Katy Perry is renown for being promiscuous and flaunting her sexuality, therefore it would only be fitting if her debut album cover for “One of the Boys” represented that.
The cover features a long shot of Katy lying on a sun lounger, they have chosen this shot for specific reasons. Firstly the barely dressed Katy appeals to the male audience as it shows her wearing an ensemble similar to one of those from the fifties era. Furthermore her promiscuity is enhanced by her facial expression, her mannerisms and body position. Her left arm props up her body while she bites a pair of spectacles suggestively with her right hand.
Katy does not dominate the frame and I think this is a very important aspect of the album cover. Many props and ornaments accompany her; one of the most significant and powerful images is the white-picket, which is connoted with the ‘American Dream’ of growing up in a small suburb, having children and growing old. However she seems to be mocking this ideology because her explicitly contradicts the ‘perfect’ lifestyle.
Lastly the font and colour of the writing on the album is essential to add to the artist’s promotion. Katy Perry’s name is in pink bubble writing, which is representative of a young schoolgirls diary or book. I think that this connection with the younger audience adds to her playfulness and youth. The placement of her name is just as important as the font or colour, it is placed high in the blue sky above the reclining Katy
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