need a name for a pretend bike mag for skool

[Rashika]

Okay, heres one for u all.

I do a graphic design course, part-time at night school, 3 nights a week...makes a long week, after working full time as well.

Anyway, for this project i have to design a mag 8-12 pages, any topic....so there just aint no way I'd do anything except bikes of course! :ride:

But I'm kinda stuck for a name.....yeah I know a few of the usual ones, but I'd really like something that only us motorbikers would get you know?

Any and all ideas would be considered, and just remember it is only for my class, so wont go any further than that and maybe if it is REALLY good (thats is.... I get a good pass in it) I'll print you out one and send it to ya!

I'll prob be looking for stories to go in it too, I'll let you all know.
Of course Dangerous has stepped in and given me the usual shit :niceone: , which I might just scare him with and USE!!

Ta muchly

Gwenda

[Sniper]

Bikers????

[ManDownUnder]

"Ride me" (and put a chick on a bike on the cover)...

Make it about race bikes, call it "Time for a quickie"

Dirt bikes - "Rough Rider"

Find and use some little known sexual term, maybe something used by the Gay community or the hero parade. It'll give some people out there a laugh...

Make it ambiguous...:ride: :devil2: :ride:

[Rashika]

Ride me (and put a chick on a bike on the cover)..

Make it ambiguous...:ride: :devil2: :ride:


Dont know how they'd take that one....I thought it kinda cool, but i do have to have it marked by a tutor y/know?? :nono:

Cant have anything pornographic in it (sorry guys)
....so sorry to say but a chick on a bike unless she is riding the damn thing the same way I would, y'know with clothes on and the like!........, prob wont work!

gwenda

[Waylander]

"The Horizon" perhaps?

And have a pic of a bike headin down the road too the horizon on the front page.

[outlawtorn]

OK, here goes, I love this kind of shit:

Throttle
Handlebars
Ride Free
BikeGen
Fast Lane
Speed King

more to come when I have a bit more time to think.............

[ManDownUnder]

Dont know how they'd take that one....I thought it kinda cool, but i do have to have it marked by a tutor y/know?? :nono:

Cant have anything pornographic in it (sorry guys)
....so sorry to say but a chick on a bike unless she is riding the damn thing the same way I would, y'know with clothes on and the like!........, prob wont work!

gwenda

okies dokes... point taken.

"Sweet dreams", "rubber side down" (and put a safety article in there - off here if needed).

errr... I'll think about it!
MDU

[Rashika]

okies dokes... point taken.

"Sweet dreams", "rubber side down" (and put a safety article in there - off here if needed).

errr... I'll think about it!
MDU

def have a couple of bike fix/safety articles in it...gotta full up space :yes:

these are all sounding good....I had thought of the 'throttle' one, but unfortunately it has bad connotations as well :no:
Its damn hard to pick one that doesn't have other meanings

I like the horizon one...that could work

Gwenda

[Waylander]

def have a couple of bike fix/safety articles in it...gotta full up space :yes:

these are all sounding good....I had thought of the 'throttle' one, but unfortunately it has bad connotations as well :no:
Its damn hard to pick one that doesn't have other meanings

I like the horizon one...that could work

Gwenda
Ok but if you use it I have one request, get DarkOne or Virago=Viagra to be the biker in the pic.:2thumbsup

[James Deuce]

PTW (Powered Two Wheeler)

Lean

Anti-Gravity

Godspeed (Religious bikers mag)

Two-Wheeled Travels (Touring mag)

Fastlane

[Ixion]

Countersteer ?

[v.ros`]

I actually feel that " Ride Me " by ManDownUnder was pretty good man...

you can then maybe use one of Big Dave's many pictures as your front page - like Feints picture from the ride....

[scumdog]

RIDEZ?

TWIST GRIP?

[WRT]

What about . . .?

"Uncaged"

[placidfemme]

I like Anti-Gravity (as Jim2 mentioned)... that would be cool

[Edit] ohhhh.... Uncaged... thats good :ride:

[crashe]

"Cruise on by"

"Cruise the Highways"

"Cruise the open roads"

"Motorbike's rule"

"New Zealand Motorbikes"

""NZ Motorbikes"

"Ride the roads"

[WRT]

Thanks Placid ;)

[Waylander]

Are suggestions for articles welcome? If so how about putting this somewhere twords the front?


http://www.bikershangout.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1378

[Oakie]

How about 'Lines' ... or 'fill in the gap Lines' ('Perfect Lines', 'Curves and Lines' ... something like that)

A bit of a double meaning using the 'lines' we take on the road and the 'lines' of text as it's for a mag.

As it's for graphic design, the name could also tie in quite nicely with a cover illustration using a perspective drawing ... something like a motorbike leaned over and lined up to a point in the distance between some hills or something we all understand as bikers.

Good luck anyway

[Paul in NZ]

GD - Gravity Defied?

Under Rider

Single Tracked Tales

Southern Cycle

Wind Walkers

[MSTRS]

Bike Rider Aware

[thehollowmen]

Tales of the open throttle? nah that sounds like an article name

2WG4WB

"Lost" - with the caption "new bikers choose a destination, old bikers choose a direction"

Make it a biker magazine with a focus on bike gear and call it polyarmoury ATGATT (ok I need to be shot for that)

yeah, I'm a sick one, hence why I'm home today

[MSTRS]

Not trying to do your project for you, but thought this has a certain appeal

[TonyB]

Moto Addiction?

[Big Dave]

Not trying to do your project for you, but thought this has a certain appeal


That's the one. For this project - perfect.

MOTORCYCLIST
or just
MOTORCYCLE

For a masthead it's best if you can get away with one word - best shape/alignments.
Make it a tall font and it will fill the top space nicely - and it's a simple enough word that you can obscure part of it with a clear cut helmet etc and will still remain legible.

[pyrocam]

Nah I still like un-caged.
Id buy it

fiction section? eh eh eh Indianda?

[unhingedlizard]

KIDS LOVE MINCE
And motorcycles

[Rashika]

What about . . .?

"Uncaged"


oooooooooooo yeah now that one I really like......think it is leading the pack so far...altho there are some pretty good ones

That one has a very kiwi feel to it too...hmmm...def possibilities!

gwenda

[Rashika]

Are suggestions for articles welcome? If so how about putting this somewhere twords the front?


http://www.bikershangout.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1378


yep like that one...that'll be one article for sure :2thumbsup ....shame I cant have the authors name on there, but thems the brakes i spose.

Any other articles are most welcome :yes:

the good thing is I dont have to write the mag, just design it.....phew!

Gwenda

[Rashika]

That's the one. For this project - perfect.

MOTORCYCLIST
or just
MOTORCYCLE

For a masthead it's best if you can get away with one word - best shape/alignments.
Make it a tall font and it will fill the top space nicely - and it's a simple enough word that you can obscure part of it with a clear cut helmet etc and will still remain legible.

yeah hopefully will follow most of those concept/ideas
Still trying to decide if the cover page should have a racing pic or more of a riding pic.....i.e. appeal to the mass of riders who dont race, simply ride.
I'm leaning more to the 2nd approach...any good pics out there? Would need to be a4 size, and 300 dpi (if you have any idea what that means)....altho the mag is only Black & white so could be a little lower in quality.

......and that "uncaged" is truely getting to me, that could be VERY good!

Ok so now :devil2: advocate...what are the other connotations of the word?
anything really bad or just the wild/untamed idea that springs to mind?
Which I dont think is bad at all for this kind of mag

Gwenda

[thehollowmen]

throw in the oil change instructions from http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=13601 or http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=13843 as a 'newbie how to' article?
just rememeber to ask permission ya know ;-)

EDIT : Uncaged is also really cool, but would you have to explain the name?

[crashe]

Pics.... there are plenty on this site...
its just a matter of looking throu all the threads. :rofl:
and asking the owner of the pic if you may use it.

some of us have them on our avators as well.

Big Dave and Feint take some great pics....

[Rashika]

Not trying to do your project for you, but thought this has a certain appeal

:) yeah not bad, but too many simply called that around at present...want something more original.....but the layout is good, hopefully I can do something very similar.

But dont ya love it when you can do a topic that you really enjoy...been lucky so far, we also had to do one on....would ya believe...the Brass monkey!!
Most of the class had no idea about it...so I had to fill the gaps a little :cool:

I even managed to convince all the others in the class to use some of my pics rather than the bleh ones there :niceone:
Famous at last...

Gwenda

[Eurygnomes]

Uncaged is a BRILLIANT title...go WRT (I think 'twas he who postulated first...).

And I can't think of anything 'dodge' about the word either. It's not used by anyone I know...for euphemistic reasons.

So go to it. Hey...one thing that might help is if you put 'amusing' captions in the photos. It's personal preference, but sometimes the wit just spills out of the page, as quick as my coffee splurts out of my nose if I'm caught unawares. Check Loaded and FHM (particularly british copies) for the dry sense I mean! :)

Best of luck!

[Rashika]

throw in the oil change instructions from http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=13601 or http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=13843 as a 'newbie how to' article?
just rememeber to ask permission ya know ;-)

EDIT : Uncaged is also really cool, but would you have to explain the name?


Ta muchly, will def check with the writer/photographer before using...copywrite is imp to me too.

Gwenda

[Big Dave]

......and that "uncaged" is truely getting to me, that could be VERY good!

Gwenda

That's cool - the most important thing is what you can do with it - how the graphical elements and eye candy have continuity with the title.

You can use bars and hacksaws and locks etc for decoration with 'uncaged' - so it works for the same reasons I like motorcyclist. (Easy to decorate with bits of bike)
Also lets you go a bit more gen X and reverses, gothica etc.

It's not really the name - it's what you can hang off it easiest - that is most important for a project. You want the easiest example to demonstrate your ability to apply creativity, but also continuity, balance and theme.

Different if it's a payin' gig.

[Squiggles]

uncaged is a good name, i'd buy it :D

[Rincewind]

Okay, heres one for u all.

I do a graphic design course, part-time at night school, 3 nights a week...makes a long week, after working full time as well.

Anyway, for this project i have to design a mag 8-12 pages, any topic....so there just aint no way I'd do anything except bikes of course! :ride:

But I'm kinda stuck for a name.....yeah I know a few of the usual ones, but I'd really like something that only us motorbikers would get you know?

Any and all ideas would be considered, and just remember it is only for my class, so wont go any further than that and maybe if it is REALLY good (thats is.... I get a good pass in it) I'll print you out one and send it to ya!

I'll prob be looking for stories to go in it too, I'll let you all know.
Of course Dangerous has stepped in and given me the usual shit :niceone: , which I might just scare him with and USE!!

Ta muchly

Gwenda

How about--- "One wheel Drive" or "Chain Driven" or "Sprocket Rockets" if your going to concentrate on power bikes !!

[Coyote]

Don't forget to add "Xtreme" to whatever title you choose

[Waylander]

How about--- "One wheel Drive" or "Chain Driven" or "Sprocket Rockets" if your going to concentrate on power bikes !!
Nah, stick with "Uncaged":Punk:

[pyrocam]

woot uncaged!

if it goes well

do you think ...
omg

kiwibiker makes a magazine?
we could get all the members to post articles. get someone with editing skills (me cos I thought of it :)) to edit them all up. get BJ to do some designs,

and the profits go to KB until thats paid off (like per month) and then anything else gets split up to the writers.... and me :)

[Coyote]

woot uncaged!

if it goes well

do you think ...
omg

kiwibiker makes a magazine?
we could get all the members to post articles. get someone with editing skills (me cos I thought of it :)) to edit them all up. get BJ to do some designs,

and the profits go to KB until thats paid off (like per month) and then anything else gets split up to the writers.... and me :)
Could have a second hand bike buyers guide with 250s and such :yes:

I like your thinkin

[Waylander]

woot uncaged!

if it goes well

do you think ...
omg

kiwibiker makes a magazine?
we could get all the members to post articles. get someone with editing skills (me cos I thought of it :)) to edit them all up. get BJ to do some designs,

and the profits go to KB until thats paid off (like per month) and then anything else gets split up to the writers.... and me :)
Have Feint an Big Dave do photos

[pyrocam]

Have Feint an Big Dave do photos
total thread hijack so Ill make a new one and let mr Skool Student* get back to it


*someone remind me to change that

[pyrocam]

Kiwibiker magazine
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=15044

[myvice]

I like Uncaged, sounds like a bit of me!
I thought of Fffiiiiiiiissssssssssssssshhhhhhhhht! But that’s just how knee sliders sound to me, and I'm very un-reliable!
Also might be mistaken for Xtream Fishing! mag!

[pyrocam]

I like Uncaged, sounds like a bit of me!
I thought of Fffiiiiiiiissssssssssssssshhhhhhhhht! But that’s just how knee sliders sound to me, and I'm very un-reliable!
Also might be mistaken for Xtream Fishing! mag!

lol
what about
''aringdingdingding''

[Rashika]

What about . . .?

"Uncaged"


and the winner is....WRT with 'uncaged'.....you're a legend, I luv the name!
Thanks for that, now just gotta figure out how to use it....challenge time
:yes:

Gwenda

[Rashika]

and I'd just like to say, ta to all the rest of you for your contributions, there were some very cool ideas. :Punk:
Very much appreciated, hard trying to think of these things when getting to class after spending 10 hours at work...brain goes dead :scratch:


Gwenda

[Big Dave]

yeah hopefully will follow most of those concept/ideas
Still trying to decide if the cover page should have a racing pic or more of a riding pic.....i.e. appeal to the mass of riders who dont race, simply ride.
I'm leaning more to the 2nd approach...any good pics out there? Would need to be a4 size, and 300 dpi (if you have any idea what that means)....altho the mag is only Black & white so could be a little lower in quality.

Gwenda

Yeah - I have a rough idea what 300dpi means.
As long as it is not for resale - i don't mind if you lift some images from my site www.davidcohen.co.nz
or the download page at
www.amps.co.nz
also has some 1024px images that will convert OK to greyscale.
good luck with it.
David Cohen
Assoc. Art Director
Kiwi Rider Magazine.

[Rashika]

Yeah - I have a rough idea what 300dpi means.
As long as it is not for resale - i don't mind if you lift some images from my site www.davidcohen.co.nz
or the download page at
www.amps.co.nz
also has some 1024px images that will convert OK to greyscale.
good luck with it.
David Cohen
Assoc. Art Director
Kiwi Rider Magazine.


yup I'd guess you would know about the 300dpi :yes:
Some beaut pics there David, I'll let you know if I decide to use them...its nice just to be able to look and drool a little over what could be my next bike...damn I hate being bikeless :weep: ...but it'll all be worth it in the end

Gwenda