Here I have created a small collection of some masthead designs i may use in my music magazine. I created these on indesign and played with different fonts, the boldness weight, size, height,  colours and outlines to find what matched the vibe I wanted to create in my magazine.

These are the masthead designs I have come up with. Some are nicer than others, but I feel experimentation is important when finding the perfect masthead. I personally really like the first three. The first shows my magazine is ‘fiery’ and full of life. It connotes towards my magazine being filled with hot gossip and many more things which is attractive to my target audience. The pink and red contrast goes well together as it makes the pink a more warm, ‘hot pink’, which is appealing to a more feminine audience. The second font is playful and fun, more cartoonish like some R&B artists are. My main cover star however will be dressed very cool and collected so I am not sure if it is the best font for her vibe, but it may work out? Finally the third font really appeals to me as it is big and bold, so it is basic and clear enough for the reader to see it and immediately understand what they are looking at.  It gives a good mix of seriousness and playfulness which is how I want my model to be. It also really matches well with the name ‘Orbit’ as it is quite modern looking.