I wanted this magazine to be based around my preliminary magazine we did in january. The magazine didnt have to be based on music, however i thought that this would aid me as i knew i had my real magazine to create. I decided on keeping the name 'VIBE' as it was eyecatching and simple but enough for the reader to remember the name. The layout has changed slighty as it was a winter issue and specifically aimed at West Hatch students, however i have interpreted some elements from my contents page, for example, the editors collumn, as i thought this gives it a personal touch and the reader can see the "human" side and the person behind the magazine. I also kept the contents subheadings and left them in the bold black text box as it carries my theme of edginess and eyecatching from the front cover through well.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Result of the questionnaire
The results of my questionnaire helped me decide on my layout of my magazine and content.
I gave the questionnaire to 25 girls and 25 boys from the ages of 12 - 30 years, and the age group i have identified that is more likely to read my magazine would be 17 - 21 years, this helps me as i now know who to mainly focus on but without losing the ineterest of the other age groups. I'm going to do this by using artists that appeal to a wide age group and gender.
I believe that there are music magazines that appeal to my target group such as NME,Q, Rolling Stones, Kerrang. However these magazines come across rather daunting and overwhelm the reader with music knowledge, i personally didnt read music magazines until i started my reasearch as i thought you had to be really involved in music and the technology side, i found this off putting.
This isn't the case for some music magazines and i want mine to appeal to whoever just is interested in music and likes listening to it.
I have decided that the music magazine i am creating doesn't have to appeal my original brief of the genre indie-rock as i want the style of the magazine to be this but not necessarily be based around this type of music. I have wrote about Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole and other artists that don't fall under the catergory of indie-rock. This decision will hopefully benefit me as my magazine doesn't focus on a certain group or genre, but is based around an edgy style.
Questionnaire
To get a better understanding of my magazine I have created a questionnaire. This will help me build on my ideas for the layout, content and age group I am aiming it will also help me find out what the audience like and dislike.
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