Lonny Magazine

In class on Monday we discussed online magazines and if other print magazines should convert to an online format. The example we used was an entirely online magazine called Lonny. I went to the website to check out the magazine and it read like a normal magazine would, just not manually turning pages. The quality of the pictures was unbelievable, it looked like I was reading a high definition magazine. This can definitely bring in more readers because it catches the eye. Two other magazines I saw were High Gloss and Rue, both online. They had similar themes, home decorating and life style, image heavy topics. I thought these magazines, including Lonny, focused more on pictures than on articles and stories. The magazines on newsstands also have predominantly images for content, but I feel that those have more writing and thoughts. I found an article from the New York Times about Lonny and other online magazines for further insight. When we took a survey in class of how many people would read an online publication, not many did. Even though we are in the age of technology, people still like being able to hold something and turn the pages. Lonny is an amazing magazine, people just have to prepare for the new age in magazine platforms.