This is a really cool topic for a magazine (with a perfect title!) The most innovative and interesting things right now come out of the edges of traditional disciplines, and I like that you found a way to highlight that. I also really like that you considered your magazine's medium to make it match its content. I wonder though, how/if you will incorporate the public responses into the content of the site-gazine itself...? Readers can interact with readers, just as on any message board or online forum, but will the contributing writers join in these discussions, or are they isolated from their audience? also, what sort of audience are you expecting? the internet is a big place, and it's not clear if you are looking to appeal to young people just starting out in their explorations of the art world, or if you are looking to attract an older audience who already knows the ropes but wants to stay informed about what is new.
What I found most curious was the selection of the internet as a medium for your magazine. It seems to be obviously one of the most effective ways to reaching out in a global way, since the internet would make your magazine infinitely more accessible than a print-out leaflet. What makes your magazine a "magazine" in the traditional sense, if it is online? Where does the first page begin and the last page end, cinching it as one issue or a publication? Also, who do you think would be at the core of your magazine, if it is accessible through the internet and people are allowed to contribute from all over the place? What does this mean for your audience? What viewpoint will the art criticism be coming from, American, European, or post-revolutionary Czech republic?
I disagree with Tracy in that a magazine can't be an online document; in the changing world of traditional media and the dying-out of many aspects of journalism, online publications can often find a niche that traditional media cannot.
I'm curious to figure out how Blur would be different than an existing online magazine like, say, Digital Arts. Is it dealing with more conceptual issues? It is looking to span a broader series of artists and production techniques? How will you define the types of art that are suited to fit these criteria?
This is a really cool topic for a magazine (with a perfect title!) The most innovative and interesting things right now come out of the edges of traditional disciplines, and I like that you found a way to highlight that. I also really like that you considered your magazine's medium to make it match its content. I wonder though, how/if you will incorporate the public responses into the content of the site-gazine itself...? Readers can interact with readers, just as on any message board or online forum, but will the contributing writers join in these discussions, or are they isolated from their audience?
ReplyDeletealso, what sort of audience are you expecting? the internet is a big place, and it's not clear if you are looking to appeal to young people just starting out in their explorations of the art world, or if you are looking to attract an older audience who already knows the ropes but wants to stay informed about what is new.
What I found most curious was the selection of the internet as a medium for your magazine. It seems to be obviously one of the most effective ways to reaching out in a global way, since the internet would make your magazine infinitely more accessible than a print-out leaflet.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes your magazine a "magazine" in the traditional sense, if it is online? Where does the first page begin and the last page end, cinching it as one issue or a publication? Also, who do you think would be at the core of your magazine, if it is accessible through the internet and people are allowed to contribute from all over the place? What does this mean for your audience? What viewpoint will the art criticism be coming from, American, European, or post-revolutionary Czech republic?
I disagree with Tracy in that a magazine can't be an online document; in the changing world of traditional media and the dying-out of many aspects of journalism, online publications can often find a niche that traditional media cannot.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to figure out how Blur would be different than an existing online magazine like, say, Digital Arts. Is it dealing with more conceptual issues? It is looking to span a broader series of artists and production techniques? How will you define the types of art that are suited to fit these criteria?