3pm Journal of Digital research & publishing - artichoke web design
3pm Journal of Digital research & publishing - artichoke web design
3pm Journal of Digital research & publishing - artichoke web design
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<strong>3pm</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Digital</strong> <strong>research</strong> & <strong>publishing</strong><br />
that which is virtual.<br />
COLORS online component not only alters the relationship <strong>of</strong> the user to the content but<br />
also it alters the identity <strong>of</strong> the printed form. The printed form is no longer confined to ink<br />
and paper and it now has a virtual umbilical cord to the online form. Its online presence<br />
has a place in <strong>of</strong>fline existence yet now so does the reader/user. The on/<strong>of</strong>fline magazine<br />
are linked and what links them is a creative community therefore a definition <strong>of</strong> a magazine<br />
must accommodate this community which exists across media forms.<br />
Summing up<br />
In conclusion we can see from the analysis <strong>of</strong> the three publications that the presence <strong>of</strong><br />
the magazine’s online counterpart changes how the reader interacts with the content <strong>of</strong> the<br />
magazine. As we have identified the reader is central to how a magazine works therefore if<br />
an online presence is changing the nature by which readers interact there should also be a<br />
change in the way we define what a magazine is.<br />
The presence <strong>of</strong> the online does not mean that magazines are disappearing. Anything<br />
but. Rather the online helps cement even stronger bonds with the reader and its content.<br />
The notion that a magazine is defined by paper has to be left behind. “Old media rarely dies:<br />
their original functions are adapted and absorbed by newer media, and they themselves<br />
may mutate into new cultural niches and new purposes.” (Thorburn and Jenkins, 2003:<br />
12) As in the case <strong>of</strong> the Independent magazine the mutated form, “becomes a part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
culture, a way to develop the culture, not a neutral media commentator.” (Le Masurier,<br />
2010: 11)<br />
A magazine title now represents a larger entity which is not restricted to just one media<br />
form rather it positions a contemporary subject in a multimedia environment. Within<br />
this creative community <strong>of</strong> readers and makers the magazine is artifact but the online<br />
component, “has allowed the indies(independents) to develop what could be called a<br />
‘global niche’ <strong>of</strong> readers whose specialized interests are not limited by location but connect<br />
horizontally across national borders.” (Le Masurier, 2010: 19)<br />
Therefore a magazine is linked to the idea <strong>of</strong> a community. Their shared values are those<br />
<strong>of</strong> the editorial philosophy and in this new media domain these values are developed and<br />
explored not just in one media form but, across many.<br />
COLORS <strong>web</strong>site succinctly gives a new definition for our once trusted printed friend,<br />
”the word magazine takes on a new meaning made <strong>of</strong> both paper and screen, photography<br />
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