1. Masthead –
The Masthead of this issue of Billboard magazine is
different to its usual design of white with blocks of
bright colour within the letters however to continue the
house style of the magazine it is in a soft white colour
and in a smaller size emphasizing Katy Perry as the
cover model.
Main Image –
The main image on the cover of this magazine is of Katy
Perry. The image shows Katy walking through a Heaven
like meadow surrounded with flowers and butterflies
making it look beautifully picturesque. She has a very
natural looking in the photograph with her hair let down
and minimal makeup with a loose nude coloured dress.
All of the information above gives a sense of her music
genre being pop rock. The cover is also quite girly which
also gives a sense of her music as people often refer to it
as bubble gum pop because of its girly sweetness.
Model Credit The model credit on this cover is “Katy see’s the light”
The word Katy is written larger than the rest of the text
however her last name is not written as she is an
instantly recognisable star. The words “Sees the light”
are written smaller than her name the draws the
attention to Katy one again. The Model credit on a
whole complements the picture very well as it is set
outdoors and looks natural suggesting she has natural
talent. “Sees the light” can also suggest her troubles are
finished with.
Coverlines This magazine has no coverlines other than a small
description of Katy Perry’s latest achievements. This
once again emphasises how proud billboard magazine is
that Katy is on the cover.
Target audience –
The target audience of billboard magazine is
mainstream music fans, ages 16-25, both male
and female.
Colour –
The main colour used on the cover of this magazine is
white. This gives connotations of purity and new
beginnings which continues the idea of concurring
troubles. There are also some uses of warm yellow, pink
and orange colours on the flowers as well as the light
blue sky and high green grass.
Type face The typefaces used on the cover of this magazine all
vary in size however they are all in bold sans serif style
fonts and all typed in white. An unusual thing about this
cover is that the Model credit is typed larger than the
Masthead which once again emphasises that it is Katy
Perry on the cover.
Photography Lighting The lighting on this magazine is very high key. This
continues the connotations of purity and shows warmth
as in this case it may represent the sun which once again
represents nature and a new day.
Design principles used This magazine continues the use of the Guttenberg
design principle and the rule of thirds as all of the text is
away from Katy’s face and all of the important
information is within the primary optical area and the
strong fallow area.
House style The house style of this magazine is natural scenes and white. The creates a feel of purity and innocence. Unlike rock magazine covers that come
across very dull in the stereotypical colours like red, black and white. Even the lighting on the image suggests innocence as it is very high key. The
whole style of the magazine gives feelings of happiness and childhood.