Font Samples

When looking for a font to use for my Masthead, coverline's and titles on my cover I used dafont.
Firstly i decided to look at the fonts for my Masthead (left). I want something that was quite simple, yet reflected my magazines style and the name 'Studio' - so it had to match that word. The first fonts I looked at were basic fonts, which I found looked most clean cut, classy and professional. I found that the really bold font's didn't suit my magazine style, and that the handwritten ones looked a bit tacky as a masthead - and may not reflect that my magazine is a music magazine, that it could be an art or design magazine.
After looking through a numerous amount of fonts on dafont, i decided that the one at the top on the left (Edition) would be suitable for the masthead of my magazine.
I chose this because it isn't over complicated, and looks professional. I plan to use a 'brush stroke' type font in the style of the Blake Lively edition of Esquire, which I mentioned in a previous blog post, for the name of my model (Sara Zanjani) across the background; to create the effect she's physically standing in front of writing on a backdrop, rather than it have been edited in at a later stage on photoshop.
I also think it will contrast nicely with the brush stroke style (right) as the masthead will be easily recognisable in a bold colour, and I will use a lighter colour for Sara's name in the brush font.
After looking at the font's on the right (to use for Sara's name on the cover and for her double page spread) I decided that a larger, bolder font would work better. From looking at these samples I would chose the second one from the top (right). My inspiration for this would be the Kate Moss edition of Pop magazine, where there is text written across the page in this style, I thought it looked unique but again, proffesional and thought about, it also reflected the photo shoot and relates to current trends - which I will be dressing Sara in.
I found that after looking at these two types of font's I will need a third, clearer font to write the coverlines in, I have yet to decide between a handwritten font or a basic serif font. I will make my decision after doing market research and Sara's photoshoot; to see which suits the style of the magazine best.