Question five!

Question five!By gabbie atwal

Question 1) Magazine front coverFrom this research I have found out that the most thing that stands out to the target audience is the main image. The reason for this is because of direct mode of address, the felt as if the artist on the front cover was interacting with them, and made them feel more involved with the magazine. This engaged them to look at the magazine. However two people said that the masthead head was the first thing that stood out for them because it was big and bold. For this I have concluded that the main image is very important as it is one of the first things that the audience look at, also as no body ticked cover lines, straplines , skylines and puffs this clearly implies they need to be more interesting and need to stand out more!

Question 1) Contents page:When asking my target audience this question they said that the images stood out the most on the contents page in particularly the image of the boy band. This shows that I just included more male pictures in the magazine. On the other hand two people said that the colour scheme was the thing that stood out for them the most. Which engaged them in to reading the magazine.

Question 1) Double page spread:From this you can clearly see that, the audience thought that the article was the most important thing that stood out on their as they found it interesting and it was a chance for them to find out some gossip about the artists, which is what my audience are interest in. However, twenty percent of the people who I asked said the main image on the double page spread stood out the most to them as they was interest in to what they was wearing as it took up a whole page.

Question 2)The majority of people who I asked tend to buy magazines on a weekly basis. Ten percent brought one everyday, twenty percent brought one every year and the other thirty brought one every month. This shows that a lot of people read the magazines online, rather than going out to buy them. However more people brought them rather than read them online. This could be because they wanted the poster in side the magazine.

Question 3) magazine front coverEveryone I asked said that my magazine was suitable for my target audience because, it met all their needs and met all the codes and conventions of a typical pop magazine. They was also very impressed with the colour scheme. The said that my magazine front cover looked very professional and sophisticated, which appealed and attract them in to reading the magazine.

Question 3) contents page:Everyone I asked said that my magazine was suitable for my target audience because, it met all their needs and met all the codes and conventions of a typical pop magazine. They was also very impressed with the colour scheme. The said that my contents page looked very professional and sophisticated which appealed to them.

Question 3) double page spread:Everyone I asked said that my magazine was suitable for my target audience because, it met all their needs and met all the codes and conventions of a typical pop magazine. They was also very impressed with the colour scheme. The said that my magazine double page spread looked very professional and sophisticated, which appealed and attract them in to reading the magazine.

Question 4) magazine front cover:They all said yes, the reason for this is because they liked the pinks and purples used as they thought the two colours contrasted well together. They was also very stereotypical and was used too catch the target audiences eye. Each colour connoted something, for example pink connoted femininity, love and passion.

Question 4) contents page:As the colour of the contents page was mainly pinks and purples and baby blues. The audience really liked it as they said it suited the audience and would appeal to them, it made the page stand out more. They liked the fact the text was coloured to as it made it more fun and exciting too read.

Question 4) double page spread:Eight people liked my colour scheme because they said it was very eye catching and professional. However two people didnt like the colour scheme of the double page spread because they said they wasnt enough pinks on there and it didnt appeal to them as much because of this reason. They said it looked as if it was aimed for a older target audience rather than 12-16 year olds. So if I was to do it again I would take that information in to consideration.

Question 5)The audience believe that the price is affordable. Especially for working class people as this is the social class my magazine is mainly aimed at. They said it contained a lot of information and gossip for the price it was. This is what encouraged them to buy the magazine. They also said this price was fair, due to the target audience as most of them probably dont work.

Question 6) Magazine front cover:The target audience said if there was anything to change on my front cover it would be to include more images so that it appeals to the target audience and for the magazine to stand out more. They also said they would prefer it if it had less text on it.

Question 6) contents page:Fifty percent of the target audience who I asked said they should be more images included, and there should be less text.

Question 6) double page spread:The majority of people who I asked said that I should have included more images on my double page spread, as it would attract and address the target audience in. However one person said that I should change the article to make it more interesting.

Question 7) magazine front cover:Most people from my target audience said that their favourite feature on the magazine front cover was the main image as it sued direct mode of address, which made the audience feel more involved with the magazine as it looked as if the Artist was looking at them! However, one person said their favourite feature was the masthead and another said it was the cover lines used as it catches their attention first.

Question 7) contents page:When asking what there favourite feature was on the contents page they replied saying it was the boy band as it attracted them in to reading the page further as they wanted to find out more about the band. Therefore this shows that my audience are very intrigued by males being on my contents page and I will take this in to consideration for next time. However two of the people who I asked believed it was the colour scheme which was their favourite feature as it stood out immediately and excited them.

Question 7) double page spreadThe target audience said that their favourite thing on the double page spread was the image of the girl band harmony. The reason they said this was because they got a full view of them and they was interest in what they was wearing and gave them tips on what to wear themselves. They said it was the first thing they wanted to look at on the double page spread and they wanted to see more pictures like this. On the other hand two people who I asked said that their favourite feature on the double page spread was the article as it was interesting to read and they got to find out a lot about the girl band ( Harmony) and why the spilt up.

Question 8) magazine front cover:The majority of people who I asked said that my magazine looked like a pop magazine however, some people said it looked like a RNB magazine. Therefor I would need to make certain changes and in order to change their opinion, I asked them why they thought it looked RNB and they said because of the main image used. So if I was to do this again I would change the image to make it more pop like.

Question 8) contents page:Ninety percent of the target audience who I asked said that it looked as if it was pop. They said the reason for this was because of the colours and images used. However, ten percent said it looked RNB due to the fact there was not that many pictures on their and a normal pop contents page would have more pictures.

Question 8) double page spread:The target audience said that the double page spread looked pop because of the main image on their, as it was of a stereotypical pop band which would automatically appeal to girls. However they believed hat the double page spread lacked famine colours which gave the impression that it was a RNB magazine so if I was to do this again I would make sure that my double page spread included a lot more girly colours to satisfy and met the target audiences expectations the target audience.

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