The LWL magazine cover design appeals to its target audience in several ways:
1) It features mature, artistic designs that appreciate film and creative expression.
2) The covers focus on independent films, exploring their themes in depth through hand-drawn artwork, appealing to film obsessives and those in the alternative culture.
3) The designs have a unique, exclusive style without overt selling points, looking sophisticated for an intelligent readership attracted to subtle, non-commercial designs.
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1. Why does the design of the LWL cover appeal to the target audience identi鍖ed?
LWL Reader How it is linked to LWL Image
Degree educated, Mature Appreciate the mature level of art
and design on the cover and inside.
Film obsessives The cover is based around a certain
鍖lm, usually around an independent
鍖lm. LWL has in depth knowledge
on the certain 鍖lm, which appeals to
鍖lm obsessives. The design explore
the themes of the 鍖lm.
Design led - Creative A hand-drawn focus attract creative
person. A lot of craft goes into
making the magazine and has a
cover 鍖nish, like sport varnishing
and embossing.
Exclusive - for in the know It looks exclusive: hardly any selling
points - you need to know what it is
about as the cover doesn兵t really
sell the magazine.
Alternative culture The 鍖lm choice appeals to the
alternative culture. Challenging
design - often abstract. Barcode is
part of the brand - ugliest bit made
beautiful.
Collectors Blends the same layout (use of logo
and portrait) but each design is
unique in treatment. Re鍖ects well on
the buyer and is a quality product -
high stock paper, feels like quality.
Intelligent readership Design con鍖dent doesn兵t shout at
you. Very soft sell.