Colour Schemes

Here I have been looking into possible colour schemes for my music magazine. The genre will be Indie Rock and I have to take into consideration what different colours symbolise and represent. Typical Indie Rock magazines take the colour scheme of red, black and white. Red traditionally represents rebellion, blood, anger and violence but also love, passion and romance. White has always been seen to represent purity and peace and tranquility, whereas black is seen to be the colour of death, violence, terror and fear. Combined they create a rough, rebellious image for a music magazine, fitting in with the genre of Indie Rock and therefore the artists that they feature. It also helps that red, white and black all contrast one another so that they all stand out if they are layered. The white creates a neautral backing colour and black also is used for the same effect but is the complete contrast to the white. The red is used as it is a big, bold, rebellious colour that stands out from the other two colours to attract that consumers attention.

The Particular colour schemes that I liked when looking into colours, where the ones that I have circled in red. The first one is the typical red, white and black. I like this becasue it has been effectivly tried and tested in most other music magazines of the same genre and works, and attracts the consumer. However it is also this reason that I would not necessarily want o use it becasue it has been used so many times before and is nothing new or exciting. The next colour scheme on the right is black, purple and red.

Practically the same as the last one however I tried purple in with the red and the black to create a new look to the red and black. Purple represents difference and romance as well as good judgment and happiness. I would also consider adding white so that it would balance the colours out and there would be a neutral colour. Together I think the colours would stand out and add a touch of difference to the look of the traditional Indie Rock Magazine.

The next colour scheme is to the left and is simply black, grey and light grey. This may seem quite boring, however the simplicity of these colours means that they look appealing. I may consider adding another brighter colour such as red or purple to have something that stands out from the black and grey. Black, Grey and light grey would stand out more of the picture of the artist was in colour, however if I decided to put the picture into greyscale, then none of the colours would stand out and the magazine cover would look flat and boring which is definately not what I want to achieve.

The next colour scheme to the left is black, crimson and bright red. All these colours represent death, blood, danger, anger, violence and rebellion which makes them perfect for an indie rock magazine. However the crimson and bright red would not be able to be put together if they were layered so I would consider adding white into the equation to again use it as a sense of balancing out the other colours. The reds would be bold and out there which is the kind of thing I would want for the magazine to attract the consumer.

The last colour scheme is purple, pink and black. For me, pink represents femininity, young love, sweets and relationships. The pink and purple especially give off conotations of females and pop which is why I added black in, however it still seems rather feminim and would not attract a male audience which is not what I want. It is this reason that I may not decide to choose this particular colour scheme. However I do like the colours and depending on the photo I use for the front cover, I may use it if it fits better than the other colour schemes.