World of Sport Magazines

Sports Illustrated
                                                         
















Runners World
ESPN the magazine
released on a monthly basis
costs 4.99 monthly with is 59.88 yearly


LOCAL MARKET


The main target audience world be sports enthusiasts who range from young adults to adults .
the major followed sports in Kenya are Football and Cricket

there isnt a biga local market
I found 1 digital magazine that released issues on a monthly basis


https://sportsmonthly.co.ke/magazines/e_magazine/index.php?page=0



The turning of pages is quite good on the website
it mimics the feeling of turning an actual page 

It is free of charge










Conclusion

Most sports magazines have a physical copy available and some have a digital version available
The prices vary depending on how well known the magazine is e.g. sports illustrated is around 20 usd



Tuesday, 11 October 2022

ARTS & CRAFTS MAGAZINE RESEARCH🎨




        

 
 







Take away

Arts and Crafts generally seem to be separated into very niche specific magazines

crafts magazines generally very crowded on the covers showcasing as lot of what's inside

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

RESEARCHING IDEAS

Findings

After looking though some major magazines, I started to consider what type of information i would need to know about said genres of magazines (hobby, arts and crafts , sports)

These are questions would like to considered when doing my research:

  1. For________ magazines the most famous are...
  2. There target audience is...
  3. Is there a local market
  4. Major form of distribution