Fonts

These are fonts I found on the website (dafont.com) I chose them all as I thought they suited my genre of (16-34 year old woman and men).

My favourite fonts are no 1, 5 and 7 as I feel these all suit my target audience well and I think they are attractive to the eye and suit my genre of magazine-Hip Hop.

I asked 6 different people to vote on the fonts and numbers 1, 5 and 7 were the most popular, I told the voters the genre of my magazine and who my target audience where, so they voted for the font that would suit my specifications the most. Font no. 7 came out the most popular, i think this is the font I will use as i like it and the feedback was good for it.

I chose these fonts as they all have an urban feel and I feel will catch the attention of my target audience (16-34 years old women and men).

The name Rap Sheet was chosen as Rap is an urban type of music and sheet is where you write music. But I also chose this name as it means someone taking the blame for you 'taking the rap'.

I feel some of the fonts above are quite similar to the Hip Hop magazines I analysed for example Vibe's font is large and bold and has an urban feel.

All of my text that I will use for my magazine will be in sans serif typeface as I feel this is more appealing to my target audience women and men of ages 16-34, this is also easier to read and easier on the eye.

The font that I have decided to use is font 7 as it has an urban feel, it's easy to read and It will stand out and catch my target audiences eyes, it is quite similar to Vibe's style of font in the boldness, colour and urban feel but it is different in the shape and print, i have decided to use a white text as it will stand out on my black background. The Source's Title font is similar in boldness and urban style but the use of colour, shape and outline are very different to the font I have chosen, I feel this is good as my magazine will be different to find a gap in the market but will also have a few similarities as people like to see familiar things. I found the font on a website called 'dafont.com' where you can download fonts for free, the font I chose is called 'capture it'.

Front Cover fonts

I have used many different sizes of text, the Title of my magazine 'Rap Sheet' is the largest in size at (100pt) as this is the most important part of text on my front cover, my target audience (woman and men aged between 16-34) need to recognise my magazines name and new readers need to have their attention caught to make them interested in my magazine. The name of the text i used is called 'Capture it' text from the website dafont.com.

The text line attention grabber above the title of my magazine is there to capture my audiences attention and to show the magazine is proud to say it is one of the best around, This text is greatly smaller at (30pt) than the title as it is not as important, but it still stands out in bold white text as it is important for the reader to see this information. The name of the text I used for this is called 'capture it'.

The text line underneath my title is highlighted in white and the text is black, this contrasts with the higher line above the title to add interest and variation to keep the reader excited, It is also highlighted to underline what it says 'Your only guide to hip-hop and culture' and to show the magazine is proud and means what it is stating. The size of the text is (20pt). The name of the text I used for this is called 'capture it'

The date and website on my front cover are the smallest text at (10pt) on my magazine in white as they are not as important as the title or the articles inside, but they are there as they are still important to advertise the website and to show what issue of the month and year the magazine is. The name of the text used for this is called 'impact text'.

The articles on my front cover are in the size (24pt) with some of the more important words in the colour red and the size (30pt) The bulk of the text is in the colour white to grab the attention of the audience but the main important words are in the colour red to capture the audiences attention more and excite them. The name of the text I used for this is called 'impact text'.

The price and bar code on my front cover are in a medium size white font as they are important so the audience can see how much the issue is to buy it and so the shop can scan it in. I made the date and price of my magazine small text as these are important enough to be on my front cover but aren't what immediately catches the viewers eye. The price of the magazine is in the size of (18pt). The name of the text I used for the date is called 'impact text'. The name of the text I used for the barcode is called 'barcode font' from the website dafont.com.

The text for the competition to 'win the new Imac' on my front cover is highlighted in white and has black and red text, the red text being the word WIN and the black being the rest of the text. I made the word WIN in a bold red colour as this will make it stand out and catch the audiences eyes and attract them more to want to buy my magazine, this text is quite large but not as big as the title, it is the size (30pt). The name of the text I used for this is called 'capture it'.

I made the name 'Alex Reed' in large red text as she is the woman on the front cover and one of the articles in my magazine is about her. The size of the text at (72pt) is almost as big as the size of the title but still not as big as the title as it is the most important bit of information on my front cover. The name of the text I used for the name ALEX REED is called 'capture it' and the rest of the text is called 'impact text'.

The contents page Fonts

For the title 'contents page' i used the text called 'capture it' from the website dafont.com. The title is in the colour white like the title of my magazine to keep the colours I use consistent so the magazine as a whole looks pleasing to the audiences eye. The size of the title's text is (25pt).
The subheading 'cover stories' is in the colour white like the title but it is smaller in size at (20pt) and in the text called 'impact text'.

The article/cover stories listed are in the text called 'impact text' and are the size (18pt). This text is all mostly the colour white with the main important words/lines in red text to attract attention from the audience.
The signature text on the second photograph is called 'Script-caligraphy' from the website dafont.com it is the size (18pt) and the colour black as it is against white on the photograph, this makes it stand out and catch the audiences attention.

The text on the third image down on the contents page is called 'capture it' and is the size (18pt) with the last word being slightly bigger at the size of (20pt). The text is the colour black to stand out against the white of the photograph, I think this works well to try and capture my audience of (16-34year old woman and men).

Double page spread fonts

The title of the page is in the text called 'capture it' it is the size (45pt) The first line of the title (Exclusive review of the new...) is in the colour white except the first word 'exclusive' which is yellow to make it stand out and sound exciting. The next line (...xbox game DJ Hero) is mainly white text with the exception of the words 'DJ' & 'Hero' which are in yellow as that is what the article is about and these words are important so they must stand out.
The main bulk of the text is in the colour white as the background is black which make a good contrast of colour, this makes it look pleasing to the eye. In the middle of the review there is a pull quote which I have made the colour red to stand out and grab my audiences attention, I chose the colour red as the game has red on the cover and I have made a red background box behind my picture of the game to make that stand out. I have also make the pull quote text size slightly bigger than the main bulk of text to help it grab my audiences attention. The name of the text I used for the main bulk of text is called 'impact text'.