Thursday, 20 October 2011

Initial Ideas For Magazine

I have spent a lot of time deciding on my name of the magazine and I have decided on a choice of two - "Bazinga!" and "HardSound". My reasons for choosing these names is: Bazinga! because it is catchy and an informal word (made up) which makes it much more eye catching especially with the exclamation mark on the end. I used Kerrang! as inspiration for this name because I like the way 'Kerrang' is an odd word although it is an onomatopoeic word refering to "the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar" as quoted from Wikipedia; HardSound because it relates to the genres of music I am covering in my magazine - hard rock/metal - therefore it is a suitable choice. Also, it describes the sound (the music) as 'hard' which could mean solid or heavy or it could be meant in another way - 'hard' could be related to loud/noisy which also describes the sound accurately.
For my house style, I want to use clear, simple sans-serif fonts for my chunks of text to increase effect and ease of reading. For my headlines and straplines I want to use a thick, bold and textured font which I will probably have to download to get the look I want. Along with the colours I have chosen for the text, the fonts will stand out and suit the tone of the magazine. For my colour theme, I want to use a black/blue/white combination - white for the page background and blue and red for the text. I chose these colours because I think they contrast well against each other and give the magazine an attractive style.
The issue month I want to do is February because it is around the time when a lot of music news such as upcoming album releases and concerts/festivals are leaked to the public.
The main headline I want my magazine to be focusing on is the a new band hitting mainstream popularity which will be related to my front cover and double page spread photos. I want my front page photo to be a simple but striking shot of my model acting as one of the new members of the headline band.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent detail in explanations, choices and possible meanings intended.
    Mrs R

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