Magazine cover

Wiz Khalifa

This is a magazine for the artist Wiz Khalifa’s album Rolling Papers. From looking at the magazine cover the main image is the picture of Wiz Khalifa. This can be very effective if the artist is very popular and recognized easily by the public. This is because the public will see the magazine much easier because of Wiz Khalifa’s photo stand out more effectively than if it was just writing in big words. This will attract a much more readers making more people aware of his new songs and album. The red writing with the white background makes the writing stand out. Also with Wiz Khalifa’s hair in the way of the heading, it will persuade readers to open the magazine and read about it. By just looking at the magazine you notice the face of the artist immediately which suggest the target audience is teenagers and young adults, hence the immature facial expression. The brown jackets fit into the whole picture as the artist front hair is also brown. ‘Hip-hop rookie of the year’ title gives readers who don’t know who Wiz Khalifa is an idea he is famous and talented making them want to read the magazine.

Katy Perry

Katy Perry is on the front cover of the well known Blender magazine. Because Katy Perry is famous and is popular among music fans, this easily to attracts readers into buying this magazine. I think the target audience is mainly music fans but also as primary audience men. This is because of the outfit worn by Katy Perry. This is very clever because it is clear most fans of Katy Perry are females and so a large percent of the sales of the magazines would be by females. However by having an attractive and seducing photo as such, drags male attention to the magazine cover increasing the number of men buying the magazine and so increasing the awareness of the artist song. The pink writing reiterates the female touch to the magazine and makes the magazine cover look attractive. The font is a good size making it easy for readers to read and the white background make the album cover look professional.