Materhead Fonts

I began to play around with different font styles for my Master head. I drew 11 designs altogether and I drew these designs because i though that these would be most appropriate for my music magazine. Below is a short analysis for each design where I talk about how I think they work.

This two designs are in contrast to each other because the top one is heavier in thickness and has sharper lines compared to the other. The top one has also got a variation of heights, the ‘&’ is bigger than the R and I. This represents that the ‘&’ is important and highlights that its not just a rock magazine but a Rock & Indie magazine. The bottom one I don't think is appropriate because it looks to elegant and also looks unprofessional. I definitely prefer the top one out of the two designs.

These two designs are quite similar because they are both quite bold, however they have a couple of different properties. The top design has very sharp and blunt edges which I think represents the Rock genre, because the work rock represents blunt and hardness. However is doesn't represent Indie, which I think is hard to represent in font style. The bottom design has a sharp edge of the ‘I’ but not on the ‘R’ . However I think that if the letters are different in font it would show the difference in genre. However I think that the ‘R’ should be rougher the ‘I’ because rock music is a bolder genre than Indie. I also like the way the ‘&’ symbol looks on this design, I will definitely use this on my masterhead.

These two designs are very different because one looks quite modern and futuristic, while the other looks quite classical. The top design looks very modern and techno. I decided that this design would be good for my magazine because I think its very bold and would definitely stand out on the cover. However I don't think if people looked at it they would think that this is a Rock and Indie magazine. The bottom design is a development of the bottom design on the previous picture i decided to make the ‘R’ look more bold and sharp. I still don't think that the combination of those two look very eye catching, therefore I don't think it would be suitable.

These two designs are extremely contrasted in shape, thickness and alignment. The top design is very thin and tall. I think that this font looks very gothic and very individual. However i don't think it would stand out against all of the other components of my front cover. The masterhead should be one of the main features in the page but I think if I used this one is would just blend into the background. The bottom design is very bold and sharp edge. Also unlike the other one it is slightly leaning to the right. This makes it look stylish and interesting. It would suit a rock magazine however I think that this font is too strong for an indie magazine.

This design is again very strong and bold. In my opinion this is again to strong for my aim of my magazine. I really like the extended ‘R’ at the bottom so in the next two designs I incorporated that idea into those.

In the previous design I like the idea of the extended ‘R’ and decided that I wanted that to be incorporated into my master head. I also tried in these designs to not make them too bold but also interesting so it would stand out. The top design is not bold but it does have an interesting design. The design looks very gothic and old fashioned. I don't think this fits in with the Rock and Indie vibe. The bottom design is a perfect compromise between bold and thin. The thickness is medium. It looks quite classic and the style doesn't look like it could be outdated. The extended ‘R’ I think differentiates the two genres from each other because the ‘I’ looks differentiate but still fits into this overall design.

This is my overall Masterhead design, and i will now go further on to creating it in the program ‘In Design’. By doing this it will make it look more professional.