Magazine Research- Front Cover

I researched a variety of different music magazines, with a similar sub genre to the Pop/Dance sub genre of my magazine, to give me ideas and inspiration on the masthead, house style, font styles, banners, articles and strap-lines used in real music magazines. I found these 2 magazines which I think all suit the type of magazine I am doing, and I could use as guides when creating my magazine, to help me achieve a professional look. I like the layout and house style of the ‘blender’ magazine as it is simple, yet effective. The colours used are feminine, yet could still be aimed at a male audience, which is ideal for my target audience. The different sized fonts give it an edgy, yet exciting look, which would grab the reader’s attention. It also gives it an energetic feel, which ties in with my Pop/Dance genre. I will therefore create my magazine in a similar way. The Masthead of the ‘mixmag’ magazine is bold and looks as if it is aimed at teenagers, as it is modern and fun looking, which is the effect I want to achieve from my magazine. I will make my Masthead to look like this one as I think this works well.