The magazine cover features Katy Perry with a simple pastel pink background. Katy Perry's pose suggests she is holding back secrets while also portraying innocence. Her black hair and dress contrast with the flowers, emphasizing her secretive side. The masthead uses the magazine's signature look to showcase its brand identity. The feature headline about Katy Perry stands out in a large bold font to draw attention as the main topic of the issue. The target audience is likely teenagers interested in pop music and famous artists like Katy Perry.

1. Layout: The simplicity
of the layout has been
enhanced by the pastel
pink colour used for the
background. The simple
layout seems to be
done to create
emphasizes on the
famous individuals
appearance on the
front cover. The writing
is more to the left side
of the magazine and
become less towards
the right showing that
the continuation of the
writing is in the
magazine.
Main Image: The main image is of a famous individual, which is Katy
Perry, that is recognized worldwide and this may bring more
attention to the magazine. Katy Perry's pose is much held back as
her hands are pressed against her chest and mainly the side of her
face and body are showing, making the audience recognize the
restriction of the individual and this may infer that she is holding
back secrets from the world and this causes an interest for the
viewer. In addition her pose may portray innocence and purity and
this emphasized by the flowers and the pink background. However
her black hair and dress are contrasting as it can be inferring the
secretive and mysterious side of Katy Perry. The flowers may
symbolize being natural but her make up bring out the more covered
up version of her which again emphasis her secretive side. Her face
and body are facing the opposite direction of each other which may
be showing how she is torn between her heart and mind which is
significant as it infers to the viewer that she is an emotionally
sensitive person which many of the viewers could relate to. An
alternative perspective could be the reflection of everyone having
two sides to them this is shown through the many opposites on the
cover such as Katy Perry's outfit, pose and how she generally
presented in the cover, this may be interesting to the majority of the
audience causing them to want to read about the article.
Colour Scheme: The colour scheme consists of pastel colours of yellow and pink
which may be representing Katy Perry's bubbly personality. However the
magazine has also used the typical bold colours of black and white for the
writing, showing the mature and formal side of the magazine. This may be also
highlighting the idea of having two sides to a individuals personality. The pink
background makes the famous individual stand out as she is wearing darker
tones which can portray the other side to the personality. The masthead has its
typical colours that are always used which show the individuality of the
magazine. Many of the headlines are written in black whom also stand out from
the background and draws the viewers’ attention towards it.
Masthead: The masthead is Billboards signature look that is
used in all their magazines. Furthermore the famous
individuals picture is overlapping the logo of the magazine
inferring that it is a well-recognized magazine so section of
the logo being covered up weren't make the magazine less
popular. The colours on the logo are targeting both genders
and also the informality of the font shows it’s targeted for
teens more than adults. The name of the magazine is used
for an advertising sign and this tells the viewer that the
magazine mainly consists of a form of media.
Feature Headline: The
feature headline is 'Katy
Perry', the font is bigger
than the other writing on
the cover showing the
viewer the main focus of
the magazine and the font
type is different to the rest
of the writing which again is
giving the viewer an idea of
the main focus of the
magazine. The smaller
writing underneath the
feature headline is giving
the demographic an idea of
what the article will be
about by giving a small
insight of the contents of
the article.
Date: The date is underneath the
masthead showing the issue date of
the magazine. The date is in very small
font showing the irrelevance of the
issue date as the viewer may not be
interested in the issue date.
Header: The header is in the
same colours as the feature
headline showing that it’s also
an important feature in the
magazine that the majority of
the demographic will be
interested in.
Target Audience: With the colour
scheme used, it infers that the
magazine may be targeted towards
the female gender however the
famous individual is liked by both
genders, so the target audience may
be both genders that are teenagers
as they are the ones mainly
interested in music magazines and
famous individuals like Katy Perry.
Also in today's day and age the
colour pink or the use of flowers
aren't gender orientated as much as
before and could be liked by both
genders even though the
stereotypical idea that these certain
things are suited more towards the
female gender. The target audience
could also be people who are
interested in pop music as Katy
Perry is a pop music singer.
This section of writing is separate
from the rest of the writing and in a
different colour combination which is
yellow and white. The fact that it’s
separate from the rest of the writing
shows that this section may be
further down the magazine and also
the different combination of colours
may be that this section of writing
may be a different genre compared
to the rest of the magazine.