Question 5
- 1. Questionnaire Results 5. How did you attract/address your audience?
- 2. I gave my second questionnaire to the same people who answered my first questionnaire so that I could see if the final product would appeal to them. When recording the results I decided to combine both genders results as the product appeals to both genders and so therefore it doesn’t make a difference whether the results were from males or females. I have asked the audience what could make the magazine better, and so therefore focusing on aspect of the magazine that weren’t so good, so that I could get a better understanding of features that could be improved. By asking range of open and closed questions I can fully understand which aspects worked well, and find out whether the target audience would actually purchase it and why they would/ wouldn’t.
- 3. 1. Do you think my music magazine represents the genre of pop punk? Yes No My results show that the majority think that my final product represents the pop punk genre well and that overall it was successful in fulfilling it’s purpose of appealing to those who listen to pop punk music.
- 4. 2. Do the bands featured relate to this genre? Yes No Alike question one, the results show that a majority of the target audience for this question also said that the bands featured link well with the genre of music. This is because I tried to make the featured artistes as close to famous pop punk musicians as possible so that it would be as professional as possible.
- 5. 3. What is your favourite feature of the magazine? Answers given included: • Colour scheme • Main article • Photographs • Masthead with guitar image • Different fonts used on front page Therefore, this shows that these features appealed to my target audience and so were successful when designing my page. Also, the most common feature was the main article, and so I think this worked well as it appealed to a lot of my target audience and was an important feature of my magazine.
- 6. 4. What do you think I could do differently next time? Answers given included: • A larger range of images used • Double page spread could use more pictures • Some features placed tidier • Different ethnical groups of people included as artistes If I were to improve my magazine I would definitely make sure that I included more artistes in different positions such as further away from the camera, so that it is more interesting to look at. I would also place some features much more professionally as I think that there are some areas of the magazine, e.g. the magazine name on the double page spread, which looks untidy and out of place, and so next time I will arrange it differently.
- 7. 5. What features of the magazine are clear and interesting? Answers given included: • Images are well presented and are taken in different settings. • Pages look like there is a lot going on. • The layout of the magazine is slightly tilted and so makes the magazine unique. • The masthead includes an image of a guitar. By asking this question I have therefore found out which features of the magazine worked well and so next time if I make something similar I can use similar features that I knew worked well this time. I have also found out that these particular features attracted the target audience and so I was successful overall in doing this.
- 8. 6. Do you think this would appeal to people who are in the target audience and do you think it would sell? Why? Yes No A higher majority of people said yes and so shows that I was successful in creating a product which would appeal to the target audience and would be sold in shops next to other music magazines.
- 9. 6. Do you think this would appeal to people who are in the target audience and do you think it would sell? Why? Yes, reasons included: • Eye catching • Artistes appeal to those who listen to genre • Many features being shown on front cover • Competitions and free gifts being available No, reasons included: • Not enough images on the front page • Only one type of ethical group being represented Although a majority said that my magazine would appeal to the target audience and that it would be bought in shops, some said that it wouldn’t and the reasons given were mainly focused on the pictures used. If I were to produce my magazine again I would definitely include more ethical groups into my images and make sure they were represented more, so that it would appeal to a larger target audience.