NytMagFeature [example] v1.0.0

NYT Magazine feature stories use bold expressive opening typography: the headline is 80-120px in 'NYT Cheltenham' or 'NYT Karnak' display serif, often laid over or beside the cover image with intentional overlap. Body uses NYT Imperial serif at 18px/30px, max-width 620px. Section breaks use a 3-asterisk centered glyph (* * *) in 18px black.

Label

NYT Magazine — Feature Story Layout

Url

https://www.nytimes.com/section/magazine

Observed

2026-Q1

Brand

nytmag

Pattern Applied

@community/pattern-blog-article-layout

Aesthetic Notes

• Headline: NYT Cheltenham/Karnak display, 80-120px responsive, font-weight 700-800, often white-on-image with text-shadow 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5).
• Deck: 24px italic NYT Imperial, max-width 720px, color #333.
• Body: NYT Imperial 18px/30px, color #121212.
• Section break: 3 asterisks (* * *) centered, 18px font-size, 48px vertical margin top/bottom.
• Pull-quote: 32px Cheltenham Bold, no quotes, with 80px decorative left-indent line.
• Byline: 14px sans (NYT Franklin), uppercase, letter-spacing 0.1em, color #666.

What To Copy

• Mix display serif (Cheltenham) for headlines with text serif (Imperial) for body — magazine convention.
• Three-asterisk section breaks (* * *) are an editorial classic — period-appropriate and elegant.
• Sans-serif uppercase byline (with letter-spacing) contrasts the serif body, signaling 'metadata not prose'.
• Headlines that overlap the cover image require text-shadow for legibility — never trust pure overlay.

What To Skip

• The 80px display headline is too large for tablet portrait (768px) — clamp to 56px at that breakpoint.

Screenshot Hint

scout query: nyt magazine feature story display serif headline overlap image asterisk break

Demonstrates

• Display + text serif pairing is the magazine-typography standard.
• Decorative section breaks (asterisks) read as 'editorial pacing' more than dividers.
• Sans uppercase metadata against serif body creates clean role-based hierarchy.

NytMagFeature [example] v1.0.0

NYT Magazine feature stories use bold expressive opening typography: the headline is 80-120px in 'NYT Cheltenham' or 'NYT Karnak' display serif, often laid over or beside the cover image with intentional overlap. Body uses NYT Imperial serif at 18px/30px, max-width 620px. Section breaks use a 3-asterisk centered glyph (* * *) in 18px black.

Label

NYT Magazine — Feature Story Layout

Url

https://www.nytimes.com/section/magazine

Observed

2026-Q1

Brand

nytmag

Pattern Applied

@community/pattern-blog-article-layout

Aesthetic Notes

• Headline: NYT Cheltenham/Karnak display, 80-120px responsive, font-weight 700-800, often white-on-image with text-shadow 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5).
• Deck: 24px italic NYT Imperial, max-width 720px, color #333.
• Body: NYT Imperial 18px/30px, color #121212.
• Section break: 3 asterisks (* * *) centered, 18px font-size, 48px vertical margin top/bottom.
• Pull-quote: 32px Cheltenham Bold, no quotes, with 80px decorative left-indent line.
• Byline: 14px sans (NYT Franklin), uppercase, letter-spacing 0.1em, color #666.

What To Copy

• Mix display serif (Cheltenham) for headlines with text serif (Imperial) for body — magazine convention.
• Three-asterisk section breaks (* * *) are an editorial classic — period-appropriate and elegant.
• Sans-serif uppercase byline (with letter-spacing) contrasts the serif body, signaling 'metadata not prose'.
• Headlines that overlap the cover image require text-shadow for legibility — never trust pure overlay.

What To Skip

• The 80px display headline is too large for tablet portrait (768px) — clamp to 56px at that breakpoint.

Screenshot Hint

scout query: nyt magazine feature story display serif headline overlap image asterisk break

Demonstrates

• Display + text serif pairing is the magazine-typography standard.
• Decorative section breaks (asterisks) read as 'editorial pacing' more than dividers.
• Sans uppercase metadata against serif body creates clean role-based hierarchy.

Label

NYT Magazine — Feature Story Layout

Url

https://www.nytimes.com/section/magazine

Observed

2026-Q1

Brand

nytmag

Pattern Applied

@community/pattern-blog-article-layout

Aesthetic Notes

• Headline: NYT Cheltenham/Karnak display, 80-120px responsive, font-weight 700-800, often white-on-image with text-shadow 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5).
• Deck: 24px italic NYT Imperial, max-width 720px, color #333.
• Body: NYT Imperial 18px/30px, color #121212.
• Section break: 3 asterisks (* * *) centered, 18px font-size, 48px vertical margin top/bottom.
• Pull-quote: 32px Cheltenham Bold, no quotes, with 80px decorative left-indent line.
• Byline: 14px sans (NYT Franklin), uppercase, letter-spacing 0.1em, color #666.

What To Copy

• Mix display serif (Cheltenham) for headlines with text serif (Imperial) for body — magazine convention.
• Three-asterisk section breaks (* * *) are an editorial classic — period-appropriate and elegant.
• Sans-serif uppercase byline (with letter-spacing) contrasts the serif body, signaling 'metadata not prose'.
• Headlines that overlap the cover image require text-shadow for legibility — never trust pure overlay.

What To Skip

• The 80px display headline is too large for tablet portrait (768px) — clamp to 56px at that breakpoint.

Screenshot Hint

scout query: nyt magazine feature story display serif headline overlap image asterisk break

Demonstrates

• Display + text serif pairing is the magazine-typography standard.
• Decorative section breaks (asterisks) read as 'editorial pacing' more than dividers.
• Sans uppercase metadata against serif body creates clean role-based hierarchy.