3. Title 1:
Title 1’s font is Poplar Std, with a text size of 100pt. I have developed the text in
a variety of colours so dependant on my background colour, the text will
correctly stand out. The text also looks better in different colours. For
example I personally think that ‘DOPE BEATZ’ , stands out better in the
pink colour as it’s more vibrant and eye catching for people buying the
magazine. During the creation of my text I added Drop Shadows, Outer
Glows and Inner Glows. By adding these things to my magazine title it
enables the text to stand out more and stop it from looking normal and
boring. By adding shadows the darkened glow around the edge makes it
more eye catching and adds a type of fade around the edges. This just adds
more creativity and makes the title more interesting. I personal prefer this
title rather than title 2. I believe its more creative and would suit the genre of
my magazine.
4. Example of a mini survey I created to gain feedback
Which text do you find more eye catching and appropriate for a main title of a music
magazine?(Please tick one box)
Title 1 Title 2
Please state below what you found interesting about your chosen text? e.g. colour,
size etc.
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If you could improve the text you have chosen in any other way, what would you do?
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Thankyou for participating in this survey, all your feedback will be taken into
consideration.
5. Feedback From Title 1:
Feedback 1 : The first person I asked to decide which text they found more
appealing for a magazine. This person chose Title 1 over Title 2. This reason
this person chose this text was based on the fact that it stands out better and
the variety of colours all work well and any would suit a magazine.
I received feedback from other people who stated the 'BEATZ' which is italic
adds even more creativity to the text rather than just keeping it straight, which
make it look more simple.
7. Title 2:
Title 2 is Gill Sans Ultra Bold, with a size of 73pt in a variety of colours. The text
is very simple with drop shadows and inner/outer glows. I used a variety of
coloured outlines and black drop shadows to help the text to stand out more
on the page. Compared to Title 1 I decided to keep this text more simple
and less complex just to compare the differences. I will then be able to see
which text people prefer and see which one stands out better on my
magazine. This type of text I believe doesn't stand out as well. The text is
very simple, which can sometimes be positive as simple titles can be more
eye catching. But in my case I think it doesn't match the genre of my
magazine and title 1 may be better.
I then decided to ask some people what they thought on Title 2 compared to
Title 1 and find out which one they preferred.
8. Feedback From Title 2:
The feedback I gained from Title 2 showed mixed opinions. Once asked many
people found the text less interesting and if I were to use it on a magazine
they did not find it as eye catching and appropriate for my magazine. Also
people found that the colouring on the outline did not work very well. They
said if I were to use this text type, then maybe a straight black bold text may
have been more effective.
Although some people found it simply effective and said this text may work
well on my magazine.
9. Outcome -
Based on my personal opinion and the feedback I received from
participants, I decided that the best text I could use is Title 1. This is
based on the fact that it stands out more,colours work better and it suits
the genre of my magazine. Also the effect of the 'BEATZ' in italic.
Therefore I used this prefered text type from my main title on my cover
page.
