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UCI's 2014-15 Online Literary Magazine: Kiosk

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      UC Irvine's Kiosk is a web based digital magazine that is updated annually in the Fall. They are part of UCI's literary journalism program, primarily posting nonfiction prose or reported nonfiction with occasional photography. Running a strictly digital journal gives the freedom to upload and edit with no restrictions to a certain time or a point in a semester. With fewer restrictions, the journal can run like a blog.       Stylistically, the website remains the same regardless of the pages that are being viewed. The buttons at the side of the page create a simple way to traverse the website and view all of its contents easily. Unfortunately, there is no audio or video with Kiosk, since they adhere to literary nonfiction only. The same unchanging design is used throughout each issue for each year posted.  There is no promotional or informational media on the home page, but a blank page. Essentially, it's useless. The main...
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CSULA's 2015 Literary Magazine: Statement

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     CSULA's Statement Magazine has been running since the spring of  1950.  With a few awards & prizes under its belt, the journal is running strong. According to their  website , it has even featured Charles Bukowski, assumably sometime in the early '90's. This edition being analyzed is the 2015 copy, featuring an array of young artists along with Cal State LA's alumni and professors.       The magazine has an abstract slip cover with artwork on the inside resembling something similar to mitosis, or solar flares. This image wouldn't be seen unless the cover were slipped off. It aligns almost exactly with a reversed image on the inside, which is the front cover of the magazine. Later, the image occurs as a pseudo-watermark, again, hidden between the pages.         The outer slip cover is minimalistic, fantastically serving (like a menu) the table of contents before opening the magazine. It...
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