Masthead designs

“U.T.I” is an abbreviation for “Under The Influence” which was chosen based purely on instinct and initiative. It has quite an urban look to it which reflects the genre of hip-hop. It is also very simple but it stands out for this reason

Here we have a rather distorted font and it gives a very different look. However, it could come across as unprofessional and immature so it may not be very effective.

The masthead design I am most likely to go ahead with is the first one. This is because it comes across as different yet it still has that urban look which is important on the cover of a hip-hop magazine. The second design in my opinion is too boring and it wouldn’t distinctly mark the magazine out. The final design would leave the audience thinking that it is unprofessional and not appropriate for a hip-hop magazine cover

This is a very simple masthead design but it resembles many of the hip-hop mastheads in today’s society. The vast majority of hip-hop mastheads are simple yet bold so that they stand out.