RESESRCH / LAYOUT

These are a collectiion of magazine covers, I am inspired by. I am looking at the layouts especially and how I can incooperate these layouts into my magazine . 

Mono and Bullet magazines are magazines I used in my last post because I Liked the font used for their masthead, yet I also liked their layouts. I liked the fact that their cover images were in its own separate box, without any subheadings covering the picture, this draws more attention to the image. I especially like the layout of  Monu magazine. This is mainly due to the fact it is unusual. The main image is small and placed in a box in the center. The subheadings are the same font, size and are allocated just below the title, this is also similiar to that Bullet's. By having all the subheadings in one place and away from main image, it takes away commerciality, as the extremely commercialised/ popular magazines such as glamour or Vogue showcase bold subheadings. I like the uniqueness the layout brings these magazine and how they challenge conventional layouts. 

Like the other 3 magazines, these one have quite simple layouts especially Lula, In this magazine the image is the main attraction because it covers the whole page and is accompanied by the title on the right side of the magazine. The placement of the Masthead coincides well with the pose of the model, making the magazine look more professional and neat. I have considered the placement of my masthead and have decided that I don't to place it in the middle or across the magazine. I like the idea of placing it on the side of the magazine as seen in Lula and Aesthetica, because it gives the cover more space increasing its simplicity especially if you have an eye catching image. Another thing that I like about Aesthetica  magazine was how the subheading is always placed towards the top of the image on a strip of white paper. Very similar to Lula is The Whitepepper magazine, yet unlike Lula the Masthead is placed across the magazine and on the image, whitepepper is more eye-catching because the image fills up the majority of the cover without being overbearing. This may be because of the light pastel colours used.