This
is one of the red mastheads I stumbled across whilst browsing the internet for
concept ideas. Although I like the burgundy coloured red that is used for this
palette (I feel it reflects the medical/danger look I desire whilst also
reflecting the gritty nature of the documentary I am intended upon producing) I
am, however, discouraged by the font style as it seems outlandish and far too
‘cartoon’ orientated for the serious theme that is running through both my
articles, this is a type of font style I would commonly expect to encounter in
a heavy metal themed magazine which does not correspond with the real life
personal edge I wish to achieve within my own product. If anything I’m more
encouraged by the shade of red then the text style itself that is used to
emphasize this masthead.
Here
is the main masthead for the sun newspaper. On an initial glance it appears to
be an unusual choice for the design I conversed about in my rationale due to
the main masthead colored a white tone. Despite this, the reason I selected
this particular title was due to me personally being encouraged by the red hue
in the background . The red is perfect for the medical red I was aiming for in
the masthead of my two articles (it helps to significantly represent the danger
of the illness) so I would consider incoporating it into my final project. The
style of the font is not too unappealing, it is large enough to attract the
attention it is striving to achieve and I like the looks of it for my own
masthead so I would consider maybe using something along similar lines during
the final construction of the final idea.
Here is another masthead that caught my eye whilst trawling for inspiration. The colour palette overall obviously doesn’t relate to what I desire mine to be (red in my primary concepts and not black). However disregarding this, it is the font style which I have decided to select it for – I believe it is perfect for grabbing the audiences attention to the article, the text is nice to look at, easy on the eyes without too much unnecessary detail and the boldness aids it in standing itself out upon the page more. I am also intrigued with the burgundy shade that the ‘in’ is coloured with – it isnt the bright red I was attempting to recreate for my documentary feature piece yet this colour is dark and gritty which relates to the nature of my programme and the seriousness as well so I may consider revamping my idea to include this shade of color in addition to my existing concepts.
Presented
here is an example of the masthead for ‘The Sun’ newspaper corporation as it
would be viewed by the public in the national media industry. The cover heavily
emphasizes a substantial sized image as the primary method of gaining interest
from amongst the audience, with the masthead itself situated in the top left
hand corner – demonstrating how prominent and renowned the publication is that
it doesn’t depend upon its masthead purely to impress the concernment of the
congregation of the public. In my project it is not required of me to fabricate
a front cover for my newspaper article – yet I have gained enthusiasm to
include my own masthead on the feature to re-illustrate to the audience the
name of the merchandise their reading. Most importantly I am extremely
impressed with the blood crimson red of the background color palette shadowing
the main text of the masthead – it is feverently bright and eye-catching, easily attracting thorough
interest to the naked eye. This is perfect for the shade of red I intend to excude in my articles as it
is not easily overlooked on an initial glance, connotating ideally with my determination to engage with the
audiences attention as soon as possible.
I
selected this scanned in image of a front cover to represent an issue of the
‘Rolling Stones’ magazine so I could get an indication of how the red hue of
the masthead would contrast with the overall content it is presented alongside
with. Looking at my original
feedback, I was discouraged not by the color but the style of font the editors
have endured which was the main reason I wasn’t enthralled by this particular
text. However my view has been overturned and I am thoroughly impressed with
how this text signifies upon the page – it is the most notable feature along
with the gigantic image and the deep scarlet red ultimately draws all attention
to it. Despite me being tempted by the tone used in ‘The Sun’s’ masthead, it is
safe to assume I’m overexcited about this shade of red and that it is extremely
likely this will be my color of choice for my final feature publication. This
cover is conventially similar to “the Sun’
presented opposite as they both incorporate over proportionate central images
as another method of gaining attention
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