TYPOGRAPHY

What is it?

Typography is the style and appearance of printed matter. When designing a magazine cover and contents page the way the text is presented is very important. This is because the reader need to be able to read the text clearly. If the opposite of this happens then the reader will not be attracted to the page making them not want to buy the magazine. For a school magazine the typography needs to bright, clear and fun to engage a young audience.

Serif and Sans-Serif Fonts

For the masthead and possibly subheadings I will be using a serif font as these are more noticeable, interesting and detailed which will draw the readers attention to the text. The masthead is one of the most important conventions of a magazine therefore it needs to look striking and rememberable. The other text such as cover lines will be a sans-serif font meaning it will be plain and simple. This is so the audience's eyes are not drawn away from the main image. I also do not want the fonts to clash as this will downgrade the look of my product.