Codes and Conventions of Lifestyle Magazines.pptx

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1. Codes and Conventions of Lifestyle Magazines Lifestyle magazines include fashion, music, entertainment, health, motoring, food, recreation and gardening. 

2. Codes and Conventions of Websites Brand/company name at the top, sometimes large in the center sometimes smaller alongside the category bar- or category bar is under the company name Large image under the section bar, sometimes the magazine cover or a landscape image. Use of front cover somewhere, next to article talking about the image. Either directly goes into an article, or has thumbnails with different section articles to select from- maybe home page vs one of the actual article pages Text of articles is small, with the first letter large and maybe coloured Each brand has a colour associated- cosmopolitan red, lifestyle blue, marie clare and vogue black and white Some form of promotion for the magazine, e.g., stats of interest, target, sales or events of the magazine's company 

3. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a27546506/aubrey-plaza-july-cosmo-cover-story-childs-play/ large image Small company title with categories Article Beside more images (front cover?) title directly under large image with short quote under

4. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/ small company name with categories at top Wide image under categories multiple articles with pictures selection

5. https://lifestylemagazineonline.com/ large title with categories under Magazine front cover magazine stats Story thumbnails

6. https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/ big brand name top middle with categories underneath social media! something the magazine is known for

7. https://www.vogue.co.uk/tags/arts-and-lifestyle Brand name in the middle with category under Different section/stories with images

8. https://www.womanandhome.com/ Social media Articles with thumbnails Big image- possibly could be used for middle page spread? Title top and centre

9. Codes and Conventions of Magazines Company at the top, big font Person in the middle, with the main text usually behind Informational text/quotes usually at the side out of the way No drop shadow Usually, a darker background with white text for the title Name of the famous person usually displayed Vignette on the background