Font Selections

As you can see above is a variation of different San-serif  fonts that I have selected to use on my Front magazine cover, Contents page and Double page spread. From the fonts above I have chosen three different fonts that I believe would suit my theme/house style of my magazine and give my magazine a professional finish to it.

The three fonts that I have chosen to use on the different pages are Bebas Neue, Primetime and Coolvetica. To me these three fonts stand out the most and also looks like a common fonts that have been used on Hip Hop magazines, which is the genre of music that I am going for. Furthermore these three different fonts has a sort of elegance to them, which I believe would make my magazine stand out among other Hip hop magazines and other magazine.

The other fonts I didn't select were not selected for use as they didn't look like the type of font you would commonly find on/in Hip hop magazine's today or ever, moreover these fonts did not fit the style that I am aiming for in magazine and therefore were not selected as they did not appeal to me.

Kuler colour Palette

Above are the colors that I will be using on my Music magazine, I selected these colors as they are mainstream colors that are typically used on Hip-hop magazines, and usually make Hip-hop magazines stand out. Furthermore these colors in a way represent the themes of Hip-hop, allowing my magazine to be recognized as a Hip-hop Music Magazine by a Hip-hop audience.
The top row, consisting of the colors white,black, dark grey, red and dark red are the colors that I am planning to use on and in my magazine design. I will be using this set of colors to create an urban house style in my magazine.
The others rows of color schemes are similar to the color scheme that I chose, but to me the other colors are either to dark, or the opacity of the color is low and does not appeal to me, which would also not appeal to my target market/audience. Finally the other colors to me are boring and look lifeless. 

Hip-hop Mood board and summary

My Mood board aims to show the features in my Hip hop magazine, it also aims to show the different kind of shots I would like to use for my magazine cover page, the pictures of soulja boy, Rick Ross and Lil-Wayne, are camera shot/angles I would want to use on the cover of my music magazine.

Furthermore, the other pictures on my mood board shows the different features that i am going to include on my magazine, such as interviews with mainstream artists, new album releases and other Hip-hop related issues.
Moreover, the image with a close up shot of lil Wayne, Is the type of shot, I want to feature on the front cover of my magazine, I like this image as the model's posture and body language reflect the different themes of modern Hip Hop, which is what I aiming to do for my magazine, so that my audience can see that I am similar in the way top tier magazines design their magazines.
Furthermore, I chose the bottom image as want to feature stories about break dancing, which was inspired by Hip Hop music, which is why I would want to include it, also this is the type of shot/image that I would feature or include inside my magazine as it gives a feel of how Hip Hop music brings people together and creates an exciting environment.
Furthermore, the type of body language that I am aiming for in my shots are feelings of aggression or body language that shows superiority, also I aim to have  

Questionnaire Results from Hip-Hop Magazine Survey

Hip-hop magazine survey

Please find the link to my survey here