This shows my understanding in differences of mastheads and how it reflects different genres.

1. This Is a rock
magazine and the
masthead reflect this
massively. For
example, the masthead
is grungy and it looks
cracked and smashed.
Which could reflect
rock music as at the
end of some songs
they smash guitars and
most of their music
very loud and also has
edgy/rocky beats.

2. This is ‘Top Of The
Pops’which is a pop
music magazine. The
masthead font really
reflects this because
it is very playful and
rounded and pop
music is not grungy
like rock music. As
well as this the font is
in lower case letters
which makes it seem
more innocent just
like the music.

3. This Is ‘NME’ magazine
which is music magazine for
loads of different types of
music. The masthead reflects
this a lot because the
masthead I simple and has
block color with a thin white
outline which does make
hugely obvious which type of
music it is and it could be
any. For example it could be
pop, R&B, rock, indie rock,
indie etc.

4. ‘Vibe’ magazine which
is based on R&B
music and hip hop.
The color of the
masthead changes
depending on the
themes on the front
cover and the colors
and designs. This
masthead reflects R&B
and hip hop music
because it is bold and
punchy which could
resemble the beat and
melody of the music.