Font

When choosing the font for my magazine I wanted three different styles. One that would stand out for the masthead, another for subtitles such as the contents page, and then one for the main body of text e.g. for the captions and interview.

Here is what I decide to use:

Above on the left is the font I have used for the title. It is consistence throughout the magazine. I choose this font "Viner Hand ITC" because the style of it is quite edgy and it's looks like what you would find on a rock magazine. On the right is the version I have created using Adobe Photoshop that I have used in my magazine. I choose red to be the main body colour because it stands out against the pale background that I have used on my front cover. I also added a outer shadow to create depth for the writing and also an inner shadow to add an outline to the writing. I choose to create the style in this way because the actual name "Vengeance" is evocative and loaded with sub-text therefore the red lettering and hard edge spiky style reflects the imagery of the word.

 The font above is an example of the font that I have used as the headers and the information for on the front cover. I choose this style "Poplar Std" because of the block writing that makes it look bold and

as it is in block lettering it contrasts with the titles edgy writing. I have also used this for sub-headings including the main subtitle on the front page, "ANDREW YELL", and for the subtitles "Contents Page", "Regulars" and "Features" that are included on the contents page. These really stand out and grab the readers attention so that they want to know more about the topics in the magazine. An example of a magazine that use similar text for their subtitles is Big Cheese. They use this to highlight the key topics of the magazine.

This font is what I have used for all the information I have included in my magazine such as the interview and the contents page listing. I choose the style "Arial for Autograph" because it is simple and easy to read in long blocks of text. Magazines such as Kerrang! often use simple text for their writing including the interviews that they have in their magazines.