Preliminary Project - Magazine Design 2

These are a variety of the different fonts I tried out for my title, The Next Step. I chose these as they look the most professional and likely to be seen on the front page of a magazine. Other, less mature fonts seemed too childish for such an important part of the target audience's life, so these ones are the final few.

I chose to use the bottom font as it looks professional but also slightly casual and welcoming to 15-19 year olds. Other magazines have used this technique, where the lighter colour goes on top of the darker background for a contrasting effect. This is shown in the example magazine, where the yellow title stands out against the black background.

This is roughly what the front page would look like, without the picture and subheadings. It's the base of the front page and will have a picture of a teenage girl holding her folder and looking down the camera. I haven't yet decided if she'll be laughing or looking serious, as one could represent the reality of the tough life decisions while another could reassure the audience that everything will be alright. On top of this, the teenager will be within the target age group, so it's more inviting to the readers.

Subheadings in the same font as the strap line/slogan will surround the picture as it's the main focus, and again will be easy to read due to it's contrasting background.