I have done some research on the type of font i should make the title of my magazine. I looked at fonts on magazines for males, aka 'lads mags' and found that the majority of them are pretty much the same. I looked at 'FHM' , 'Nuts' and 'Zoo' magazine, and each font is very similar and is red. The font is also 'sharp', as in it doesn't have any soft corners. This could show that it is for an older audience and not for younger people aka children.
Children's magazines such as 'The Beano' and 'The Dandy' have soft rounded corners, to show that it is for younger audiences and also makes it look more like a 'fun' magazine.
Magazine titles that are for women are a little bit different than the ones for men. 'Heat' magazine is quite similar to 'Zoo' etc magazines but has a slight difference in the font. Some of the edges are pointed but some are also soft edges. This could give the impression that the magazine is for an older audience such as teenagers and adults rather than children, but has a fun side to it and is not a more 'sophisticated' magazine. The same as women's magazine 'Closer'. However 'Closer' has different colours, instead of using red for the font or the fonts background, it has used a pink background and white for the font. This gives off a very female look to the magazine and tells the audience straight away that it is a females magazine.
Most magazines use red and white for the colour of the background or font. This is because it stands out a lot but keeps it bright, instead of using black and white which are also a good contrast. Because doing this gets lots of attention, i will think about what the colour my font will be. Whether i should copy this idea so my magazine stands out, or think of another way to make it eye catching, but also making it obvious what the target audience is.
Children's magazines such as 'The Beano' and 'The Dandy' have soft rounded corners, to show that it is for younger audiences and also makes it look more like a 'fun' magazine.
Magazine titles that are for women are a little bit different than the ones for men. 'Heat' magazine is quite similar to 'Zoo' etc magazines but has a slight difference in the font. Some of the edges are pointed but some are also soft edges. This could give the impression that the magazine is for an older audience such as teenagers and adults rather than children, but has a fun side to it and is not a more 'sophisticated' magazine. The same as women's magazine 'Closer'. However 'Closer' has different colours, instead of using red for the font or the fonts background, it has used a pink background and white for the font. This gives off a very female look to the magazine and tells the audience straight away that it is a females magazine.
Most magazines use red and white for the colour of the background or font. This is because it stands out a lot but keeps it bright, instead of using black and white which are also a good contrast. Because doing this gets lots of attention, i will think about what the colour my font will be. Whether i should copy this idea so my magazine stands out, or think of another way to make it eye catching, but also making it obvious what the target audience is.
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