Existing Mastheads.

Q• The Masthead for ‘Q’ magazine is the most basic of the ones that I

have seen. The use of a red box and a plain white q makes it basic but eye catching. Red is a primary colour which makes it visually appealing. The masthead of Q doesn't scream a certain genre unlike many mastheads such as Kerrang or Rocksound. This is because ‘Q’ as a magazine doesn’t specifically strive to posses a specific genre of music and instead is rather neutral, this is shown through the simplicity of the masthead.

Kerrang.• The masthead for Kerrang is very edgy which

corresponds with the genre of the magazine. The masthead features shatterd glas which gives the magazine a sense of destruction, which fits the image of this magazine perfectly

Rock Sound.• The logo for rock sound is classic capital letters with a

sound dial at one end which is turnt up too loudest which symbolises the type of music genre that rock sound focus on.

Billboard.• The masthead billboard always covers the magazine

from left to right. Its simple black text symbolises the ‘mainstream’ idea off this magazine. It doesn’t carry any specific ‘alternative’ genre and just covers the basic chart artists.

Rolling Stones.• The logo for rolling stone is representative with the font

colour and style from the bands itself, which lures in fans of the band. There magazines use of this is too show that they move with the time and never stop.