Questionnaire

This is my questionnaire for my music magazine. By doing a questionnaire and handing it out to my target audience I can clearly see how I should layout and style my magazine. I can also include content they would like to read. I've also asked about promotional offers and freebies because I want to know exactly how to attract the right person to my magazine. It's not about creating a magazine and then finding the audience, I'm trying to make it to suit their wants and needs in a music magazine. 

Music Magazine Audience Questionnaire

1.       What would you call a new music magazine aimed at people with an interest in pop/indie music?

2.       What colour scheme would you like to see throughout the magazine?

o Red, black, and white    o blue, grey, and white  o red, yellow and orange

3.       What style of article would you like to read? E.g. formal or informal

4.       Would you like the magazine to be glossy or non glossy?

5.       What type of articles attract your attention?

6.       Do you read the editorial? If not what would make you read it? 

7.       What types of image would you like to see in the magazine? E.g. full page, thumbnails etc

8.       What style or font would you prefer the mast head like to be? 

9.       How often would you like it to be produced?

10.   Would you like promotional offers and freebies to be featured? If yes please specify. 

11.   What sort of adverts would you like to see in the magazine?

12.   Would you like other aspects of the media such as the internet or television to be included in the magazines content?

13.   Can you give 3 key words you would expect to see on the cover of an indie/pop based music magazine?

14.   What style of article would you like to see? E.g. reviews, interviews or gossip.

Preliminary Task Final

 This is my final draft for my preliminary task, as you can see it fits the codes and conventions of a school magazine. 

• It has a blue colour scheme which matches the school uniform of navy blue.
• A catchy masthead about A*s which is all about achievement. 
• Several sell lines which are related to school and how students can get some tips for their homework.
• Some very smiley models who're holding up signs that spell out the schools initials Folkestone School for Girls. 
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But if I had the chance to do it again I would:

•  Include more sell lines because it does look a little empty.
• I would keep the models I've used but change the location because the light makes the image look different. 
• I would also edit the image to make it lighter or darker. 
• I would use a different font on my masthead and include a variety in my sell lines because magazines always have different fonts. 
• I might use more academic props such as books and I may add pictures to the front which could be viewed inside.

Here I've included some of my feedback from class members:

Peer Evaluation of College Magazine Front cover

Front Cover                                                       

• Does the front cover engage the reader’s interest immediately – if ‘yes’, why do you think this is. If ‘no’, write 3 suggestions to improve this quality?

(i) Yes, eye catching masthead

(ii) More than 1 person in main image

(iii)Interesting layout (stars, and “see more inside”)

• What do the sell lines reveal about the potential reader?

That they are keen to be successful (helpful homework hints) and may be interested in extra curricular activities (band practise)

• Who do you think this magazine is targeting and how can you tell?

Younger years due to homework hints and band practise

• What does the representation in the image and/or in the language tell us about the potential reader?

That they like fun as the models are smiling

• Offer one comment about the use of image. It can be either positive (although remember that your aim is to help the publisher improve) or constructive.

(i) Unique picture which interests the reader.

• Offer one comment about the use of language. It can be either positive (although remember that your aim is to help the publisher improve) or constructive.

(i) language is engaging, but there could be more of it.

By Adele Tyrer 

Peer Evaluation of College Magazine Front cover

Front Cover                                                                     

• Does the front cover engage the reader’s interest immediately – if ‘yes’, why do you think this is. If ‘no’, write 3 suggestions to improve this quality?

(i)The bright blue colour of the heading stands out and is eye-catching

(ii) The image is quite bright so also sticks out

(iii) A really clear layout so is easy to read

• What do the sell lines reveal about the potential reader?

They are quite musical but also get some work done. Also that they are quite musical.

• Who do you think this magazine is targeting and how can you tell?

I think the magazine is targeting around KS3 and above as the image is of sixth formers and the magazine is giving help with homework.

• What does the representation in the image and/or in the language tell us about the potential reader?

The image shows that the potential reader is happy that they enjoy going to school. The language tells us that they like a bit of gossip and like music.

• Offer one comment about the use of image. It can be either positive (although remember that your aim is to help the publisher improve) or constructive.

(i)                The image looks a bit stretched

• Offer one comment about the use of language. It can be either positive (although remember that your aim is to help the publisher improve) or constructive.

(i)      More language used on the front cover

By Hannah Milton