Music Magazine Questionnaire Data

Music Magazine Questionnaire

I have created a music magazine questionnaire to give to a range of people so I can figure out what the audience would like to see from a magazine. I have included ten questions which will help me gain more information, which I can use for my magazine. I will record the data once it is all collected.

What have I learnt from Analysing Magazines?

Front Covers

• The main image is very important for enticing readers in. It needs to dominate the front cover and also needs to look good with the information on the page. The main image needs to have a story behind it and link with the splash, it needs to represent something. The front cover needs to looks interesting.
• A masthead needs to be catchy and memorable, it also needs to be to the point and fit in with the magazine genre. It needs to be the biggest text on the page so that it sticks out on a page.
• The colour scheme is extremely important as it can dictate who your target audience will be. Also it helps the magazine stick out on a stand.
• If a magazine cover is simple, it can sometimes work better.
• Subsidiary images let the reader know what is going to be in the magazine, they can't take the focus away from the main image.
• There is always a barcode, issue date, price etc. on a front cover.
• Sell lines don't need to include a lot of information.
• A header bar and footer line aren't always needed.
• The use of a pug lets the reader know about a competition which entices them in. 

Contents Page

• A contents page needs to inform the reader of what will be on each page of the magazine.
• Using a structured manor with columns makes the page more attractive. Also they are usually on a double page spread.
• It just shows the key information that is needed, it's to the point.
• Images are used to make the page look more interesting, also they link with the articles. It brightens up a contents page so it's not just writing, it breaks it up.
• By using questions and alliteration it entices the reader in because it makes the language amusing.
• Many codes and conventions are used on a contents page.
• Editors letters let the reader know what they're in for, it introduces the reader to the editor and makes them seem friendly.
• The colour scheme needs to be in keeping with the front cover, but by looking at my research they use mainly red, black and white.
• Writing usually isn't very big and different fonts are used for each section.                                                     

Articles

• Most music magazine articles include a main image on one side of a double page spread. It needs to represent something and link with the story. 
• The articles are written in columns, so that they are in a structured, sophisticated manor.  It is easier for the reader to read. It also looks attractive.
• By using language devices, it makes the article a lot more interesting and inviting. Without them, it can seem quite boring. 
• Attention to detail has to be used.
• The colour scheme is usually red, white and black. 
• The text in the story is quite small compared to pull quotes.  

Article Analysis - Research

The Contents Page Analysis- Research

The Contents Page Analysis - Research

This contents page is taken from Q magazine. The function of a contents page is to inform readers what content is on each page. The readers can look at what articles they want to read. On this particular contents page it is giving the readers an offer of saving 37% per issue if they subscribe to the magazine. This is promoting the magazine and trying to get a wider audience. It uses special features on the contents page such as 'The Q Review' to show a glimpse of what the audience can expect.
The contents layout is in columns, it is in a formal and structured manner, this makes it easy to locate the information. There isn't a lot of information that goes in depth on the contents page, it just states the key points about each article that is being shown, it is to the point. There are some images to make the pages look more interesting, it brightens it up and it gives the reader imagination. They link to stories featured in the magazine, also, pictures attract the reader to the story because it looks attractive.
The language on the page gets the reader involved by asking them questions, it makes it thought provoking for the reader. By using questions and alliteration it entices the reader in because it makes the language amusing.
The colour scheme is white, red and black and this links with the front covers colour scheme. It is basic, yet effective as it is easy on the eye. On this contents page they have used several codes and conventions such as setting the writing out in columns, have a main image to link with a main story, featured articles, deals for subscriptions and many more.

Magazine Front Cover Analysis - Research