Font Testing

Lucida Handwriting. This font is in the style of old fashioned handwriting. It isn’t that easy to read, so it might be used to make certain words stand out within text. This font could also be used to write a statement or short sentences to make it look like someone has written it on the page, it is a good handwriting effect. I would use this font in my magazine for effect.

Apple  Casual. This  font  is  easy  to  read  and  is  a  fun  font  to  use.  The  spaces  between  each  word  are  more  then  usual  to  make  it  easy  to  read.  The  type  of  magazine  that  this  font  would  be  used  for  is  a  children  magazine  because  it  is  a  simple  and  rounded,  which  makes  it  clean  to  read.

Comic Sans MS. This font is simple and easy to read, so it would be used for a gossip or music magazine, which has general information in it. The font would be used in a teenagers\younger people’s magazine. I would use this font in my magazine because it is very readable and is what you would see in a magazine aimed at my target audience, which is teenagers.

Herculanum. This font is all in block capitals so it makes it easy to read. However the font isn’t the easiest to read, as some of the letters are hard to work out.  I would not use this font in my magazine because it is unsuitable for my magazine.

Hobo STD. This font is bold and attractive and stands out. It is very easy to read and is quite simple. The font would be used for children’s magazine because it is rounded and a fun font to use. I would not use this font for my magazine because it would not be suitable for my magazine, although it could be used on the front cover to make text stand out.

Synchro LET. This font is in block capitals and it looks like the sort of font found in a video game. The words are easy to read and clean on the page. The type of magazine the font would be used for it a video game magazine advertising new games. I would not use this font in my magazine because I wouldn’t include anything that would be relevant in this font.

Trebuchet.This font is simple and easy to read. The type of magazine that this font would be used for it an information magazine for example a sports magazine. I would use this font in my magazine because it is simple readable and stands out. It is the type of font that would be seen in a teenagers magazine. 

Courier. This font is very spaced out and very simple. It looks like a typewriter font. It would be found in a magazine which has a article in it with long statements from older people.I would not use this font in my magazine because it looks like an old fashioned font and my magazine will be modern.