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WOWMAGZ,

  an   art   and   design   e-­‐ of   the   content   is   the   links.  


publication   makes   their   publication   WOWMAGZ  inputs  the  links  in  their  
in   a   more   flexible   way.   The   articles.   For   examples,   if   it   is   a  
publication   can   be   viewed   by   just   designer   article,   it   includes   the  
using   standard   personal   computer,   designer’s  portfolio  website.  If  it  is  a  
and   possibly   can   be   opened   to   with   collector’s  item  review,  there  will  be  
iPad.   Since   personal   computer   a   link   to   the   website.   This   is   a   good  
operational   is   different   with   iPad,   method   for   both   reviewing   and  
WOWMAGZ   is   designed   with   more   promoting  a  designer  and  product.  
action   buttons   to   be   clicked.   It  
provides   two   ways   to   flip   the   page.   Conclusions  
The   reader   can   flip   by   dragging   the  
page   edge,   or   clicking   the   ‘previous’   Electronic   publication   has   some  
and   ‘next’   buttons.   Besides   buttons,   clear   differences   against   print  
there   are   also   shortcut   buttons   to   publication.   However,   the   basic  
get   into   the   key   contents   like   cover,   principles   of   the   design   are   still  
backcover,   contents   table,   and   identical.   Since   the   basic   of   the  
contact.   WOWMAGZ   also   provides   electronic   publication   is   developed  
buttons   for   autoflip   and   link   buttons   from   print   publication,   they   share  
to   social   media   such   as,   Facebook,   some  of  the  rules  in  design.  Some  of  
Twitter,  and  Deviantart.   the   layout   principles   of   electronic  
publication,   like   the   grid   system,  
image,  and  format,  are  identical  with  
print  design  principles.    
If   there   are   some   differences,   it   is  
because   of   the   difference   in   the  
media.   For   example,   reading   on   the  
screen   is   different   from   reading   a  
print   media.   That   makes   electronic  
 
book   must   use   different   typeface  
Fig.  04  The  contents  table  comes   approach.  Electronic  book  also  need  
simple,  showing  clickable   navigation   interface   that   makes   it  
thumbnails   needs   more   advanced   approach  
than  print  publication.    

References  
Ambrose,  Gavin  &  Harris,  Paul  2008,  
Grids,  AVA  Publishing  SA,  
Switzerland.  
Anderson,  J,  Jain,  K,  Mayes,  E  2010,  
  ‘Introduction:  Anderson’,  in  
The  New  Big  Books  of  Layouts,  
Fig.  05  The  contents  sample  page,   Collins  Design,  New  York.  
with  orange  circles  as  the  clickable   Bashkaran,  Lakshmi  2006,  What  Is  
links   Publication  Design?,  RotoVision  
WOWMAGZ   comes   with   portrait   SA,  Switzerland.  
format,   with   an   artistic   background  
as   its   unique   feature,   a   strong   point  

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