Initial Ideas For Fonts

In order to construct a cover of a rock music magazine it is necessary to make it stand out from the other competition. I analyzed four different fonts in order to finalize which one would be used for my masthead a very important aspect to the cover.

Font 1

This font is saltpeter n fungus, and is good for my magazine as it looks messy and wrecked, the stereotypical theme reflecting a rock music fan. The actually lettering is all different types of font and sizes, making it look messy and all over the place. This is good for a rock music magazine however this may attract a younger audience of teens as oppose to my target audience of 20 years who may prefer something more neat, making the magazine appear more

mature.

Font 2

This font is very effective for my rock magazine as it the text looks damaged and ruined, much to the likeness of rock music fans. It is a unique font and therefore effective for ensuring the magazine stands out against other competition. The damaged and harsh sound of the rock music really is reflected in this font and therefore really captures the rock essence, allowing the buyer to associate this font with a rock music magazine immediately.

Font 3

This font is quite similar to the others in the respect that it looks chiseled, reflecting the image of stereotypical rock music fans. As a result this is good as it will therefore attract my target audience of rock music fans. This font in relation to my other ideas is relatively neat and precise appearing more bluntly and presenting an edgy side with attitude. Also a neater font like this would be more appealing to my target audience as they would prefer something neater as oppose to a messy font which would be most preferred by a younger teen audience. Further more, the writing is quite compact and therefore would be easily fitted on my pages.

Font 3

The capital lettering allows the font to appear very bold and therefore would ensure the magazine stood out on the shelf. It is easily identified as a rock genre due to the chiseled and ruined look and is very bold making a statement and would result in an effective front cover. Following on the lettering is all of the same size and looks very neat and would appeal to my target audience as they are more mature and would prefer this look as oppose to a messy look.