The document discusses potential masthead names for a punk rock magazine. The author considers names like "PUNK!", "MAYHEM", "ANARCHY", "SCREAM", "CRASH", "BANG", "RAGE", and "Z", analyzing how each name fits or does not fit the magazine's genre and style. The author ultimately selects "CRASH" as the masthead, feeling it captures the punk rock aesthetic through its short, powerful sound and resemblance to a crashing symbol. The author designs the masthead in a shattered, broken style to further reflect the magazine's inspiration of Kerrang magazine.

2. CRASH
ANARCHY
BANG
PUNK!
RAGE z
SCREAM MAYHEM

3. Masthead
Names
PUNK!
I think this is a good masthead for
my magazine as it is a punk rock
magazine this name immediately
tells the reader exactly what to
expect from/in the magazine. Also it
stands out quite well as it is quite
loud.
MAYHEM
This masthead is also one of my
favourites, I think it is a bit unusual
and it have connotations of being
chaotic just like some people’s
interpretation of punk rock could
be, also it is a bit longer so it creates
more variation in my ideas.
ANARCHY
I do really like this masthead name,
however it is very similar to
‘mayhem’ so if I chose one of them
then it would be a choice between
the two, although this has more of a
rebellious tone to it, of which I like
as I feel like it could reflect the
audience.
SCREAM
This is quite a common idea for a
masthead, and I do not think it is
very inventive or will stand out from
others, I do like it, but I do not think
it is that original and interesting
enough.

4. Masthead
Names
CRASH
I like this name as it sounds like the
crash of a symbol on a drum kit, and
I think it has a powerful
onomatopoeia sound to it.
Moreover, it is short, so it is
memorable and I think it fits the
style of my magazine very well.
BANG
This replicates the sound of
someone hitting a drum. I think it is
good because it fits with a punk rock
genre, and it is short and an
onomatopoeia so it can be easily
remembered, however I think it may
not relate to my magazine as well as
some of the others.
Z
I thought of this name (letter)
because the one letter idea (like the
magazine Q) is well remembered. I
chose the letter Z because I think it
is quite edgy. Despite this I don’t
think a one letter masthead is as
appropriate/fitting with my genre
magazine.
RAGE
I Like this name as it is quite
powerful and has a slight attitude to
it, which fits the theme of my
magazine and I feel like it would
reflect the type of audience that
would buy my magazine. I also like
how it is short but creates a brand.

6. CRASH
CRASH
CRASH CRASH
CRASH
CRASH CRASH
CRASH

7. Once I had come up with different masthead names for my magazine, I
had to decide on one, and then I had to create lots of different designs
of that one masthead. I had to decide on the one that I felt best
represented my magazine genre. I also chose to capitalise all of the
mastheads as it creates a more powerful name and one that stands out
on a page.
Moreover, as I am using Kerrang magazine as my inspiration for my
magazine I chose this design as I fell like it best resembles the Kerrang
design as it is slightly broken up as if it has crashed into something and
then shattered. Furthermore, I think the style and the name are very
appropriate for the magazine I am creating, also I think the design is
quite interesting.