Wednesday 16 October 2013

Font testing for the School Magazine


American typewriter- This font is simple and easy to read, but not overly simple that it is patronising, therefore think this font would work well on the front of a secondary school student magazine.

Apple casual- This font is very simple and playful, but it is over simplified so putting it on a student magazine for secondary school students would be a bit patronising. It could be suited better to a primary school magazine because it would apply better to the age group.

Bank gothic- As this font is in all capitals and quite bold, it would make a good masthead for a magazine front cover. It is also well spaced out so it is easy to understand and read. However it looks quite rigid and boxy so it wouldn't look right on a student magazine front cover but rather a business magazine or computer magazine.

Bauhaus- This font is very simple and stylish in a way, it has an 'art deco' feel to it. It is evenly spaced out and very round. Because of its stylish nature I think it is more suited to a music or art magazine rather than a student magazine.

Brush script- This font mimics handwriting and therefore some people may not be able to understand it that well as it is quite small and not spaced out. So I do not think it would be a good font for the school magazine. It could suit other magazines for example a feminine one like women's fashion or a music or art magazine.

Mesquite std- This magazine has a cowboy theme to it because of its style. It is tightly spaced together so it is not easy to read but it is in all capitals so it could be used as a masthead for certain magazines for example a music magazine. I don't think it is suitable for a school magazine though.

Party LED- This is another font that is in a handwritten style but it is more spaced out but is maybe more difficult to understand because it is very curly and the lower case letters are quite small. It would suit a magazine with a Halloween feel to it but not a school magazine.

Desdemonda-  This font has an 'Aztec' feel to it. It is in all capitals and evenly spaced out so it would make a good masthead. But it is not filled in so it wouldn't be very bold. I don't think it would be good as the magazine font for a school magazine.




















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