Athletics“Sports

Illustrated”

Joey Keyser

Newsstand Visit

One publication that caught my eye was Athletics, this is because I have always been a fan of football and most other sports from a young age. Of all the sporting magazine Sports Illustrated caught my eye. The other magazines were good but they all had similar designs. But, Sports Illustrated had a very different design, it was new and it was different then most other sports magazines. This magazine also had the best cover photos and design, mainly because they worked together, they complimented each other with the color scheme. This magazines article really grabbed my attention, mainly because I did not want Oregon to win the College Football Playoffs, this magazine also had the best table of contents because it was short and to the point, and the magazine had the best articles because it is all the newest information about sports and the articles have inside information from interviews with players.

Newsstand Reflection• The trip to the newsstand was very educational.

Not only did I learn that there were a lot of other sports magazines there. They were not only separated by genre, they were also separated by sports. So there were rows of baseball magazines and football magazines, even Olympic curling magazines. The main thing that caught my eye was that some of the magazines had the same central image, which kind of confused me. So I learned to make sure my image is not only original but also to make sure it is different from the other magazines.

My Inspiration• This magazine was inspirational to me because I

have played sports for my entire life, so when this magazine it gave me better ideas for my central image and cover lines. This magazine also gave me more ideas on what to write about, which will mostly be about high school sports.

My Magazine• This magazine was specifically about the College

Football Playoffs and how they concluded. This magazine also featured the NFL playoffs, so this edition was mostly about football. At the end of this magazine there was an article about boxing. The target audience for this magazine is men from ages 20-55.

Central Image• The central image of this magazine is generally an

athlete during a game, for this specific issue Ohio State RB, Ezekiel Elliot, running into the end zone because he was the games top performer.

• The photos are generally taken during the time of the event, so one football field during a game or a basketball layer taking a jump shot during the game.

• There are common elements for the central image, the masthead is usually based off of the same idea and the puffs and pugs, if there are any, are generally the same, usually could be about subscribing or an inside story or interview, also the cover lines are usually different because they needs to fit with the central image.

Cover Inspiration

• This cover image is my favorite because this will be generally the type of photo I will try to use for my magazine cover, only it would be high school sports. This cover is inspirational because it is exactly what I am trying to do with my magazine. The other magazine are inspirational to me but this one really caught my eye because all of the cover lines are organized around the central image instead of on one side, which is what I would like to do.

Table of Contents• The table of contents have a lot on common, not

only do they have the same font and layout. They also have the same general idea, but showing the name of the article, a brief summary of the article, and they have the authors name. The layout has about the same amount of white space for each magazine, they also they have the same type of setup. The set up is the page number then they have the article underneath that. The articles from each table of contents are also all separated by sport and by experience- high school, college, or professional- so it is easier to read and the magazine is more organized.

Two Page Spreads• The two page spreads that I used both have a lot

in common, besides being separate sports. The two spreads not only start off with a attention grabbing title, but also having charts about the matchups and pictures of the previous matchup or from the current preparation for the next matchup. These are more informal spreads, the two spreads are more separated with more graphics then the article. The covers if these issues have a player from each of the two college matchups, the only difference is the sport, so the picture for one cover is a Ohio State football player, and the other is a picture of a University of Florida basketball player.