Font Type:
Font style in A popular pop magazine, Billboard, tend to be all san serif. The only place we see them use serif is for and artists name. Here is an example of one of Billboard's magazines featuring Iggy Azalea. As you can see the only thing written in the serif style font is 'IGGY POP!'. To fit with these conventions I will use mainly san serif and only use serif for names or separate details. I will do this for all pages in my magazine.
Range of fonts:
On the front cover of a magazine, they tend to stick to 1-3 fonts, this is so that it is not too hard for the audience to read without becoming confused. As you can see from the Iggy Azalea cover, there are 3 fonts. One for the Masthead, one for Iggy's name an one for coverlines and other information. In my magazine, I will try to stick to only 2 fonts as I feel that will make things easier to read. I will stick to this theme of 2 fonts for all of the pages in my magazine.
Size of fonts:
Font size varies throughout the magazine. Mastheads and headings tend to be the largest text on the page, the size of it usually takes up to a quarter of the page. Coverless and subheading are a lot smaller, usually between a font size 70pts-100pts. Column writing in attics is usually kept between 9pts and 10pts. This is because it sets the layout of the magazine and you are still able to write a ling article without having to sacrifice a full page main image.
Colour of fonts:
Font colour for pop magazines tend to be pinks, blues, reds, yellows, black and white. These are colours that draw the attention of the audience. They are bright, bold colours. The colour of the font usually matches the main image and colour of the clothes that the person is wearing. In my magazine, I will match the font to my main image so that my magazine looks smart and fits typical pop magazine conventions.
Font case:
Font used for the masthead of a magazine tends to be in sentence case, but larger to give it the effect of capitals. subheadings and cover lines however vary, some can be all caps whereas others can be sentence case. You never really see all lower case in magazines. Articles are usually in sentence case as there is a lot of writing. I think in my magazine I will stick to sentence case unless it is for a masthead.
Font style:
Font style in pop magazines, look more modern in younger aimed audience magazines like 'We <3 Pop' For example, the font is more serif and girly looking. Whereas a magazine like Billboard features more san serif traditional fonts similar to times new roman. As my magazine is aimed at an older target audience, I will use more smart modern fonts as well as traditional fonts.
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