Taylor Swift is a pop artist who originally started as a country and western singer, as shown by her acoustic guitar and boots which represent her country roots. However, she has brought elements of pop into her image as well, seen in her curled hair, makeup, and dress that are not typical of country but show her independence and strength. The document discusses using Taylor Swift's theme of blending country and pop conventions for a magazine cover.

1. Taylor Swift

3. This is Taylor Swift, she is now a pop artist,
but originally she started out as a country
and western singer. I chose this image
because it shows how she has kept the
country theme but also brought in the pop
image as well.
This image to the left shows a pop image
because she has her hair curled and has her
make up all done up.

4. This is an acoustic guitar, which could be
an indexical sign because they are highly
associated with country and western
music. This shows that she is bringing her
country theme out.

5. This a dress which is not usually associated with
country. It is more of a pop/model style of clothing.
It uses the colour orange which shows wisdom, this
tells us that she is very strong and independent.

6. These are boots which represent the theme of
country because they are footwear that
cowgirls use who are also country themed.

7. Overall I like the theme of Taylor Swift because she uses a more modern style of
country and western. I will use her theme when doing my front cover of my
magazine. I love how she breaks conventions and it works.