Font Research for Double Page Spread

I already knew what fonts I would use for my double page spread when in the making process of it. As I have stuck by using similar or the same fonts I knew that I would use the same for my double page spread. For the large tites and sub-headings I will use 'Trajan Pro' however I will change the weight of the font and the size for different parts of the page. For the text of the interview I will use 'Times New Roman' as this is what I used for the text on my contents page, and is fairly similar to Trajan Pro, therefore creating a running theme throughout. I will change the colour of my fonts on my double page spread to differentiate between the different parts on the page.

Font research for Contents Page

For the title of the contents page I decided to test out and just try different fonts at first, seeing if any would suit a title whilst still having the running theme from the front cover. I didn't like many of them as they were not in keeping with the rest of my magazine, and did not have the same type of theme. Towards the bottom of the page I found fonts that would maybe suit the contents page whilst also continuing from the front page, however I decided that for the title of the contents page I would just use the same font of 'Trajan Pro' as I felt this was most fitting and suited the page well.

For the sub headings and writing within the contents page I decided to use a slightly different font to that of the title. At first I played around with different fonts, seeing if a complete different change would suit the page. although I found some interesting fonts, they wouldn't have suited my contents page, and there would have been no continuity. Because of this I started looking for fonts which were similar to that of 'Trajan Pro' so that there would be similarity between the two. I found a few which sort of matched but realised the one that was most adequate for the page was 'Times New Roman' (the font at the very bottom of the page). Although I liked this page I thought that the font was slightly boring so to change it I made each letter and number thicker by 0.3pt. This allowed the font to be more bold and make it slightly more interesting.

Basic Font Research

When choosing the name of my magazine, I wanted to it to be one word, with quite a strong and bold title. I came up with a few ideas which I thought could be used well on the front of my magazine. The ideas I came up with were:

- Iconic
- Voltage
- Vibe
- Alternative
- Mainstream

When questioning my friends and family, the majority of them thought that the word 'Iconic' was best fitting for the title of my magazine, as did I. I thought that this word would also be good for the title of my magazine as has quite a solid presence on the page which will bring attention to it.

Font Development research

Firstly I developed the fonts by just doing them in a black colour but changing the font, this allowed me to create an idea of what font I wanted. I also experimented by doing some of the titles in capitalsand some without capitals. This allowed me to see what was more effective and bold, and would stand out on a page with other features on it. I then decided that I would have use capitals throughout my title to make it more eye-catching. I then played around with the clour, testing out what would be seen better on a page. At first I used a yellow colour but then realised this would not be able to be seen easily on a page, especially if the background what a bright colour. I then tried working with background colours to see if that would work. Although it made the title more interesting I did not like it as I thought it made it look slightly 'tacky' and not simple and effective, and it the background colour tended to clash with the colour of the title as you can see with the black title with the red background. It also drew away from the writing. I then decided to make some of the titles slant to a slight angle, which I found effective and made it look more interesting.  

I then chose a colour which I thought was effective and went with a purple/pink type of colour. The colour is effective as it stands out on a page but also compliments other features on the page. I then experimented with having my title underlined or not. Although this looked good I felt it would seperate the title from the rest of the page and make it look secluded. I then decided on my final title which is the one at the bery bottom. It is bold and eye-catching, with a simple yet effective font that looks professional and a school-type font. I think this well go well with my front cover and will attract the right audiance.