Font Possibilities

In this blog i am going to be discussing possible fonts for my magazine. I am going to be choosing fonts for my front cover, contents page and double page spread. i am going to be taking in to consideration the font size, colour and what style my font is going to be on each page. Firstly i am going to choose the font for my title that is going to be on my front cover, then go on to discuss font possibilities for the rest of my magazine. The font styles are taken from http://www.dafont.com/

Mast head font(s).


This is my first possible font choice for my title. I have chosen this because the style contrasts well with my genre of my magazine. The font looks modern, this will catch my target audience's attention because this reflects their 'modern style' and persona. I will chose the colour of my title text depending on the colour of my picture. I will choose a suitable colour that will stand out from my picture and not clash with it, making my title to easy to read for the customer.

This font is also bold and sharp, resulting in the font looking aggressive. Making the font eye catching as it clear and stands out from other magazine front cover fonts. I also like the way the letter 'H' is presented in the font, it has the same impact as a logo in the way that it customers will recognise it and know instantly that it is the magazine they have been buying previously.

To finalise my decision i conducted a survey by asking my friends (who fit in to the same category as my target audience), which title they would prefer on my front cover . The results came back and i found that the majority of people who i asked preferred my first title font to my second style, this is because the font it bolder and strikes out grabbing my audience's attention.

main flash

I have chosen this font to be over my main image, this is because the style looks as though it has been written by the person it relates too. in this case the main headline (person) of my magazine, DJ Dawson.

Main Sales

for my main sales i am going to need to choose a font that looks exciting whilst keeping to the same genre as my magazine. i conducted research to find the most suitable font style to use. After looking through a range of different styles and sizes, i finally came across a font style that stuck out from the rest, and was also relevant to my dance genre. My font reflects the effect of a strobe light, which flashes repeatedly giving a spaced out effect. This Font is called 'Dollydots' and has also been taken from 'dafont.com'. I can use this font in a range of different colours on my front cover to differentiate from each point of sales. This font is going to be used to promote my main sales of the issue.

Body Text

My body text is going to be plain and simple. This is because it needs to be easy for the reader to read, to keep them interested, wanting to read on. If i were to choose a more complex font for my body text it may course a strain on the readers eye because the font is so tight together leaving little gaps between words. My body text is also going to be in the style of San- serif, this means that each letter does not have a 'tail or flick', just plain and easy to read. San serif text is also more formal compared to serif and will appeal more to my target audience as it's non formal.

This is the body text that is commonly used by 'mixmag' magazine. This style is similar to my style in the that its san-serif, but the major difference is that this style is much bolder than mine.