Music Magazine Layouts

Here I have made a moodboard of 10 magazines that I think look good and can take inspiration from. One thing I think most of these have in common with each other, is the quality lighting and colour. Many of these are monochrome with close up pictures, which I think works well as it emphasises the face of the model and makes them feel important. For the ones in colour, the lighting as well as the background colour make them the main focal point of the image. The colours also contrast with each other which makes them fairly eye catching, which is a key aspect of magazine design. One other aspect I think lots of these magazine covers do well is the positioning of the camera and the pose of the model. Lots of these covers have the star either in a fun, more carefree pose or a close up of their face which makes them seem very important. Some parts I particularly enjoy from these are the colour palette in the middle billboard cover, the posture of the man in the jazz magazine, the low-key lighting and positioning of the man on the jazztimes cover and the close up camera in combination with the facial expression of the man on the variety cover.