Howdy I am back from the holidays and have recovered from my hangover, so to get back to the music and progress I have spent time searching through websites like cover Junkie to seek inspiration for my future magazine project.
I enjoy the recent cover of the diplomat, it's quite formal and simple but at the same time it's abstract and eye catching, the Masthead contrasts with the formal layout as the basic font is simple and basic, . Ideally this would make a substantial cover but for my ideal magazine they have left the design to be somewhat basic so I believe that it's basic appearance wouldn't appeal to my target audience.
The cover of Voice magazine has a more teenage rebellion attitude towards it whilst being simplistic and Grundy, it's appearance depicts an everyday magazine that has been wrote over to create that urban style and it shows this by having a formal masthead and a blank page that is covered over with the headlines written on like graffiti of marker pen. The headlines for the magazine are written as if they were slogans by protesters almost as if it were a picket sign campaigning against something. It is a possible candidate to be the inspiration for my magazine's theme.
Now this one really captured my attention, It's vivid and psychedelic appearance is the living embodiment of the bright neon lifestyle that goes with Dubstep and 8-bit music. Another perfect candidate for my cover.
I then continued my research further by taking a look at some influential album covers to get a vibe of the style that they generally go for.
Whilst overlooking the stereotypical examples of a decent Dubstep/ electro style I noticed several key points are always present: The contrast between an empty black landscape and bright neon colours has a deep dance atmosphere around it similar to the feel of a night club, Images vary from vivid and surreal worlds to a simplistic but energetic logo that's iconic for the DJ or Band. Lighting effects are often used to create a bright beautiful image to brighten up the pitch black background.
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