Magazine Inspiration

Hello!

I have been doing some research into pop/chart magazines and found Billboard magazine, it is based on pop and chart music. I have chosen some examples of the magazine covers and a non music related magazine, I am going to explain my thoughts below them. 

Katy Perry for Billboard Magazine 

I like this front cover a lot, the pale pink background and the lightness of her skin contrast against her dark hair and eyes. The image is direct meaning that the singer is looking at the camera thus making you feel she is looking straight at you. The singers eye and lip makeup is also bold which attracts the reader to her face, enabling them to recognise the singer. Her hair also looks very slick and neat conveying the sophisticated side of the genre, not the 'cheesy pop' look. The main image is also paced in front of the masthead denoting that Billboard is already a well known magazine therefore readers know automatically what the magazine is even by only seeing a few words. I like the fact that the cover of the magazine isn't cluttered with secondary images or numerous cover lines, it sticks with the one main cover line. I feel the lettering goes well with the main image as the singer is wearing blue eye makeup and some words on the cover are written in the same shade, liking the cover together. Although I mentioned I liked the fact that the magazine cover wasn't clutter I still feel that it was still slightly sparse and had quite a few blank spaces meaning that by looking at the front cover you don't find out much about what is held inside.

Beyonce for Billboard Magazine

This image is the cover of Billboard magazine again. The feel and look of this is a lot different to the previous cover, the image is of the singer 'Beyonce' and it is a close cropped image of her face, with her 'wild' hair filling the background. Beyonce is known to be 'fierce' and this is portrayed well in the image, she is looking directly at the image with her eyes slightly squinted and she is biting a piece of jewellery. Her make up is natural looking with brown toned eye makeup which pairs well with the brown eyes, hair and caramel skin adding to the 'wild' and 'fierce' effect, reflecting her personality well. The text on this cover is shown in white therefore it stands out against the darker image. Again, the cover isn't cluttered with cover lines or secondary images but the cover doesn't look bare due to there being no background as it is all her hair and the different tones in it prevent it from looking bland.

JLO for Glamour Magazine

This front cover has quite few cover lines covering the blank spaces, the price os clearly shown in a bright yellow circle. The masthead of this magazine is also covered by the models image, this again is because the magazine is well established and by seeing only a few letters they are able to recognise what magazine it is. The main image is of the singer Jennifer Lopez and shows her from hear head to just below her waist showing her body shape and clothing. Jennifer is looking straight down the camera and is smiling, this makes the magazine look inviting because she looks happy. Overall I think this is a good image because you can see more of the model than only the face. The colour of the text flows well throughout the front cover showing pink, black and the odd navy word.