Hip-Hop magazines usually have a large picture in the center. The picture is usually more close up than other magazines, allowing you to see the expressions and body language of the model better. The model usually looks plain faced and stares directly at the reader.
The background behind these pictures is mostly, but not always, plain. The background can always be seen as Hip-hop Magazines usually have a more spacious layout that other magazines. A reason for this is that they do not smother the page in cover lines and smaller pictures. They simply have a few features listed; spaced neatly around the picture that is nearly always central. The typography used in most of these magazines is usually bold and smooth, unlike rock magazines with distorted text or a classical magazine with thin, crisp letters. The masthead of Hip-Hop magazines is similar to its coverlines in the way that it is not distorted, and it is bold. It is usually placed right across the top.
The cover of Hip-Hop magazines usually have a running theme of one or two colours, unlike on many other magazines where the page is a mash-up of different colours. I like this style of front cover as it looks neat and tidy, and appeals to me more than a cover from a Rock or Indie magazine does.
Rock magazines usually have a different kind of picture from Hip-Hop magazines, instead of a single picture placed neatly in the center. They will usually, but not always, follow the convention of having multiple artists in a single shot, and instead of looking plain faced as the Hip-Hop artists do, they will usually look in some way hostile. The background in Rock magazines can not always be seen due to a crowded cover or a large picture, but when they can be seen they are usually dark, adding to the hostility.
Rock magazines usually have one main cover line, and it is usually the name of the artist in the picture. This is usually surrounded by smaller cover lines, all in many different fonts, unlike in Hip-Hop magazines where they usually stick to a few fonts. There is usually no neat arrangement to the cover lines and they are placed randomly throughout the page. The colours of these lines also usually appear random, although they will have a theme, but it is not as obvious as the colour theme presented in Hip-Hop magazines.
The masthead of Rock magazines is usually in a bold and slightly distorted font, and is always placed across the top of the page.
Indie magazines are unlike Rock and Hip-Hop magazines in many aspects of their design. The picture however, is similar to a Rock magazine in its style. Indie pictures usually show more than one artist, but these pictures are also usually slightly smaller than those on rock magazines. The artist's expressions are similar to those on a Hip-Hop magazine, as they usually look blank and show no real emotion, Unlike Rock magazines where we see hostility.
The background is more obscured than Hip-Hop magazines, but less so than rock, so it can usually be seen in small amounts. It is usually light and plain.
Indie magazines will sometimes have one main, large cover line showing a band name, but its is far from a convention. Indie cover line typography is not distorted like in rock magazines, and they usually stick to a set amount of fonts, but not to the same extent as Hip-Hop magazines. The arrangement of the cover lines is also neater than a Rock magazine, as they are usually to the left of the picture. The colours are usually themed, but again, the theme is not as closely followed as it is in a Hip-Hop magazine.
The Masthead of Indie Magazines is usually placed in the top left, unlike in Rock and Hip-Hop magazines where it covers the entire top. A lot of Indie magazines place a background behind their masthead, red is a common colour for this.
Overall, I prefer the Hip-Hop covers, as they appeal more to me as they look neat. I find the Hip-Hop magazine covers to be overall more inviting and appealing, so I will create a Hip-Hop magazine for my task.
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