Style & Content Cover Images: The cover images are always about the cover story being showcased in that issue. Being a food & drinks magazine, the cover image is most of the times, an insanely yummy looking dish or drink,… Continue Reading
Cover: One of my favorite parts about our visit to Fast Company during the Glavin Trip was talking to their EIC about how they pick cover stars and how they shoot the covers. As I mentioned in my previous field notes, they… Continue Reading
As a magazine that prides itself on educating its audience on new restaurants, up-and-coming chefs, recipes, trends and other foodie related things, bon appétit does a good job with the visuals that are paired with the articles. Image use will… Continue Reading
From the day of its official unveil to the public, Essence Magazine makes it a point to have photos mainly of African American women. Every once in awhile you’ll find an issue with a man (African-American) on the front and… Continue Reading
National Geographic uses several photos throughout the magazine. National Geographic uses a variety of shots. You can find multiple examples of wide, medium and close-up shots. Most of these images are very large, take up a lot of space or… Continue Reading
Real Simple uses images in such a specific manner, that you almost don’t even notice it because it is so uniform. When carefully looking through the magazine, the reader begins to realize the uniqueness to each page and image. Without a… Continue Reading
Because National Geographic emphasizes so much on its imagery, its color section is extremely important. On its Style Guide website, National Geographic says that “Color should be used sparingly to indicate special importance, calls to action, or branding.” While flipping… Continue Reading
Bon Appétit is known for their clean, crisp, beautiful photos of food. The photos show all the texture–juices, flakes, and all–within a meal. But they use more than just photos and incorporate icons and illustrations into the stories. There is… Continue Reading
If there’s one thing people know about National Geographic, it’s the photography, particularly the iconic covers such as this one: Photos dominate most of the pages of any given National Geographic. Some trends seen across images and issues: All images… Continue Reading
Issues Referenced July 2017 November 2017 December 2017/January 2018 January 2018 Special Issue: The Foods We Crave Cover The purpose of any magazine or book cover is to attract attention, which can be completed numerous ways. Bon Appétit does so… Continue Reading