Masthead Design

Here are some Mastheads that popular music magazines have used.  The reason I have chosen these Is due to the fact they are all very simple and not to harsh to the eye. By this I mean that simple techniques have been used to give a effective outcome without much work. I feel that if I can create a successful Masthead then it will appeal better to my target audience, thus meaning it might sell more copies.

After looking at a few Mastheads I have decided that I will create a Masthead much like Billboards but I will use a  different font to make it mine.

My Masthead- As you can see I have put my name of magazine (Unplugged) onto a font website and I have chosen this particular font. I will hopefully use the same font or an alternate that is fairly similar. The reason I like this font is due to the smooth rounded edges which isn't harsh for the older audience whilst it still keeps enough style for my younger audience. In addition I could use a colour on the gaps in the letters to look more like Billboards Font.

Feedback: For this I have asked people within my class and also my parents. This allowed for a wider age range of people to help fit my target audience. From both sets of people there feedback was positive with little to no improvements. Ben- "I really like the modern feel and the simplicity you have gone for, therefore I believe It will match your target audience well."

Parent- "I believe the Masthead is very professional and looks very much like a real music magazine, also if this would be on a Magazine I would be more interested than other boring Mastheads."