I am in the process of deciding which fonts to use for my music magazine. I have looked on dafont.com and have come up with a list of several that I think would fit with the style of my magazine. The reason I have chosen these fonts as I think that they fit with the kind of target audience that I am aiming my magazine towards.
I chose the font "mtf base" as I thought it would look good for the title of my magazine. It is bold and has been outlined, which would make sure that it looked like a focal point on the page. I chose the font "shock" as I think it is fun and funky, and fits with the target audience. I think it would look good for the title of my main article on the double page spread. It is also a fun font that will appeal to the target audience, but at the same time make writing stand out. I have chosen the font "sciallo" as I think that it would look good under the title to show its full meaning (indie vibe magazine). Also, because it is not too bold it would not stand out too much on the cover and would just fit in with the overall style of the cover. I have chosen to use the font "oceania" as it is quite an ordinary, basic font that would be good for basic text in the articles e.g. the main article in the magazine and the preview part of the main sells. Finally, I have chosen the font "LL cooper" as I think it would be good for the titles of the main sells and makes them stand out on the page. Also, I think that it is clear and easy to read, but also has a funky edge to it.
I asked my target audience what they thought of my font choices. These included some of people in my class. They thought that the fonts worked well for each of their uses. However, they said that I had used a maximum numbers of fonts on the page, and if I had used any more it would look too crowded and over the top. I would agree with this, as looking at a lot of magazines and magazine covers I can see that they try to use a minimal number of font choices, and this makes their magazines look professional. However, I mostly got good feedback from my target audience, and they felt that the fonts I had chosen fitted with my target audience as they were easy to read, but still fun and interesting, rather than being plain and boring. This is what my target audience would look for in a front cover.
I chose the font "mtf base" as I thought it would look good for the title of my magazine. It is bold and has been outlined, which would make sure that it looked like a focal point on the page. I chose the font "shock" as I think it is fun and funky, and fits with the target audience. I think it would look good for the title of my main article on the double page spread. It is also a fun font that will appeal to the target audience, but at the same time make writing stand out. I have chosen the font "sciallo" as I think that it would look good under the title to show its full meaning (indie vibe magazine). Also, because it is not too bold it would not stand out too much on the cover and would just fit in with the overall style of the cover. I have chosen to use the font "oceania" as it is quite an ordinary, basic font that would be good for basic text in the articles e.g. the main article in the magazine and the preview part of the main sells. Finally, I have chosen the font "LL cooper" as I think it would be good for the titles of the main sells and makes them stand out on the page. Also, I think that it is clear and easy to read, but also has a funky edge to it.
I asked my target audience what they thought of my font choices. These included some of people in my class. They thought that the fonts worked well for each of their uses. However, they said that I had used a maximum numbers of fonts on the page, and if I had used any more it would look too crowded and over the top. I would agree with this, as looking at a lot of magazines and magazine covers I can see that they try to use a minimal number of font choices, and this makes their magazines look professional. However, I mostly got good feedback from my target audience, and they felt that the fonts I had chosen fitted with my target audience as they were easy to read, but still fun and interesting, rather than being plain and boring. This is what my target audience would look for in a front cover.
In the making of my magazine, the amount of fonts that I used decreased. I decided not to use the fonts "shock", "ll cooper" and "sciallo", as I found that they were not very bold and did not show up clearly on my magazine. I substituted these with a new font, "arial rounded MT bold", which I simply used for my pull quote on the double page spread and the title on the double page spread. I chose it as it was bold but simple at the same time.
Overall, I am pleased with the font choices that I made, and feel that they fit with the style and target audience of my magazine and look effective.
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