Empire inspirational magazine

Empire magazine - Transformers special
this magazine features a massive article in the film world, with a well know icon fronting the page. Although the main theme is red, the subtle blue background is an opposite to red, making the main parts of text stand out. What I liked about this front cover most was the way it is put together, with the main article in the centre of the page, with the other, less interesting articles underneath it.

NME inspirational magazine

NME magazine - Crystal Castles edition

This magazine features a white background which makes all fonts stand out, not to mention the image which is two people wearing black. Here the main colour theme though is red, and with this white background stands out both boldly and clearly. The woman in the shot also appears to be grabbing on to the title of the magazine, I noticed this as it gives a small gesture that the page is springing out of the paper at you. The bottom of the magazine shows more articles that are not as important as the main feature on the page, but still can be noticed as the font is white and background black. I like this cover and will take into consideration the features it contains.

Magazine title

My magazine title

As I am doing the magazine side of the foundation portfolio, I have had many ideas on the final draft of my magazine. I have decided to call it 'Breakbeat' magazine, a magazine that specialises in the 'Electro' genre of music. This is a quick, easy name that I intend to be remembered by the public, to whom this magazine will appeal too. I have decided on a font, and without being a standard font from any computer or professionally done, will feature at the top of my page, along with standing out from the background of the front cover of my magazine. The title will also feature sort of graffiti theme (somewhat along the lines of what I have been shown in previous lessons), and perhaps a slogan/motto underneath the title. The font/shadow/exclamation mark colours are not yet decided, but for each feature mentioned of the title, I will choose a different colour.