Preliminary Layout

 

Masthead: Historia Obscura 

Main Image: Cover image depends on the feature article, a logo will be made which will go in the topic corner of the cover

Selling Line: Not Another WWII Magazine

Typography/Font: Century Font

Feature article title/content/images- divided into regular sections: introduction, what we are looking at, body text, what it means for us. Title- When The Apocalypse Came, the Times Civilization Met Climate Change  

Content page styling/ article title ideas: Idiots of History, Daily Life in History, Not So Modern, What They Ate

Idiots of History- a profile of a particularly idiotic figure in history. Potential Ideas- Alexios Angelos, etc.

Daily Life in History- a profile on an aspect of daily historical life. Potential Ideas- hygiene, common citizens clothing, food, etc.

Lost to time- a profile of an event, state, or culture largely unknown. Potential Ideas- Mitanni Empire, Khitan Empire, Role of Greeks in spread of Buddhism

That Happened?!- a profile of a crazy event or a crazy figure in history. Potential Ideas- Paraguay Wars, Akhenaten.

Editor’s Choice- any historical topic added as a special. Potential Ideas- Using fiction to visit the past, historical perceptions of others.

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