Cover + TOC (WIP)

Cover (Work In Progress)

Getting the creative ideas flowing usually is a hard task but for some reason, what I wanted my cover to resemble came easy to me. I knew from the start that I wanted a creation from Universal's Halloween Horror Nights to be on the cover. From experience, I knew they would be bringing the tradition of at least a pair of stilt-walking characters to their production. Those are the most intimidating to me, and also the most fascinating so I knew I wanted them on my cover. The idea for the masthead popped into my head right as I thought of the name for the magazine. Having the last "e" fly off like a roller coaster really makes the title come together, I think.

I wanted to push into the codes and conventions of other travel magazines and made sure my main image was barely obscured by any text, so I am attempting to keep the anchorages that I have on my cover minimal--only about 2 or 3. The idea for the plus sign came from another magazine I saw. The element of symbols seemed to catch my attention and make me want to read more so I wanted to add that to my constructing design. The fonts that I noted were not specific in name but specific in type. I want sans-serif, modern fonts for subheadings and anchorages but the cover line should be in a chiller, Halloween-themed font. The masthead will be in italics with block letters; I might add spaces between each letter.


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Table Of Contents (TOC) (Work In Progress)

The table of contents, on the other hand, took some thought. While I did end up planning all the titles I wanted on the TOC, it proved challenging to find a design I wanted. I looked to WDW magazine for inspiration. I plan to utilize their modern, geometric layout. It is cute yet sophisticated. It and the array of articles I chose reflect that my audience is not only touring adults but children as well. 

I want every page I make to relay that this is a Halloween edition, and the table of contents is no exception. I will be using only my own spooky images against a black background with the font colors being bright/blood red or white. The "More Scares..." section will not have pictures. It, in a way, cuts the geometric design from the bulk of the TOC. 

I made sure to show through my TOC that there are at least 98 pages in my magazine, which is common among travel magazines. The logo that I placed at the bottom was of my own design. I wanted the two first letters of my title, K and F, to connect together with what is meant to be roller coaster tracks. 

The table of contents was a design that I made with the possibly of scrapping or changing, whether it be only the titles or the whole layout. 



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