Sunday, 23 October 2011

Magazine Name Brainstorm

I brainstormed different names that I could use for my Rock Magazine, and my initial ideas were 'CRUSH', 'Phenomenon' and 'Firefight'. I took inspiration for these names by researching songs and artists in the Rock genre. I decided I liked 'CRUSH' the best, as it sounds rebellious and interesting, and it would make people sit up and notice, as it doesn't give away directly what the magazine is about or what genre it is, which also adds a sense of intrigue. I then moved on to research some specific guitar terminology, taking inspiration from the 'Kerrang' magazine which uses onomatopoeia of the sound a guitar strum makes to attract its target audiences. I liked '3rd Bridge' (a style of guitar playing) and 'Distortion' (an amplifying method), as these would both attract the initial audience of Rock-lovers in their late teens as they would understand the terminology as being specific to a Rock Magazine. Also, these names would attract teenagers with a more wider interest in music, as they would be interested to find out which genre of magazine the name referred to. I have narrowed the name down to three choices of 'CRUSH', 'Distortion' and '3rd Bridge), and before I make my final decision I shall ask people in my target audiences of teenagers and young people, to see which name they prefer.

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