Summary of your research into existing magazines:

. The magazines i have looked at both include a lot of 'hard hitting' fonts. These are used for the titles, sub headings and quotes to express and emphasise new bands on the scene and up and coming events such as festivals. The different fonts can range from what type of band it is. for example if an indie band such as the arctic monkeys are on the front cover, or are featuring in the magazine, there is usually a more 'underground' style of font used. With other bands such as the Beatles, more upper class and formal fonts are used, which look to the reader as being more easy to read.
: For example the font used for The Libertines logo is what the magazines i have researched use regularly to express what is in the magazine. This is also known as Distorted font and i feel that by using this type of font in my own magazine will give it the more underground and indie feel that i most desire to be in my final poduct.

. The fonts that are used particularly on the front cover, usually contain deep/bright colours to express their importance, which will attract the readers attention even more than basic colours such as black and white. The colours that i noticed that were being used were mostly red and gold. (NME & Q magazines)

. The magazines i have looked at also include a large image on the front cover, showing what is the most important and main article in the magazine. On the back of the magazine it usually includes advertising of different music products such as headphones. I will hopefully include all of this data in my own music magazine. Also on the front cover it shows smaller images of the other articles featuring in the magazine.

. Another thing that i have noticed is that the magazines usually have a main, central image on the magazine face. This immediatly implies to me that this is the main feature and article in the magazine. The magazine also has smaller images labelled and scattered around the front cover. I feel this is a useful key to selling the mag as it directly shows the reader/audience what is in the magazine.

. I have also noticed that the smaller images on the front cover displaying what order they are in the magazine, have various different backgrounds, weather they're hard hitting which stands out to the reader directly (action shot) for example if the image was taken at a festival or session, or if the image has been shot in a studio. On my magazine cover i intend to include a range of action shots such as a seaside session in Brighton, and hopefully use some studio images where the background doesnt stick out to the reader as much.