The document discusses potential masthead designs for a music magazine focusing on rock and indie genres. It considers 6 different font designs and lists pros and cons of each. The fonts aim to capture the edgy, rocky feel of the genres through features like an eroded look, thin lettering, a curvy or handwritten style inspired by music instruments, or an aggressive sharp feel. However, some fonts risk being too hard to read, formal, or adopting a style that doesn't suit the magazine's intended atmosphere and promotion of rock and indie music.

1. 1. The top 4 favourite
Masthead designs
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2. Pros Cons
This font has the eroded look to it, fitting well The letters are too close together. The black
with the rocky, edgy genre of music line at the top can stand too prominent over
the magazine name itself
This font also has the eroded, edgy look to it, The font is too thin, spacing on the masthead
which fits well with the rock genre. can be an issue as the lettering would be too
central, rather than spread evenly over the FC
My magazine covers an indie field of music. This font The font may be too hard to read/illegible for
has an indie feel to it, with the curly, handwritten viewers. The font may disguise the rocky feel
effect, similar to that of a Fender Stratocaster font.
to the magazine
This font bears resemblance to the Marshall Amplifier font This font may seem a little to swirly and therefore detract
which I liked the most as it referenced a popular rock from the overall genre which I am trying to promote. I'd
music instrument, as well as the magazine title – ‘Amped’ like to have a more rocky feel to the masthead
This font is very formal, sleek and very simplistic yet effective. This font may seem a little too sleek and may fit a fashion
This font has also been borrowed from the font used by Gibson magazine such as Vogue. This may detract from the feel
guitars, which represents the magazine genre extremely well that the magazine is attempting to promote
The curvy look to the font gives it a fluid feel. The font type is also Despite matching the unique/indie side to the magazine, it isn't
fairly simplistic despite the curvy variation. The font is also unique entirely representative of the other genre aspects of the magazine,
to the other fonts which matches the indie side to the magazine. which detracts from the atmosphere trying to be conveyed.
This font has an aggressive, sharp feel to it which Font may be too hard to read. Also adopts a sci-fi feel
matches the rocky side to the magazine genre to it which doesn’t suit the overall genre which the
magazine is trying to promote
This font is fairly simplistic, adopting a twist on 'Times New The font type, although simplistic, isn't representative of a
Roman'. The joining of the letters gives it a fluid, slick feel music magazine which may give the magazine a different
to it feel