Thursday, 17 March 2011

Choosing font

Now that I have done my image manipulation, I am still looking for the 'perfect font' which will help my magazine resemble one of Sight & Sound's previous editions. Whilst searching for my font, I keep referring to the May, 2010 issue, as I really like the bold, eye catching font which is used in the middle of the left hand side.

I have found a font titled Headline, which I feel will help to capture my audience. Big, eye catching fonts are also used within Sight & Sound, so I feel that this font would fit in fine.

Here is a screen shot of the web page that has the font that I've chosen:

The reason as to why I've chosen this specific font is because it is bold, and also a tall font, meaning that it would take up the majority of the space in my box.

I do, however, feel that this font may not fit the codes and conventions, however, so far the font looks okay on my basic plan (which is below).


My design has now changed slightly, as I also like the layout of March 2011's issue, which is basic, and also creates a whole new look for magazine front covers, as the picture is black and white. This has meant that I need to research into a basic font for the left hand side writing. To do so, I have looked at 'basic' fonts on the 'DaFont' website, and have come across a font titled 'Vintage' which I feel has a quirky element, but also simple.