For example, the logo for the magazine "NME" is red, as it is on every cover, and is placed in the top left of the magazine. The red of the logo, allows it to stand out as the background of the magazine is white.
Another example of a house style on this music magazine is where the barcode is placed. It is in the bottom right, where it is on the cover of all of their magazines. It isn't in the way of anything and from this cover we can see how it fits with the image as it is slightly tilted, like the image.
A different example of a house style on this magazine cover is where the band is placed on the cover. Haim are featured on the front, centre of this magazine. For every one of NME's covers, they have a band or singer in the centre of the cover. This is so that they can be seen easily and stands out to fans of the artist or magazine.
The final example of a house style on this magazine is the writing that is featured on the cover. For each cover there is a different font style. This can change due to the singer or band as it depends on what style of music the artist makes. But the font style then stays consistent for the rest of the cover. On this magazine it is quite bold and crazy when it says their name and this carries on with the rest of the magazine. The name of the band on this cover is their logo, so the way that the magazine carries on this trend throughout the whole cover is almost as if it is giving the band an identity so that people will remember them.
I like this example of a house style of a magazine because it defines the band straight away just from the front cover. This is something that I would like to be able to do if I decide to create a front cover of a magazine as this will be the first thing that the audience will see, if they do not know who the band/singer is. Also the manipulation of photography that the band have used on the cover is very clever too. The band are seen taking a photograph with a camera and the front cover is made to look like they are in an old polaroid picture.
This is an interesting example and a good choice of institution as NME have a very distinctive, yet varied style, with some aspects remaining the same and some changing with each issue. I think this fits well with your genre, as a magazine like NME covers a range of genres and styles, whilst maintaining a 'muso' image.
ReplyDeleteYou need to consider how you will create a band image and what the distinctive features of your band/artist will be. I also like the use and manipulation of photography on the front cover of this magazine, which is something that you will want to consider.