Masthead Ideas

Recently, I have been using photoshop, trying out a couple of ideas for my Masthead:




I prefer the lower picture as it fits the kind of house style that I'm aiming to achieve, with a broken and distressed effect.

For my final masthead I was thinking of taking photos of a hand or a pair of hands holding up a vinyl record to emphasize the theme of music and to give the masthead the vintage-like, distressed look.

The Monthly Connection: Front cover

The Masthead-
The font will be simple and bold with the words "The Monthly" much smaller, as "Connection" will be bigger and spread across the page as the main word. The font will be black, white or a primary colour.

The Main Photograph-
As this photograph is the most important in the process of selling the magazine, it must be as eye-catching as possible. I've compiled a collection of photographs which I may choose to mirror for my own photograph.





Conventional music magazine photographs with an attractive musical artist posing and clad in extravagant clothing.









































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I think the idea of a photo in an environment which is not usually considered conventional for a music magazine photoshoot, for example in a garage or on a pavement. Spontaneous poses with the subject looking natural - no obvious photo manipulation. The subject would be wearing bright, eye-catching clothing, contrasting with a neutral, normal expression.