Research - Initial Titles for the Magazine

Masthead - Title Ideas

Here are some ideas of magazine names that our group thought of that would fit the Indi/Rock genre:

Indieitis - This title came from the idea that 'Indie' is the focus of our magazine and 'itis' comes from the end of a word normally associated with a disease, however we found that this was a good thing, as we wanted to portray to the audience that the Indie/Rock genre lifestyle is like a disease and the music is like a drug. This was also liked by our target audience when asked, as out of the overall number of 10 people, 7 liked this for the magazine.


AIR - This is a simple anagram of the words 'Alternative' 'Indie' 'Rock' as these are the genres focussed on our magazine. It is a very simplistic idea, as there are other alternative magazines such as 'Q' and 'NME', which gives it a more alternative feel. Also, the word 'air' could also be associated with air guitar, also connoting the genre of the magazine. When asked, this was the 2nd most popular title, as 8 liked this idea.

Rapture - By definition could mean getting carried away by overwhelming emotion, often listening to music. This is a good title name for the magazine due to the fact that rapture seems quite rocky as it seems like quite an aggressive word. This was the most popular title, as all 10 people thought it would suit the indie/rock magazine.


Azure - Normally categorised as a blue/purple colour. It sounds pretty cool and modern for a magazine title, it would attract our target audience as the magazine is aimed at teenagers. The name is overall quite catchy and is memorable.