Font Planning

Masthead

I decide on the style of font I wanted for the masthead before I had decided on the name itself.

• I used the website www.dafonts.com to download fonts of which I found suitable. 
• I decided to go for a font which was bold, would stand out on the page and was clear and easy to read. 
• I wanted a modern font to fit with the up-to-date music scene I aim to feature in the content of the magazine.

The font's I short listed are as follows;

• gunplay rg
• gunplay 3d
• Sgt_gorilla
• Palm Beach
• DiscoNight

I then brainstormed various names I considered calling my magazine. Below is a list of the names I came up with and my final decision with an explanation;

• Verse
• Element - I decided on this name as when trying the names out in dafonts' website, this fit the best in the style I was aiming for. I also liked the meaning behind it, the elements of a piece of music is something everyone, no matter their music knowledge capability, can understand and be aware of.
• Style
• Stylish

Once deciding the name of my pop magazine was going to be 'element', I decided on a font that the word fit with aesthetically. I ended up choosing 'Sgt_gorilla.' This is because it is bold, easy to read, clear and can be enhanced with colour as it is relatively plain. This works well as it will not take too much attention away from the content on the rest of the page but works well with the genre.

Additional Fonts

Contents

The font I have chosen to use for the Title of my contents page will be 'Leixo' by Phitadesign, found on www.dafonts.com (Show below). I liked this font as it is minimalistic, which fits with the current modern culture trend, but also is a simple font that can be enhanced using different colours, which I plan on doing.

Double Page Spread

I have not yet chosen between the following two fonts, both from www.dafonts.com and downloaded for free. Both of these fonts have a quirky style and will attract attention on the page, especially if vamped up with my house colours.

I ended up choosing PENCIL STENCIL in the end as this was a free font and could be easier downloaded. I also preferred to have a simpler font for the name of the artist so it wouldn't draw attention away from the large image of her.

Additional Heading DP Spread

I thought a handwriting style, black font would fit above the artist's name perfectly as it will make it look more modern/artistic and make for a change rather than keeping the font simple.