These are some ideas I have came up with for my magazine's masthead, I haven't experimented with colour yet as I haven't chosen or researched appropriate colour schemes for my alternative music magazine.
Name of magazine ideas:
Unorthodox
This word means something unusual or original. Alternative music is a genre that is unique and my aim of my magazine is to be a fresh new alternative music, something that's not on the market already so this would be a perfect fit for my product. In the image above I used the font 'blacklisted' and I thought the font went with the word quite well .
Cranky
This word means something a bit unconventional or strange. Alternative music doesn't fit one genre which why it doesn't follow the normal conventions of music so this will fit the theme of my magazine, I think this word would look good as its short and has a good ring for it. In the image above I used the font 'Lazy Sans' I think this would look good on the front of a magazine and it suits the word 'cranky' as the 'k' is tilted to the slide slightly so its not perfect which suits my target audience and they don't want something over polished.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous; various types, something diverse. Even though my magazine is mainly focused on alternative rock, alternative music as a whole has a huge amount of sub-genres and so this word fits perfectly due to this fact. For the text I used a font called 'wrong time, wrong place' this font is great a it really helps this word spread out, this font could potentially fit the whole top part of the magazine.
Faded
Something that gradually fades and then disappears, something that eventually dies out. This word may have quite a few negative connotations if it was used as the title of my magazine because it may give off the impression that this magazine isn't here to stay but I think it sounds quite catchy and can be talking about how when you listen to music everything that was worrying you seems to fade away. The font I used for this is called 'depraved' this font sort of looks a bit alike the rolling stone font but also some of letters are not totally clear which is why it matches the word 'faded.'
Pulse
This word in the context of music talks about the rhythmic bursts. When listening to music depending on how we feel towards the type of music our pulse changes. The word pulse is linked with connotations our the heart but also with music and my target audience is for people who love music as those who buy music magazines tend to love music this word is suitable for my magazine. The font used is also called 'pulse' which where I got the inspiration for the word originally.
Misfits
This word means when someone acts different to everyone else so sets them apart from those around them, which leads them to often be isolated from everyone else. This genre was originally for the misfits of music and targeted the more 'original' members of society. The font used is 'nervous' it looks good as its slightly blurry and there's gap which could suit the word as the gaps could be where the people who describe themselves as 'misfits' fit in our society.
Alternativ
This word is the translation of the word 'alternative' in Swedish. I thought translating the word into another language may look good as its an English magazine so will be going against the normal conventions for an masthead. The font I used for this was 'wrong time, wrong place' its a clear font but also slightly messy to make it look more interesting.
Alternatief
This word is the translation of the word 'alternative' in Dutch. I had another look at an word in an alternative language I prefer this translation only as its more different from the English translation but you still know what it means. The font used is 'Decibel' I like this font as it looks like someone has written it and it put emphasis on the word.
Slur
This word in the context of music means when a musician glides smoothly over a series of notes without a pause. I thought it'd be a good idea to experiment with some music terminology which could be used for the masthead because its a music magazine. Slur is short and snappy and it similar to the band name 'blur' which fits in the genre of alternative music. The font used was 'dead secretary' this word is a bit more 'fancy' than the previous fonts I had looked at.
Interval
This word mean the space between two notes or a short pause between songs. This is another word that is part of music terminology. This word could mean that the audience should pick up this magazine to take a short break from their life. The font used was named 'Birmingham' this font is simple and clear but still has some character to it, this would look good for a masthead.
Blend
Blend; a mixture of substances. I thought blend could work well as music that fits into alternative is put into more than one genre which is why they're put into that category, so they are a blend of genres. The font used was called 'Urban Jungle' which is a nice font as it has a bit of cut outs to make it look like New York City.
