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Cards (10)

  • images of nature across the magazine, unconventional- gives the magazine a niche and alternative feel
  • articles about sports such as boxing are also unconventional for a women's lifestyle magazine
  • use of columns with white space inside the magazine, makes the pages very readable and artistic
  • unusual how the masthead of the gentlewoman is in the centre compared to other magazines where they have the masthead in the top left hand corner
  • masthead is in lower case typography, this is unusual as well
  • unusual convention of the magazine- very little writing and large images filling some pages in places which makes it feel unusual but however has its own aesthetic and artistic like a 'coffee table book'
  • binary oppositions- focus on ramla ali vs her opponents, lots of focus on being a professional boxer vs an amateur one
  • binary opposition- focus on sustainability vs fashion
  • knepp castle article- environmental threats vs nature
  • audiences are clearly positioned to support nature, support vegan fashion, support ramla and women in sport