Masthead

 Today, my assignment is to choose one of 6 elements of my magazine to focus on to actually start designing for my actual personal magazine that i am creating. I have to make sure i consider the font, and find examples from other magazines that would inspire me.

My first inspiration for a masthead is the Happy Paws magazine.

I specifically chose this one because of the incorporation of the paw print in the title adds to the whole pet magazine vibe and is a sort of subtle but important feature that makes the masthead feel fitting and lets the readers know that this magazine will be focused on dogs. I believe i can incorporate something similar in my title, however it will be insanely difficult as i will feature 3 different animals but i was thinking about including some sort of cat symbol as my cat will be featured on the cover.

These 2 covers, as you can see, also match in many ways with the first one. They all have simple but neat fonts, with many eyecatchers and bits of texts (supporting cover lines) that all help catch readers attention. I strongly side with these ideas, as i believe the simple look complements these types of magazines without doing too much and drawing away too much attention from the cute animal that will be on the cover.

Idea #1: My masthead will be "Petopia" and i chose this as it was the most popular voted on my survey and i personally love the simplicity

This is my ideal use of a cat symbol on a letter. I like the simplicity but also the cuteness of this and i believe other cat lovers will as-well especially considering the majority age demographic.

Idea #2: Another font idea for my masthead is the cooper black font, which is lowkey very simple and neat which may complement the picture on the cover.

The bubbly-ish letters make the font look more cute and gives off playful vibes, this one is one of my favorites. I may change the colors of any of these, however i am very focused on the font as of now and this one may be a personal favorite and i strongly believe it will look nice on my cover.