R.A.W


Produced by        - Pure metal Coders
                     & New Wave

Issue reviewed     - #02


PRESENTATION AND DESIGN
R.A.W  is  a  very new magazine in the
scene.  Being the maker of the scene's
455th  magazine doesn't make life very
easy  for  the  producer.  You have to
try  and  impress those that have seen
it  all  and  have  been given all the
polish and great layout they can take.
Well   R.A.W   succeeds   with  flying
colours  in  delivering  just what was
needed.   A  healthy  fresh aproach in
style  and design that doesn't detract
or  steal  too  much  from  any  other
magazines, a little inspiration maybe,
if  XXX  mag  didnt  have XXX selector
then  maybe R.A.W wouldn't too, if you
know  what  I  mean.   This  is  not a
critisism though.  The first thing you
get with this magazine is probably the
most elaborate intro to a diskmagazine
ever!   A  mini  vector  world is just
waiting for every reader!  Your 'view'
takes  you  into  a  nice little house
where a R.A.W vector logo can be found
doing  tricks  in  zero  gravity.  The
magazine's  a  real treat for the eyes
too.   A whole  new graphic layout has
been installed this issue, which makes
the  magazine  look  a  whole lot more
professional  than  the chequered look
of the first issue, original though it
was!  Icons are thoughtfuly placed and
easily  recognisable,  The  fonts used
are  very  easy  to read, and tasefull
colour  scemes  are  used  throughout.
The  choice  of  different soundtracks
was   also   very   welcome.      Disk
manipulation  however  seemed a little
slow.                           80/100

CONTENT
This   is  probably  the  single  most
important  factor that makes R.A.W the
strong  magazine that it is.  There is
a  strong feeling of anti-love for the
whole  scene  that shows through every
article.   You can even taste it in in
the  jokes  page! 
all the editorial bias comes from Lord
Helmet,  and  his feelings are painted
accross  almost  every page like thick
red  paint.  You can read an interview
and  the answers almost seem like they
were  written  by Lord Helmet himself.
They  weren't  of  course,  its just a
weird  reflection  of  the  magazine's
influence.   The  statements  feature,
where  Lord  Helmet takes a quote from
someone  in the scene from a interview
or  other  article  and  tears  it  to
pieces,  and  other such articles make
incredibly  interesting reading, other
"Top" magazines should take a leaf out
of  this  book and get back to showing
editorial   opinion   in  your  pages,
people  realy  do prefer  to read this
than "How to Swap", Or "How to Pick up
a Girl".                        90/100

OVERALL
Diskmags,   in   my   opinion,  should
reflect  and  mix  scene  opinion with
that  of its editors, R.A.W, gives you
a thrilling combination. As the  label
said,"You know when it's RAW."  90/100
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