Magazine Genre Research- Real Simple

The title of the magazine is called Real Simple. The cover has the title in big, bold letters and many of the articles are listed on the right side. There is a big picture in the background. The cover of this magazine has a pretty simple design. This is a fall edition, so there are lots of orange and yellow colors. The background of the picture is dark blue which gives a contrast. The text is very bold so that it stands out on the page and it is yellow which makes it very bright.

Some articles included are "Your Best Organizing Tips," "One Recipe, Three Dinners," "New Uses for Old Things," and "At Home with Real Simple." Some of the longer articles are towards the middle and end of the magazine, while the short ones are at the beginning. Some advertisements that are included are L'Oreal, Softsoap, Covergirl, Always, Purina, and Bed Bath and Beyond. These appear mainly at the beginning of the magazine. There is usually an advertisement every other page in the beginning. Towards the middle and end the long articles are not really broken up by advertisements.

The photo on the cover has many pumpkins stacked on top of each other and a vase of wheat. On the table of contents, there are smaller pictures that relate to the main articles. There's food, decorations, and interior design. The distribution number is 6,868,000. In 2013, Real Simple was a nominee for the James Beard Award for Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication.