The Skinny - Online

From Studio Brief 01, I became aware of magazine websites that had a digital version of their physical print. An example of this is The Skinny. 

The overall appearance of the first page reflects the front cover of the physical magazine however involves digital elements such as the page turning arrows. This is used to navigate the magazine.  

Although the above screenshots are of the enlarged image, the text is still difficult to read due to the white of the 'paper' and the overall size of the copy display. There are a range of viewing options at the bottom right of the screen; zooming out, viewing a singular or double page and an overview of the double pages. The readability of the digital magazine could be improved by adjusting the colour of the pages to an off white to reduce the glare from a screen. 

However, there are positives of this user interface. There are arrows to the left and right of the double pages which when clicked move to the next or previous page. Rather than the pages simply reloading, they reflect the movement of turning a physical magazine page. This can also be controlled by the arrows on the keypad which further enhances the user experience.