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Magazine Project Research- Florida Sportsman

Magazine #2: Florida Sportsman

 The Florida Sportsman cover  is mainly blue  with yellow accents. Although the yellow is unique to this addition.  The picture melds with the blue background color making the transition to text seamless. The picture is an action shot of two young people pulling a fish out of the water. This action shot draws the reader in and obviously placed there to make the magazine sell.  All the text on the cover is in all caps to make it stand out more.  The articles in the magazine revolve around fishing  and start on page 8. The advertisements included involve boat vendors. The pictures in the magazine are all action and are on the water or by the water.  The text on the table of contents is small and  largely over shadowed by a picture pulled from a feature in this months issue. The circulation number  is 78,062, and it appears monthly.  This has not won any awards.

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