The document discusses the masthead design of a magazine. It explains that the masthead needs to be the largest element on the cover page to attract readers. The author used a dramatic "destruction" font in size 70 that is red to make their masthead stand out. They also chose red, black, and white colors throughout for their target audience. Examples of other magazine mastheads like Rolling Stone and NME are provided that also use large fonts, colors like red, and placement strategies to draw attention to their titles.

1. My MastheadThe masthead is the focus of the main cover. It is what the reader will see first and it is also what attracts the reader to the magazine. The masthead needs to be presented in a way that makes it stand out from all the other competitors on the same shelf.My masthead has the largest font on the page. I decided to use ‘destruction’ as my font, because it reflects the theme of my magazine, and it stands out more than the other fonts that were available to me. I used font size ‘70’ to make my masthead the largest typeface on the page, and to catch the consumers eye.The colour I chose for my masthead was red. I used the colours, red, black and white, also known as masculine colours throughout my magazine. I chose the colour red for my masthead, because it looked the most professional with the black background.I think that my Masthead will attract my target audience. The name of the title will catch the consumers eyes, and the colour, font and size I have used will make my magazine stand out more.

2. Other Magazine Mastheads The largest typeface for the ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine is their masthead. For music magazines is it important that their masthead is the focus of the page. The font type they have used reflects the theme of their magazine, which I have also done. They have chosen the colour red with a black shadow to make the masthead stand out from the image and to attract the reader.NME have placed their masthead on the top left hand side of their magazine. This makes it different from ‘rolling stone’ and my magazine, as our masthead is placed at the top and is stretched from the left to the right.The largest typeface would be the masthead. The font they have used is simple compared to my masthead. They have chosen the colour red with a black and white border to make it stand out and attract the readers eye.