Playlist Masthead Ideas

These are my first masthead designs and ideas. I decided on the name Playlist for my magazine because it is associated with music, and everyone has playlists on their phone. Playlists are personal to that particular person, so the magazine will relate to anyone and be personal to them, much like a playlist. I decided on blue for the main colour of the magazine because I thought it would appeal to both males and females. 

The first masthead design is quite plain and simple. I first wanted a bold text for it because I thought that would look affective at the top of the page. I quite like the simplicity of it, but I don't think I will use it. I then went for something less plain and bold and more rounded and girly. I quite like this one but my magazine is being targeted towards both genders so I thought this wouldn't attract the male audience. I then thought I would experiment with an outlined text. I quite like how with this, if it had a picture behind it, you will be able to see through it and I think that could look good. This is a definite contender for my final masthead. I then had a look at other magazine mastheads. Billboard is the magazine I am going to style mine like so I found the font and created Playlist with it. The two at the bottom are the old Billboard masthead font and the new one. I really like these.