Blog #4

I will be looking at other travel magazines so I can learn more about them.
I need to see how they are formatted, how they look, what colors are used.
I need to learn everything about making one. Some of the magazines I’ll be looking at for guidance are:

• Natural Geographic Traveler
• Travel + Leisure
• Sunset

I will be looking at the cover pages of each of these magazines and I will be reflecting my thoughts on
them.

For “Natural Geographic Traveler” I really liked the style of the cover page.
I like how each issue uses the yellow border around the cover.
The yellow border makes it easy for people to identify that its national geographic.
Also the use of color and the creative fonts make the cover look appealing to people.
When I look at this magazine I think it looks interesting and I would want to pick it up.

For the Travel + Leisure magazine I think it looks a little plain and it could use a more interesting font for the cover lines. This magazine looks like it would be read by an older demographic since it is plain and easy to read/understand.

For “Sunset” there's too much writing on the cover. I think the cover should have short easy to read text. I would not model my own magazine like sunset’s. I don’t like it at all. It's too plain and it does not catch my attention.

Out of all these Nat Geo Traveler was my favorite and I think I would model my own magazine after that one. The colors they use are not to out there, but enough to catch the viewers attention. The pictures used are remarkable and make you want to read more about them. I want my magazine to be something they look at and their amazed with the picture.