Text & Content

In this post I'll explain the fonts I'll use and other features that will appear in the magazine.

As many magazines do, I opted for a simple font, that makes the articles easy to read. The most used fonts in magazine articles are the serif fonts, such as Times New Roman or Cambria, because the serifs help the eye travel along the lines quicker.

Thrasher magazine, my inspiration magazine, uses for the main text in articles a simple, readable serif or sans-serif font, similar to standard print magazine fonts, to ensure the body copy is easy to read. That's exactly how I intend to write myself.

Simple fonts used in Thrasher Magazine

For the headlines I'll use the Horizon font.

Times New Roman:

PROS: easily readable and classic, making any article a light read.

CONS: can be perceived as something overused, lacking personality.

Horizon:

PROS: Big, bold, attracts the attention of the reader instantly, delivering the message clearly.

CONS: Maybe it's a bit too aggressive and won't look good with the other elements present on a magazine spread.

The masthead, being an entire logo, will use it's special font.

For the other conventions,

I want to put in some key elements to make my magazine look more professional, these include a barcode, tagline and my custom logo. Each of these elements will elevate the magazine as a whole, making it a more engaging read for my audience.