Quo (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Quo is a monthly Spanish-language magazine
that informs about science through thinking and entertainment
. It contains articles pertaining to health, sex, ecology, technology, nutrition, psychology and human life. Its content has the capability to answer all the basic doubts a person might have about the world they live in. The magazine was created in Spain
by the Hachette Filipacchi publisher. It was released in Spain in 1995. Its first director was Oscar Becerra and the art director
was Pancho Guijarro. Aside from Becerra and Guijarro, Juan Caño, vice president editor of Hachette, was highly involved in the creative development of the publication. A few months later Grupo Zeta released CNR in Spain, a magazine whose similarities to Quo were extraordinary. Hearst Magazines bought Hachette Filipacchi's Spanish magazines in 2011.
In 1997 the Mexican edition was started, published by Editorial Televisa and directed by Gabriel Sama. The first art director for the Mexican edition was Julio Carrasco; Rodrigo Xoconostle and Soledad Aguirre were members of the original reading team. During its first years Quo had editions in the Czech Republic, Portugal and France aside from the Mexican version. The Mexican edition went from Editorial Televisa publisher to Grupo Editorial Expansion about five years after its first appearance in Mexico. The French edition was discontinued.
The section of the magazine that contains answers to questions made by readers of Quo. Includes:
On February 2008 Quo published an article about Wikipedia
in which 15 experts analyzed 30 articles from Spanish Wikipedia
.
It works as an information supplement, since it contains its own sections of interest. The sections included on Qplus are:
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
that informs about science through thinking and entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
. It contains articles pertaining to health, sex, ecology, technology, nutrition, psychology and human life. Its content has the capability to answer all the basic doubts a person might have about the world they live in. The magazine was created in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
by the Hachette Filipacchi publisher. It was released in Spain in 1995. Its first director was Oscar Becerra and the art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
was Pancho Guijarro. Aside from Becerra and Guijarro, Juan Caño, vice president editor of Hachette, was highly involved in the creative development of the publication. A few months later Grupo Zeta released CNR in Spain, a magazine whose similarities to Quo were extraordinary. Hearst Magazines bought Hachette Filipacchi's Spanish magazines in 2011.
In 1997 the Mexican edition was started, published by Editorial Televisa and directed by Gabriel Sama. The first art director for the Mexican edition was Julio Carrasco; Rodrigo Xoconostle and Soledad Aguirre were members of the original reading team. During its first years Quo had editions in the Czech Republic, Portugal and France aside from the Mexican version. The Mexican edition went from Editorial Televisa publisher to Grupo Editorial Expansion about five years after its first appearance in Mexico. The French edition was discontinued.
Sections
The magazine is composed of six different sections in which articles of interest and science are reviewed. Below is a small description of each of the sections:Quonectados
"Space at your entire disposal. Or almost"The section of the magazine that contains answers to questions made by readers of Quo. Includes:
- Agenda for the month. A summary of a series of events about science, technology and gossip to occur over the month of the magazines publishment.
- Smart advice. On this section a group of experts from diverse cultural areas help the magazine by providing trustworthy and accurate information.
- Mail. Where the reader's main questions are published along with a concrete response.
- Expert opinions. Experts express their points of view to a specific topic.
Portfolio
Section of the magazine that contains interesting articles accompanied by high quality images and information with high levels of interest.Prágmata
This section is the most broad and extensive on the publication. Prágmata is probably the section of most interest since it goes over common questions about the world using diverse areas of study and analytical thinking. The sections content is divided on the following areas.- Entertainment
- Mind
- Human
- Nature
- Technology
- Automobiles
- Sex
- Sports
- Quality of life
- Art
Portada
Main section of the magazine since it covers the topic present on the cover of the magazine. An interesting section that contains exclusive information, high quality images and in occasions is accompanied by tables and graphs that complement the content on an efficient way.Reportajes
Section that contains diverse topics pertaining to current events. This sections varies according to the articles considered on that months publication, still the information is considered entertaining by readers.On February 2008 Quo published an article about Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
in which 15 experts analyzed 30 articles from Spanish Wikipedia
Spanish Wikipedia
The Spanish Wikipedia is a Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, online encyclopedia. It currently has articles. Started in May 2001, it reached 100,000 articles on March 8, 2006. Currently, it is the 6th largest Wikipedia as measured by the number of articles, having surpassed Polish...
.
Qplus
"Our planet in motion."It works as an information supplement, since it contains its own sections of interest. The sections included on Qplus are:
- Expediente. Where every month the magazine includes a historical article and relates it to the modern day.
- Atlas Quo. In which you can find geographic information fundamental to learn details about a specific place on the planet.
- Ágora. Biography about a special person chosen by its contribution on the diverse areas of study and knowledge.
- Actus. Interview with a modern day personality.
- Cine. A brief review about cinematographic adaptations of the moment.
- ¿Cómo funciona?. Detail examination and step by step operation of an object or specific situation.
- Libros y discos. A review of main books and audio compact disks for sell of that month.
- Columna. Where a scholar from an area of knowledge creates a topic that could result of interest to the reader.