Magazine Cover Plans

Magazine Cover Draft

Above is a plan for what I roughly wanted my magazine cover to look like. I created the final product in Adobe Photoshop CS6, however having this initial draft made it much easier for me to figure out what kind of thing I was aiming for, saving a lot of time.

The masthead 'PREVIEW' is an original title outlining the magazine brand. To the left of the page are cover lines which would be expected on any magazine, but also the tagline which reads "EXCLUSIVE NEW SCOOPS ON THE HOTTEST NEW FILMS!" There is also a sticker located on the left side of the page, outlining briefly some of the magazine contents - a free poster for, and an article on "THE HOTTEST HORROR": "VIOLET". More contents are revealed below this, reiterating that there is an article on "VIOLET", but this time also outlining that there are cast interviews as well. Along the top of the magazine is text revealing that the magazine will also contain a list of "THE TOP 50 SCARIEST HORRORS". A sketch depicting the main photograph [which would be to show a star of one of the films reviewed within the magazine] is placed on the right side of the cover, taking up about a third of the entire page. Along the bottom of the magazine is what I intended to be similar to a film strip, with stills from other horrors placed within it in order to show some more of the magazine's contents without giving too much away at first glance. The barcode is placed in the bottom left corner to as not to detract from the magazine's overall aesthetics, or to draw the viewer's eyes away from anything else on the cover they may be attracted to.

Although on the sketch I forgot to add a date, price and website, these details would most likely be located below or beside the masthead.