research
mila allerton

audience research

audience research

I set up a poll on Instagram for my cosplayer friends,
followers and viewers to vote on, the question was
"what's the biggest struggle you face in cosplay?". The
options given were money, reach/ algorithm,
hate/criticism and high expectations. I also set up a
questions thing where my cosplayer friends, followers
and viewers could send me something they’ve had happen
to them while in/ around cosplay. Aside from these I also
messaged people individually for statements on their
experience in the cosplay community or at conventions/
online.
I gathered a good few responses which I will use as
"interviews" on my fanzine.
audience/ primary research

poll results

existing products

existing product For my fanzine I plan to do something
similar to this website
(https://www.cohaku.de/en/), I really like
the use of the cosplay photos as a
background. This could be a nice feature to
add into my work. These will then be
changed into mine and my mutuals photos. I
think that the simplicity is also nice because
its easy on the eyes but still pretty to look at
and also compliments the photos. I also enjoy
the rotation feature where the main photo
changes after a little bit of time
It has the ability to download different issues
online from previous weeks which you can
view on the website instead of buying the
physically if its not available on your area so
that it is accessible to more people

existing product
For my fanzine I also plan to
do something similar to this fanzine
(Ablaze), I really like the use of the
overlaying and contrasting colours. This
could be a nice feature to add into the
main page of my fanzine to catch
attention. i will probably use different
colours but I think the idea will benefit
me a lot. I also really like the style/ form
the title is in, its another simple one but
its eye catching and interesting looking.

existing product
For my fanzine I plan to take elements
from this website (seamwork.com),
similar to the first existing product I
researched, I really like the background
with the same photo just blurred and
bigger. This could be a nice feature to add
into the main page of my fanzine to catch
attention and make it look appealing. I
will obviously use my own photos for this.
I also really like the fonts used
throughout the website, it gives it a
smoother look and overall look better.

existing product
For my fanzine I plan to take elements
from this website (The dark side of
cosplaying that no one ever talks about |
ONE Esports). I really like the background
and simplicity and also just the straight-
to-it-ness of the whole website. There is a
lack of over-the-top colours and loads of
unneeded decorations that some people
may not like.

ideas

ideas

ideas
Bright/ pastel
pink, orange,
yellow, blue,
purple
Simplistic but
still
entertaining
Photo showreel
Cool toned
background
but bright and
colourful text/
photos/
decorations
Simplistic font
similar to Sitka
Text

bibliography

bibliography
https://www.seamwork.com/articles/cosplay-is-for-everyone
https://thetab.com/us/2016/06/14/reality-cosplayer-cis-mans-world-13111
https://www.oneesports.gg/cosplay/the-dark-side-of-cosplaying/
https://sundial.csun.edu/149996/opinions/cosplay-the-new-front-line-on-sexual-
objectification/
https://www.cohaku.de/en/
Creative Cosplays Magazine