Colour Scheme Research

Looking at existing magazines they use 3 colours to make it look aesthetically pleasing and to continue continuity. This is something I will be developing on my own magazine to ensure my magazine looks the best that it can. I will be researching existing Indie Rock music magazine and looking at their colour scheme to give me ideas for my own. 

Here are 4 of many NME front covers; each cover has a corresponding colour scheme of 2/3 colours. It is also noticeable that NME use red on majority of their magazine colours; this matches the mast head colour which is red but changes for special editions as seen on the John Lennon cover. 

Here are 4 of MOJO's front covers; they also use basic of three colours to use on their front cover. They use a lot of white and black, this also matches the mast and the variation of  colour that it is used in. Red it used also to match NME colour scheme.

Q magazine have also used 3 main colours for their magazine; the major colour used is red as seen in NME and MOJO magazine. They also use black and white which sit well together, white is used over the image or in the plug to stand out on the page, Depending on the colour of the artist costume the colours used for the magazine contrast well with the image. 

From this research I have now developed some idea of the colour scheme for my own magazine and will be using only 3 colours so continuity isn't lost. I'll use red, white and black depending on the background of my image; if the background is white these colours will fit well on the page,

I also looked at some meaning behind the colours I can use; red can mean 'wild, passionate or explosive' which is what I want my magazine to be like passionate for music. This helps me determine if my colour choices will fit with my target audience and my reader profile research.