Experimenting With Fonts 2

Taking a second look at the fonts I originally chose I felt that they were not very professional looking and after playing around with the text on photoshop I changed my mind and went for a font which was more professional. Therefore my main font for the majority of text will be 'Franklin Gothic Demi'. I feel this font is more suitable for the type of magazine and target audience and looks much more professional.

Here are examples of the font in use and examples of how it would be used. I am much happier with this font and feel it suits its purpose better.



Experimenting With Fonts

These are some of the fonts I have looked at and thought suited the style and genre of my magazine. These 6 were my favourite from many different options. It is important that the font suits the genre and reaches the target audience which I believe these 6 do as they are not boring, they look different and cool. Whereas if I was to be doing a rock themed magazine for example, the fonts would be more bold, in your face and messy to suit that genre of music.

My favourite of the 6 which I feel is most suitable for my magazine has to be 'rtBrush' as I think it is stylish but not boring. I have chosen to use the name 'Excusive' for my magazine and I feel that this font looks exclusive.

A second favourite is the 'new facebook' font which I feel is even more exclusive as it is so different to regular fonts however I have opted out of using it in my magazine as I feel it could be perceived as looking childish and also could be fairly difficult to read.

I tested many fonts to be on the front cover but I feel that 'ArtBrush' was the most effective for the genre and target audience and looked the best out of them all.

This is my final font used in the final title for the magazine. I believe it is very effective and is perfect for my magazine.

Initial Magazine Title Ideas

- Exclusive
- Graffiti
- G-Mag
- Turnt Up
- The One
- Unorthodox
- BASE

3 favourite names:

Exclusive – I like the name Exclusive because it makes the magazine sound professional and different. It makes it sound like exactly what it is, exclusive. I think it suits the genre of music well and will attract the target audience as they feel like it is the new thing and they are special.

Graffiti – I like Graffiti as it suits the target audience extremely well as graffiti relates to the streets which is what a lot of teenagers who listen to this genre of music do. It sounds bad and teenagers like to feel bad.

Unorthodox – I like the name unorthodox as it clearly makes the magazine seem different as that is the meaning of the word. Being different is good as it attracts readers as they feel like it’s completely new however I feel some people may not know what it means and it may not suit a teenage R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance magazine.

My Target Audience

The audience I will be looking to target for my magazine will be mainly teenagers between the ages of 15-19 and it will be mainly boys. The genre of music my magazine will be about is R&B which is mainly listened to by teenage boys which is why this is my target audience. The stereotypical person who would read my magazine would be a 17 year old boy who follows the latest fashion and music trends, is popular amongst his friends and peers. He will be looking to be successful in the future and have a busy social life where he can pick up my magazine and know everything he wants to know quickly. The style of the magazine will be similar to other successful R&B magazines but as the audience is quite specific it probably wont be a huge magazine and the price and circulation numbers will resemble that. I will most likely sell the magazine for around £2 as it is aimed at teenagers who generally don’t have huge incomes.

Double Page Spread Analysis

Double Page Spread Analysis

Contents Page Analysis

Contents Page Analysis

Front Cover Analysis

Front Cover Analysis