RESEARCH MAGAZINE

ENJIN MAGAZINE

http://www.enjin.co.za/magazine

ISSUE #51

The only South African print magazine dedicated to visual communication and graphic arts.

Enjin magazine organised by George Naude and his team have done a great job in creating a magazine which is completely different from other design magazines. Every information and image content is different in every magazine issue in a way that they have found a way to harmonise the content and imagery together by uniting  all the elements and of the article under one theme. The Enjin magazine is a post moderns magazine because it tends too challenge social and moral issues that most magazines tend to not.

LAYOUT

The layout of the magazine has information organised well using the three-column grid and the layout forces the eye to read and focus on each element on the cover of the design in a systematic sequence.

TYPE

The type used on the magazine design is usually a serif font on both the headings and the the body copy. The type on the body copy is united because the text use a grid formation which helps the text to be organised accordingly. Variations of colour, size and weight of the text give good visual hierarchy.

CONTENT

The magazine designs always has new and fresh concepts and their layout is clean and easy to understand and is visually clear and smart. Their work emphasises on graphic designers, photographers and visual artists and their works in a way that they aim to educate and inspire the public and designers growing in the creative industry. they also focus on providing tutorials on how to design. Enjin magazine also tackles with issues that affect the society like, racism, political violence and homosexuallity. 

MARKET

The target market is for design professinals and designers who want to stay up to date with the latest design trends. Its also for designers who want to communicate and share ideas, concepts and the use of new tools and softwares.