Saturday 23 April 2011

Initial Font Ideas

One of the most important elements for a front cover let alone the whole magazine is the mast head, the masthead of a magazine distinguishes it from all others, and needs to be noticeable enough to attract your target audience and any other consumers in general. So, here i have analysed 4 possible fonts in the name of my magazine:

This Font is called 'God of War'. It is a very simple font and lacks any major design elements. It can fall under the genre of Rock in a more mature status, because it is structured, however, it seems to hold quite a gothic style, which wouldn't really fit in with my magazine.


This font is called ' Wc Roughtrad Bta', this font fits in more with the alternative rock theme because it looks as if its been drawn on looking slightly more rebellious. However, with this font, i still think it looks too structured, and even slightly comical, also, i dont see a sense of design elemets which could be used to carry a theme throughout the magazine which is important.


This font is called '28 days Later'. This font is alot better than the last two, because it fits in with the indie/alternative theme because it looks worn away and slightly ruined in a sense, this gives off a rebellious look, i also think it's very eyecatching if it was placed next to other magazines on a shelf, which is good because it will attract the consumers. However, even though this is almost perfect i still don't think there is any element of Style which could be used in a theme, the font is still all very structured.


This font is called 'Stenstreet'. This font is similar to the last one in the way it looks worn out and ruined, however, i feel this one looks like a stencil of graffitti, which is more rebellious than the last, it is still structured, however offering a style element with the splats that can be carried on as a theme. If i was to see this on a magazine i think it would catch my attention, as it would with my target audience, even though i am going for a more glossy sophisticated look, it needs to broken up with elements that look more 'off the rails' such as the mast head. It would be dependant on the the way the rest of the magazine is styled to see if the look can be achieved.


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