Foundation portfolio research and analysis

1. Preliminary task
Research & Analysis

2. Research, Analysis & Target
Audience
As part of my research and analysis I have handed out 10 questionnaires which
have asked 7 different questions which will allow me to make critical decisions
when producing my magazine cover. Also the questionnaires I have handed out will
give me an insight into what the youngsters of today would want in a college
magazine, and different ways in which I could meet their needs. Because I am
aiming to provide the magazine for young people I would want to include what they
would want in a college magazine. Due to the magazine cover I am making being
targeted at A’ level students, I would expect them to reply to the questionnaire with
appropriate answers which will determine what I will include in my magazine cover
for a school magazine.
The target audience for my magazine cover are students who attend sixth form from
the ages of 16 to 18. As it is for students of this age, I should make sure that I
present my cover in an appropriate way. Pictures which relate to sixth form should
be included in the front cover which would make sure that the magazine cover is
effective for its purpose. The questionnaire I have handed out will help me to make
the correct decisions when producing my magazine cover.

3. This is the questionnaire
which I handed out to 10
people which consists of 7
questions as you can see.
From my results, the
majority of students
questioned were male with
only one female; 6 people
were aged 16 and 4, 17.
40% of them actually said
yes to buying magazines,
50% said they would pay
85p -£1, 40% said £1-£150,
and only 10% said they
would pay £1.50+. Most
topics that were mentioned
as being popular contents
were sports and information
about school. The popular
colours commented upon
were blue, and the school
colours which are white
blue yellow etc. For the last
question, 70% of the people
said yes to buying a
magazine and 30% no.

4. Research & Analysis
What topics would you want in How much would you pay for a
a school magazine? school magazine?
Do you buy magazines? Would you consider buying a
school magazine?

5. An example of a school magazine from http://www.fearns.lancs.sch.uk/getfile.php?src=919/newsletter_summer10.pdf
From looking at other The colours mainly
magazine covers I match the school logo
can take what's good which is ideal for a
about it and make school magazine, it
that even better on sticks to its real colours
my cover rather than journeying
elsewhere finding
The image in the different ones.
middle is clear for
people to see what The thing which makes
the main topic within a magazine cover a hit
the magazine could is the picture on the
be about. front cover. It is
Ways to make my important that I select
magazine cover up to this an ideal picture for the
standard or even better topic.
would be, to make sure I
have the essentials, issue, All the basic things
date, name etc. I would have been included in
also need to have colours this cover which are
which match the school needed. What issue it
colours for it to be classed is, what's actually in the
as a ‘school’ magazine. article, and really the
essentials to a
The cover has a magazine cover.
strap line right under
the title.
A brief and snappy
Her facial piece of wording which
expressions are supports the genre of
looking as if she is the magazine cover.
enjoying school life.