Creating a Name

Now that I've selected a specific genre for my magazine, the next vital element that I need to decide on before creating my publication is the name of it. It's essential that I make sure that the name of my magazine is appropriate for the genre I have chosen and that it also carries the right connotations. I also want the name of my magazine to be appealing to my target audience of teenagers, therefore i feel that a short, snappy headline for my publication may be the best well-suited. This will also make my magazine eye-catching and instantly recognisable.

I have considered several different options for the name of my magazine:

• Tunes - I quite like this option due to the use of the colloqualism as I feel this will appeal to a my target audience of teenagers.
• USA Today - although tis title does express the main aim of the magazine, I feel this option is a little too corny and inappropriate for an older teenage audience. There's also no real indication of it being a music magazine.
• Ego - I really like this name as I feel it carries both positive and negative connotations therefore causes a little controversy which will be a talking-point for my magazine. I also like the fact it is relevant to my music magazine about new and up-coming artists as these will be trying to build up there own egoes within the music industry. This also fulfills my aims of having a short and snappy name which I expressed above.
• New Music -
• Music Now - I feel these are both strong possible contenders because they ultimately express the main focus of the magazine of introducing new music to the UK.
• Teen Brits - I don't really like this name as I feel the use of 'teen' within the title appears slightly patronising towards teenagers, especially as I have chosen slightly older teenagers (16-18) as my target audience. I also think it's a little misleading although the magazine will be aimed at British teens the magazine will ultimately be focussed on the American Pop industry.