Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Masthead Magazine ideas


I have created a mind-map for potential mastheads for my final magazine product, I will look at some of the names individually and come up with reasons why this is a good idea and also why it is not a good idea.
WrongGen - This masthead would give off connotations of being born into the wrong generation of the world, therefore I will not be using this idea because I want the magazine to show the current generation why their generation and the area they live in things to be positive about.
Conform - This masthead name would be seen as a command to my generation as it sounds as though I am telling them to "conform" to the way the world wants to see us, paradoxically it can be seen as an ironic name due to the content inside as the stuff inside is topics that older people would not read and the younger generation would because it relates to them.
Seen&Heard - I don't like the idea of this but because of the reasons behind it, it would be a suitable name for my magazine. A common phrase from parents and the older generation is "kids should be seen and not heard" this name is showing the target audience that they should be both seen and heard which gives the masthead positive connotations.
Lust&Addiction -  This masthead would appear to a younger generation because it is everything that is new to teenagers, they are in the age where love (lust) becomes inevitable and is when most of them begin to have sexual encounters and realise their sexuality, it is also the age when things such as smoking, drinking and drugs(addiction) becomes more tempting to try. I also like it because lust is one of the seven deadly sins which gives off negative connotations but too teenagers...its new
Sweet Youth - I like this one because it gives off positive connotations about being young by calling it 'sweet', it makes the idea of being youthful sound good whereas many teenagers suffer from depression in their teenage years. Paradoxically, it wouldn't work because of the content inside being about serious topics and not child like features that will be inside.
Undiscovered - This has connotations of being lost to the world but could also has personal meaning to people about being unseen and how they are yet for people to discover them/or discover themselves
Forgotten Youth - This has connotations of being forgotten to people, it could also be read as in a metaphorical meaning due to the fact people don't have faith in the young generation so its best that we are forgotten about and move on to the new generation.

I have decided I will either use "Lust&Addiction" or "Forgotten Youth" for my products masthead as they both have very good meanings behind them and they are easy to remember.

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