Magazine Name- Found at the top of the magazine and in the background of the main image. Shows that they had enough faith in the image of Katy Perry to sell magazines. The date is found underneath the brand. When creating my magazine I will place my magazine title at the top of the page.
Colour- Generally focuses on pink, black and a little bit of white and yellow. The pink background matches the image of Katy Perry as it's a very female colour and Katy Perry represents the perfect female. Furthermore she has pink flowers in her hair which match the background. In addition the black and pink work in contrast with each other to enable from them to both stand out. When creating my magazine I will enable I get a certain colour scheme and allow myself no more than 4 dominant colours on my front cover.
Main Image- Takes up around 40% of the magazine it's a medium long shot as you can see a lot of her but still not the end of her feet. It uses the rule of thirds within this photo as she is slightly on the right which suggests that she is the main focus of the magazine and that everything on the front cover is based around her. The main image is also in the foreground of the title of the magazine which suggest the important of Katy Perry to the reader and to enhance her popularity When creating my front cover I will enable there is one main image as the centre of focus using the rule of thirds.
Hair/Make-up/Costume- Key importance when it comes to creating a front cover for this specific audience. Due to the target audience being young adults around the age of 16-25 appearance is a very important thing as the target audience will not only like the artists music but possibly aspire to look like them. In this image Katy Perry is wearing a floral dress and then flowers around her body. The ideology behind the flowers could suggest how pure and perfect she is and furthermore match with the background. It means that all the girls want to be as fragile and delicate as her and the boys are attracted to her. Her hair and make up are perfect, this is to show the "perfect image" to their target audience. She appears feminine and untouchable. When making my magazine I will take into account these things and enable more audience can relate and aspire to be like my picture.
Positioning/Facial Expression- These two features are key when selling your magazine. Firstly, is positioning Katy Perry has her hands across her chest this could suggest how innocent and pure she is. It creates the ideology that she perfect, loving and should be cherished. Her facial expression adds to this as she is directly addressing the audience. This could be to entice the reader and make it feel more personal towards the audience. It creates an informal tone between the reader and Katy Perry. Due to this, I will make sure I create a friendly relationship between the reader and the brand as it appeals more to my target audience.
Language- The language used within this front cover convey the target audience Billboard are trying to attract, They use "pop" Katy Perry" "Taylor Swift" "Facebook""iTunes" all these words suggest a younger target audience as they are the ones who listen to Taylor Swift and use Facebook and are into downloading music via iTunes The language used matches the specific target audience. When creating my magazine I shall ensure that the language I use on my front cover appeals to my target audience.
Font- Billboard have kept to very basic easy read fonts as it allows the audience to clearly understand the information. The information about the articles is in capital letters as the presentation of the magazine looks better and its allows the audience to read it better. The only text that fully stands out within this front cover is the words "Katy Perry" this is to highlight the important of her and to show she is the main feature of the entire magazine. Her name is nearly as big as the magazines name which suggests her feature is taking over the brand as they have enough trust in the words "Katy Perry" to sell the magazine. Therefore, when creating my magazine I will stick to plain simple fonts however certain things will stand out to the audience in order to grab there attention.
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