INDIE MOOD BOARD.

This is my mood board based on indie magazine styles, front covers, double page spreads, and logos. I found this hard to create as I felt like not much attention is paid to this genre, therefore little quantaties of magazines a produced just focused on this genre. I thought I would produce this mood board to help make a decision on what style of magazine to create.
On these covers the logo/masthead is very bold and dominant on the page compared to other kinds of magazines such as Top of the Pops or Vibe. This could be used so the readers familiarise themselves with the magazine and so it can be easily spotted on the shops' selves.
Single artists are mainly used on the covers of the magazines that I have chosen, which could reinforce ideas of idependence. The magazine 'INDIE' kind of breaks conventional ideas as most of the 'models' are not giving the readers direct eye contact, which can affect the way readers feel about the magazine. By looking at the cover, it makes me feel excluded in the sense that I do not feel targeted or connected to the information that the magazine contains.
The images of the front cover are again centred in the middle with the text surrounding it. Mid shots are typically used on INDIE magazine, whereas mid shots and long shots are used on Q magazines. This is definitely a conventional feature what I am going to use on my magazine.
Similar to other magazines Q has the artists name in BIG bold writing across the main picture, making the readers aware on what main artist is being featured in the magazine.