Magazine Research - HGTV

The first magazine we chose to study is HGTV. The magazine goes along with the theme of our magazine so it will give us a good indication of how our magazine should be laid out. The first thing you see when you look at the cover of this magazine is bright colors contrasting with a white background of shelves. It appears to be more holiday themed so many of the items on the cover either relate to a holiday or are reminiscent of a holiday. The colors a re bright but a more muted version so they stay more in the pastel range of colors. It is a very organized picture that has empty spaces where there is writing or titles, with all the fonts being bold and big. This magazine included articles about renovating houses, it also contained an article that outlined how to create a DIY forest mobile. In total, there were around 12 articles in the entire magazine. It showed DIY photo stands as well as some decorating guides and renovated house tours. At the end of the magazine thy also included a DIY recipe that readers could try at home. The ads featured in this magazine vary greatly. There is one for extra gum on page 50, one for eczema on page 67, an ad for Sun Chips on page 70, one for Yogi tea on page 91 and Rocket Mortgage on the opposite side of the page and more related ads throughout the magazine. There are ads from pages 1-22 but on average there were around five to seven pages of ads between different articles. The distribution number of the magazine is 1,761,517. The magazine won a special interests award for its June 2014 issue but as of now, it doesn't appear to boast any other awards.