Cooking Magazine Research

Hey guys, so I thought about things and what's better than knowing a lot about one genre? Knowing a lot about a second one!

My second genre is food.

In food magazines, the font used is elegant and easily read. There is not a large amount of words as the magazines get straight to the point with giving the recipe and specific steps on how to make the dish. Usually the name of the dish is bigger than the rest of the text so it stands out.

They contain crystal clear pictures which helps appeal to the audience and provide an appetizing example of the dish. The pictures are taken in high key lightning which allows the colors to pop. The background is usually not intricate enabling the pictures on the page to be eye catching. The colors used are vibrant and the pictures used are very colorful. In the images, food magazines make sure you can see almost every ingredient used to make the dish.





Here is my first magazine sample. It is a great example because it displays many features common in food magazine spreads. The tittle is in bold and big. It captures the audience's attention just like the pictures do. They are very clear and were taken in very good lighting. We can see this from the glare in the glass jar and caramel apples. There is a lot of bright diverse colors making the pictures eye catching. Also a simple wood background is used to not draw attention away from the pictures and text.






Here is my second magazine sample. This spread also demonstrates a great example. The pictures used in this spread are very clear and colorful. They are also large permitting us to see details. The background is a simple and white allowing the audience to focus on only the pictures and words. The spread has minimal words which include the recipe and steps.


Here are some examples of food magazines:

Food & Wine https://www.foodandwine.com/


Bon Appétit https://www.bonappetit.com/


Food Network Magazine https://www.foodnetwork.com/magazine


Cooking Light https://www.cookinglight.com/


Saveur https://www.saveur.com/


Naked Food http://nakedfoodmagazine.com/


BBC Good Food https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/


I hope you all enjoyed this blog post. Next one is soon to come!