Fanzine Design

Hannah Richards

Images: The images on this fanzine have been placed with a cut out effect around them to give the effect of a scrap book which I think represents the characteristics of the genre very well because punk are stereotypically messy and make do with what they have.

Fonts: The fonts on here seem to be handwritten in most places which again fits in with the make do theme and the messy stereotype but some of the logos have been pasted on which have used bold, square fonts.

Layout: The layout is very disorganized but I think this is good again because of the characteristics and stereotypes of punks and it also helps to appeal to the target audience.

Language: The language they have used it very suited to the target audience because they have used slang words which suits to the age of the audience and keeps up with the modern language of that time.

Images: Again for this fanzine they have only used one image in the centre of the page to attract the eye and the interest of the target audience, the image is not of high quality because of the age of this fanzine.

Fonts: Most punk fanzines have a consistent font throughout which is the handwritten font because it is cheaper and it gives a good effect and also reflects the messy punk genre.

Layout: Because this is the cover of the fanzine they have created a modern and professional layout. I think they have placed the image in the middle of the page to catch the eye of target audience.

Language: The language of this fanzine is similar to the second example because they have used simple and short sentences to give the message of the article to the audience quickly and clearly.

Images: This fanzine have only used one large image which gives a simple and clear theme to the page of this fanzine, it helps to convey the message of the article quickly and easily to the audience, they have used a similar cut out magazine effect to the first fanzine example which reflects the punk genre very well.

Fonts: The fonts on this fanzine have all been written in messy handwriting I think to show the punk genre and the messy characteristics. They have also used an army stencil font at the top of the page.

Layout: There is not much content in this fanzine to layout but they have created an untidy looking page to create the messy aspects of the genre and the fanzine itself.

Language: There is not a lot of text on this fanzine but the text they have used is very direct and written in short sentences.

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My first idea consists of the common punk fanzines which were brought out when the genre was at its peak, I want to recreate one of these fanzine articles by doing the work manually to ensure that it looks similar to the original fanzines which were also made manually, I also think this reflects the genre well because punks were very strong minded about doing things themselves and making do with what they had, I also think this method would be easier to create because I can change it easily and use a wide variety of different forms of media and materials.Within this idea I want to include stories that would have been important in that time and use old images to really help to re-create the original fanzines.

My second idea is similar to my first idea but I want to base it more on modern punks and the pop punk genre, I also want to make sure that this design looks more modern by creating it digitally with InDesign and Photoshop to ensure that I am using modern methods and so that the finished product looks modern and up to date.This idea will include modern materials and digital materials including digital editing programmes and band images which can be gathered from the internet.

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Layout: The layout for this idea is very similar to the examples as I have used different aspects of the examples and incorporated them into my design.Images: I wanted to use black and white images for this idea because I want to re-create the style of the old fanzines.Fonts: For the headline I have aimed to use a punk themed font as well as the text font. To do this I have ensured that the fonts look sharp and also messy in order to represent the punk genre.

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Layout: I am aiming for a more modern punk fanzine with this design so I have created a simple and more modern layout to suit the young target audience.Images: because of the more modern theme I have decided to use pop punk bands for the choice of images which I think is good because it would catch the audiences eye.Fonts: again while choosing the fonts I have made sure that they are modern to fit in with the target audience and the genre of the fanzine. I have looked into using a big, bold font for the headline to draw attention to the fanzine and I also think that a clear and simple font makes it easier to read.