Research: Inspiration from Lifestyle Magazines

     Obviously, I can do research on conventions and composition for all I would like, but I need to take a look at some established Lifestyle magazines for some inspiration. So below, I will be taking a look at different kinds of lifestyle magazines like fashion, health, beauty, food, and travel.

    Of course, we all know Vogue. One of the leading fashion lifestyle magazines we have currently. They are a widely known magazine and that is demonstrated from their cover page. Notice how it does not contain all of the conventions of a typical magazine cover. That is done on purpose. Primarily because Vogue is committed to maintain a more upscale quality. It focuses on minimalism to let the photography do the talking and the exclusion of supporting coverlines is due to their brand being so well known, buyers usually have an idea of what to expect inside. 

  Overall, Vogue really encapsulates the clean minimalistic look, however this would not work for every kind of magazine. Vogue is more photography than text focused, so let's look at another example. 

    

    I included a travel magazine for the reason of it including a lot more text on the cover page. There are lots of supporting coverlines and this is primarily because not every publication of a travel magazine will cover the same destinations. Including the coverlines gives buyers a better idea of what to expect when they purchase it. 

    To be truthful for my magazine I want to have a lifestyle magazine with a main article on food. And there is whole different research I have to do on food photography, but I digress. A cover page that includes supporting coverlines would be beneficial to give my audience a sense of the other lifestyle articles included in it without taking away from the main article of a food recipe I will create.