I really enjoyed researching into Elle magazine this week as their style and typography is incredibly interesting. They have an intertwining style of generic and original. Elle is an international lifestyle magazine of French origin that focuses particularly on fashion, health, gossip, celebrities and entertainment. The magazine was founded in 1945 by Helene Gordon-Lazareff and her husband Pierre Lazareff.
Being a religious magazine reader, I knew I had to research into the revived, glorious publication Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair is a monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, celebrities, politics and current affairs. It is published by Conde Nast in the United States but currently publishes five international editions worldwide. The magazine was first published from 1913 to 1936 but was pulled. The imprint was birthed the ‘modern Vanity Fair’ in 1983 and was revived into what we now read.
An interesting publication that I am very excited to focus on this week is The New Yorker. The New Yorker is an iconic, gold standard of news and culture in a magazine and comes with a price tag that represents this. The elitist magazine was first published in 1925 and is an American magazine offering reportage, commentary, criticisms, poetry, essays and much more. This publication is the epitome of culture and journalism.
A magazine that I have always been invested in since a teenager, despite its controversy, is Cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan magazine is a global juggernaut that predominantly features fashion, entertainment, celebrities, beauty and women’s lifestyle. It was first published in the US in 1886 and has been published continuously ever since, conveying their popularity.
One of my all-time favourite magazines has to be National Geographic. It is enriched in culture and knowledge that is unrivalled by any other publication. The magazine primarily focuses on geography, history, science, global culture and exploration while featuring ground-breaking, and often award winning, photographs.
As a woman who reads magazines religiously, I just knew that my first blog post had to be about the global favourite, Vogue. The uniquely stylistic magazine is recognised all over the world. This is heavily due to the cutting-edge typography design choices that complement the magazine design and communicate the nature and personality of the magazine.
