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Questionnaire Results

With the outcome of my results for my questionnaire they will make an impact on my final decisions for my magazine. With the final product design will be decided by these results, which will determine my audeince preferences.

1. How old are you? (total votes 7)

10-15 0 (0%)
16-25 5 (71%)
26-35 2 (28%)
36 or older 0 (0%)

With the results of this question, it seems to show that my genre of my music magazine is for the younger generation as to the older generation. This age range is what i will aim my target audeicne at. My magazine will include musical influences which the younger generation can relate to. With the design, it will have to be bold with colours that stand out, the magazine should also include latest gossip and events in which the audience appeal to.


2. What genre of music do you like? (total votes 7)

R n B 2 (28%)
Rock 2 (28%)
Indie 4 (57%)
Pop 2(58%)

Having looked at the results, its quite equal throuhg most of them, but the one that seems to be most popluar is the indie genre. These genres play a big part on the styles, the colours and designs of the magazine. By using this genre (indie) I can also relate abck to the rock genre as they are linked together tin some ways.


3. What draws your attention to the magazine itself? (total votes 7)

Colours 5 (71%)
Main picture 3 (42%)
Bold text 3 (42%)
Competitions 2 (28%)

With this information it makes it a lot clearer in what the audience actually look straight to when buying a magazine.  It shows me that by having bold bright colours it will attract the audience well, also by having lots of bold text it will emphasize what the magazine is trying to say.  As these things will be recognizable on the front cover, i will; use the same colour scheme throughout the task.

4. What point of view shot would you prefer on the front cover? (total votes 6)

Mid shot 5 (83%)

Close up 1 (16%)

Birds eye view 1 (16%)

High angle 3 (50%)

Low angle 0 (0%)

By looking at the results it shows that what would appeal to the audience is having a mid-shot on the front cover of the magazine.  Having these results in front of me it helps me when i take my pictures so i know i can focus on getting those type of photos, so it suits the style for the target audience of which they like.

5.  How much would you spend on a magazine? (total votes 7)

£0-£1 1 (14%)

£1-£1.50 2 (28%)

£1.50-£2.00 1 (14%)

£2.00 and higher 3 (42%)

The price of the magazine relies on how much income the audience receives.  As the target audience is aimed at a younger generation they are expected to have a lower income.  So you don't want to overprice the magazine where the audience can't actually afford it.  The analysis shows that majority of the audience would spend £2.00 or higher on magazines.  So in reason to this i would price my magazine at £2.50 that it is within a comfortable price range.

6. What would you exactly want to know when reading a music magazine? (total votes 7)

About the artists as a person 5 (71%)

Gossip 6 (85%)

Reviews on artists and their music 3 (42%)

Dates of concerts, gigs and tours 6 (85%)

With this information i can see that what the audience would most like to see in the magazine.  For these results i was specifically able to see that the audience are attracted to having gossip and having specific information about the artists as a person also with the dates of any concerts, gigs and tours.  This is understandable as when you read a magazine, you want to carry on finding out different and more material about things going on.

7. What title for my magazine do you prefer? (total votes 7)

Tune 1 (14%)

Rhythm 0 (0%)

Flare 2 (28%)

Rocked 0 (0%)

Pulse 4 (57%)

The results of this specific asked question shows that the most popular magazine title is 'Pulse' which had got the most votes.  This was my favorite choice as it is a cool and strikes as being a memorable title.  The named title does just not link to music but also to the heart beat, which comes as a factor of rock/indie music as its fast and up beat and gives that feeling towards the specific genre as well.

8. How often do you buy magazines? (total votes 7)

Every day 0 (0%)

Once a week 3 (42%)

Every fortnight 2 (28%)

Every month 2 (28%)

By looking at these results, they show that the audience are more than likely to buy a magazine once a week.  With the results i feel that if it was released weekly it would become repetitive and wouldn't be enough to fill it on an weekly basis.  Also it would be limited on the amount of time spent in actually creating the weekly issue.  I have therefore decided to create a magazine which will be released monthly, so the audience will feel they are receiving good news each month and are not tedious of what may have been part of a weekly magazine.

9. Which of these colour schemes would fit best for my magazine? (total votes 7)

Green/Luminous yellow/ Black 1 (14%)

Red/Blue/White 6 (85%)

Luminous yellow/Blue/Pink 2 (28%)

Luminous green/Blue/White 0 (0%)

For the colour schemes I wanted to choose colour groups with what matched the genre of music.  I came up with colours that i had earlier thought about doing on an Rock magazine.  But the results show that the colours they prefer to see are Red/blue/black.  This is the group that i had intended to do, i feel that it matches ,my genre of rock music well and it also links to the united kingdom flag colours.  So it shows it has a meaning to the music as well with it being british.  I wanted it to be powerful colours and for a meaning behind them and a positive feel about them.

Colours

Green/ Luminous yellow/ Black
Red/ Blue/ White / Purple/ Black
Luminous yellow/ Blue/ Pink
Luminous green/ Blue/ White

I like all of these colour categories for my magazine. They all have different moods to them, however the colour categorie that i think would suit my magazine best would be red,blue,white, purple and black, these are quite the rocky colours i was looking for and they suit it well. they can easily be associated with the rock genre it also it has the british element in it with the colours of red, blue, and white.