We looked at the "10 Rules Of Typography In Print Based Media" by Paul Felton. These rules are:
1) Use no more than 3 typefaces in a document.
2) Always place headlines at the top of the page and in a larger font.
3) Only use size 10pt or 8pt for body copy.
4) A typeface that is not legible is not truly a typeface. (windings, etc...)
5) Use 'kerning' which ensures there is equal amounts of white space between each character.
6) Use 'stressing' discreetly within a text (underline, italic, bold).
7) Only use capitals for a whole text body - not for individual words.
8) Ensure all letters are aligned on a baseline.
9) Use 'flush-left, ragged-right' type alignment (all type sits on the left hand margin).
10) Do not make lines too short or too long.
These rules can be broken, but if you do break one, you must explain why you have done so!
I've had a look at different typography from different music magazines to help me when designing my music magazine.
Kerrang
The font in the Kerrang! masthead is a bold, sans-serif font that looks like it's been smashed or broken. It's quite a 'rebellious' font, which appeals to the target market as they are usually quite rebellious too. Also, the genre of music that is in the magazine
Rock Sound
The font in the Rock Sound masthead is a simple, bold, sans-serif font. However, the writing underneith it that says "New Music First" is in a serif font. The mixture of serif and sans-serif makes it look more interesting to the reader. They usually change the colour of the masthead in each issue of Rock Sound.
Metal Hammer
I think the Metal Hammer masthead is really interesting and clever. I like how the word 'metal' has been written in the word 'hammer', it helps give the magazine a brand identity as it is easily recognisable.
I had a look at all the different typefaces on http://www.dafont.com/ to see which sort of ones i could use for my music magazine; here's a few that i found:
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