In our task today, we had to decide which one of these fonts went with the magazine cover the most. In my opinion I picked out letter B as my favorite because I believe it conforms with the rest of the magazine. The house style is also given some recognition as it fits in with the Masthead and colour.
I then chose E as my second choice this because It also conforms to the house style of the magazine, however it is very bold and fits in with the image and the font is the same as the Masthead therefore creating no dimension of the fonts making it very dull and in creative.
I then chose A as it wasn't as good as the other two, however it isn't too far off. I believe the simplistic feel of the font gives a lot more effect. This is because it is still bold and stands out and catches the readers, however it does not take away from the ethos of the magazine or the masthead or coverstar.
I then chose F as my 4th option, this is because I didn't feel like it stood out as much as the others and looked very faded in with the cover star alot more. I also think its very dull and doesn't have any presence on the piece of work at all.
I then chose D as my 5th option as it is to fancy and curly and doesn't fit the ethos of the magazine at all. The magazine appears to have a grunge feel to it instead of fancy.
I then chose C as my last option. This is because the comic sans font makes the magazine cover appear to be childish. This causes the magazine not to be taken seriously.
This exercise is going to help me in the future as it has allowed me to be more picky with the typography used on certain magazines. It will give me an advantage moving forward to have a full understanding of the effect that typography can have on the reader and allow me to take more care when choosing.
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