Creating the Right Content

Progress is being made! And it is oh-so very exciting to see things come together (even though this is still in the idea stages). However, there are some big announcements that definitely make this project seem more than just a thought.

POLARIZE. 

Yes, finally! A masthead!!! Our group wanted to title our magazine that alluded to photography, but was not overtly on the nose (such as Popular Photography). Polarize is meant to allude to the classic Polaroids, yet we were also intrigued by its definition:

polarize (verb): cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

While we want our magazine to be accepting, (see last blog post on our target audience about the progressive Generation Z) art can attempt to express a belief or ideology. Photographers have opinions and have the right to express them through their work, which leads to our standard content segments that will feature in every respective edition of Polarize.

• Overall Theme: Taking inspiration from Aperture Magazine, each edition of Polarize will feature an overall theme presented on the front cover that ties in all the pieces within that specific edition.
• Featured Photographer: This segment will include an up-and-coming youth photographer, with either a Q&A format or narrative interview format. Their original content will be showcased (with their permission, of course). 
• Location Feature: This segment will feature a location that somehow relates to the overall theme.
• Behind the Shot: This segment will include a photograph along with a narrative piece parallel to the work by the photographer, where they are free to tell their inspiration "behind the shot", express their opinion, and the reason they felt the need to take that picture.
• Culture & Media: This segment will include current events and trends within the culture and media that influences and affects the photography community, including new technology.

All the segments together will culminate to make Polarize not just the standard photography magazine. The convergence of art and technology/culture/media influences will merge to become our magazine, and I am very excited to see this come together even more the next couple of weeks. 

Until then, 

SLS

"Polarize - Definiton." https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/polarize, 
     Vocabulary.com, aperture.org/shop/magazine. 

"Aperture." Aperture, aperture.org/shop/magazine