The idea behind our film magazine front cover was set in our minds from early on after researching existing products. "Total Film" and "Empire" are the main film magazines sold in stores, and both follow a very similar set of conventions and guidelines in regards to layout and style that have proved to be very successful, so we decided to take inspiration from them. Upon research, however, we also discovered that not many horror films are given the front cover of a film magazine, so in order to adhere to codes and conventions and still complete the task given, we decided that in order to create a realistic magazine front cover featuring a horror movie, we would have to create a special edition issue for Halloween that would be dedicated to horror films. Upon that decision, the design laid itself out with the stereotypical pumpkin for Halloween and the classic cartoon 'sludge' font for our banner; "Halloween Special".
Mock-up for magazine front cover:
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