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.

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.

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.