Investigating into visual literacy that is associated with queer culture and gay publications, although what I found was very consistent it is something I want to further explore within my own design work and development as I don’t think that the way forward with my design would be through objectifying men as sex objects. Within my book I want to make it more inclusive, allowing for a larger audience to be able to understand and want to take an interest in; whereas if I was consistent with the current visual literacy of queer magazines, it would be very focused towards a male gay market.
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| Attitude Magazine |
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| Gay Times Magazine |
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| GCN |
GCN is an Irish based free online and digital magazine which is based around queer culture itself, moving away from the sexual and provocative image based content that is seen in other queer based publications. This magazine explores the ideas of queer culture and the goings on in general queer culture developments within the LGBTQ+ community, taking the time to curate interesting visuals and coherent investigatory articles exploring both issues and following stories that influence the queer community within that relevant space, rather than being covered in titles such as ‘Tiny Trunks – Budgie Smuggler Heaven’. This is something I want to work towards debunking within both my content and design process, the idea that just because a publication has LGBTQ+ content, it must also contain sex driven drivel; giving the perception of gay men just being sex-crazed promiscuous beings.
The editorial design behind GCN is something I also want to take into consideration when considering my design style of my book. It is modern and fresh, in keeping with its similar non-queer orientated competitors, whilst also coinciding with the visual literacy elements found within queer culture print design. Such as the sans serif block style fonts, influenced by the original stonewall branding; that can be found throughout relevant screen design as well. GCN also achieves a look that is representative of the gay flag through the use of its colours within its heading type throughout the book.
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