YAY! I have finished this assignment.... and... it WORKS! Hooray!
I really enjoyed learning more about how sites are so easily adaptable for desktop, mobile and tablet. But I think it's safe to say, I am glad the assignment is done and uploaded.
I struggled a little to keep up with the speed in which we covered the assignment and often felt like I didn't want to add anything extra in case I broke the code, it stopped working and I didn't know how to fix it.
I think that most magazines need to have an online version these days. The whole world is moving towards an online location and print media is just not as profitable as online media. The ability to create interaction allows users to build a relationship with the magazine by interacting with it. I have seen many magazines use interactive quizzes which end with a recommendation about what type of clothes to wear, or what kind of food you should cook etc. The interactive elements allow the user to not only interact with that one particular page, but to follow other links provided on the page, and perhaps even do further research on the topic or item they are interacting with. Another aspect which online magazines are using, as we studied in this assignment is the ability to send and save our Love Letter for example. Not only could they send or save their results from the magazine app but they can share them on Facebook and Tweet them too, which helps the magazine to get more followers and potentially more readers.
As well as all the above mentioned points, an interactive online magazine which is available in tablet and mobile format is of huge value to readers who do a lot of reading on their phones and ipads. For example business men who commute on the trains for 2 hours every day and need something to read on their ipads. Rather than buying a new magazine every week, they can simply access the mobile version of the magazine which results in more readers for the magazine, more frequent downloads because it could never be sold out, easily transportable magazines, and feedback from their readers as to what they enjoy, and what they interact with the most.
The interactive component helps to attract readers, keeps the magazine fresh and up to date, keeps it accessible on mobile devices and tablets and thus brings 'print' media into the digital age. Therefore I think the future of magazines is to head towards an online, interactive, mobile-able version.
Here is the link to mine, it's very simple, but that's how I like it. No one wants a site that's going to take a thousand hours to download and chew up all the data on your phone!
http://mendi.uct.ac.za/~cnlemm001/
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