Flat Plans for Magazine Cover

The layout for my magazine cover is one that is pretty standard it is something that you would normally see on a daily basis, this is the vibe i wanted to put across with my work as it varies differently for what i want to do with my poster. The professional approach of this piece of work is what will make it stand out especially when you put my work together and look at them all together.

Masthead- the masthead is basically as simple as it comes in terms of placement, like Empire magazine the masthead goes from left to right and its width goes from one side to the other making it one of the focal points of the cover. The masthead is usually the main reason as to why people buy a certain magazine as it gives it an identity and the location of the masthead is following those codes and conventions as moving it to another location would be stupid.

Main Image- The main image is the main attraction for a magazine as the image will most likely be the main reason someone buys your magazine. I chose to keep up my professional approach by putting the main image right in the middle as it is usually the first thing people see when they look at a magazine, the main image will be quite big and will take up the most space on the cover which will be fully edited to make it look very professional and clear.

Main Sell Line- The main sell line will be featured pretty much in the centre of the magazine just below the main image as it is the only form of sell line to once again stress the fact that this is a professional style magazine.

Barcode- The barcode is located in the bottom right as it isn't really the main point of the magazine and is really only there for the store who sell the magazine to scan them. I will make the barcode the smallest part of the cover to highlight some of the better parts of the cover.

Essential Info- The essential info will be used in a very unexpected place, i got the idea for this from a specific Empire magazine cover where the essential info was placed in the space between the two parts of the letter M and seeing as my magazines name is TMOVIES i felt like it was only necessary to place the essential info in a place where you wouldn't expect. The location also tucks it away not so much as to where you cant see it but so much so that the main image and the main sell line are the main attraction.