Questionnaire results

1. Results for Questionnaire

2. 2. Gender?
• 2 Male
• 18 Females
0
5
10
15
20
Gender
Male
Female
I asked both males and females in my questionnaire in order to get
a variety of opinions as both genders will have different views.

3. 3. How old are you?
• 2 age 22+
• 3 aged 17-21
• 15 aged 14-16
0
4
8
12
16
Age
22+
17-21
14-16
I asked people from young and old in order to get opinions from
different generations and to see how their opinions differ.

4. 4. What type/genre of music do you like
to listen to?
• Rock/Metal 4
• Soft Rock 1
• Indie 6
• Pop 6
• Dance 1
• Pop Punk 2
• Alternative 2
• R and B 1
• Rap 1
The first question I asked in regards to
music is ‘What type/genre of music do
you listen to?’ This gave me results
which show what music genre is most
popular and so I should base my
magazine on this genre. This would be
beneficial as I would have a larger
target audience meaning an increase in
sales. It also gave me an idea of what
music they like to listen to and how
this may affect their answers.

6. 5. Who is your favourite band/singer
within that genre?
• Eminem 1
• Hozier 2
• Demi Lovato 1
• Kings of Leon 1
• Beyonce 2
• James Bay 1
• One Direction 1
• Ariana Grande 1
• Imagine Dragons 3
• My Chemical Romance 2
• All Time Low 1
• Kygo 1
• The 1975 2
• Stereophonics 1
• Guns N Roses 1
By posing the question ‘Who is your favourite
band/singer within that genre?’ I am able to
determine what extra feature(s)/Articles I
could include in my magazine. Moreover, I
can see which bands-singers are most popular
in general and so I should base one of my
main articles/front cover on them in order to
increase sales.

8. 6. What other bands/singers have you
heard of within the rock pop genre?
• Paramore 1
• Kings of Leon 1
• Arctic Monkeys 1
• Linkin Park 1
• Florence and the Machine 1
• Fall Out Boy 5
• Royal Blood 2
• The Beatles 1
• Tonight Alive 1
• Panic! At the Disco 1
• Pvris 1
• Bring me the Horizon 1
• Imagine Dragons 2
• My Chemical Romance 1
• George Ezra 2
• James Bay 2
• Hozier 2
• Fleetwood Mac 1
• Lana Del Ray 1
• 5 SOS 1
• Maroon 5 1
• Muse 1
My chosen genre was pop rock and so by
specifying this genre in the question ‘What other
bands/singers have you heard of within the rock
pop genre?’ I have gained valuable information
about what artists are most popular in this
genre. Therefore, I should base my main articles
on these artists in order to attract a wider
audience.
The most popular pop rock artist was Fall Out
Boy. I will include this band within my magazine
and also the other most popular bands which
include Royal Blood, Imagine Dragons , George
Ezra, James Bay and Hozier

10. 7. What 2 words would you associate with
the rock pop genre? E.g. Loud
• Loud 5
• Energy 3
• Different 1
• Dark 1
• Crazy 1
• Simple 1
• Cool 3
• Emo 4
• High 1
• Chill 1
• Intense 1
• Shouty 1
• Metal 1
• Intense 2
• Noisy 1
• Music 1
• Lights 1
• Melodic 1
• Guitar 1
• Bouncy 1
• Heavy 1
• Orchestral 1
• Melodic 1
• Tuneful 1
By asking ‘What 2 words do you associate with the rock pop
genre?’ I have collected a list of words which could be used
for my Masthead or even main coverline/Coverlines. In using
these words, when a person looks at the magazine and see’s
them, they will be able to tell what type/genre of magazine
it will be. Hopefully, people will be more inclined to pick up
the magazine and buy it if they see it fits with their taste in
music just from glancing at the text.
From my research, ‘Loud’ is the most popular word as well
as ‘Emo’ and ‘Energy’ also being popular. It would be
advantageous for me to use the word ‘Loud’ in my masthead
as it signifies the genre of the magazine.

12. 8. What 3 colours would you associate
with the rock pop genre? E.g. Red
• Black 13
• Red 16
• Purple 3
• White 6
• Pink 3
• Blue 7
• Green 3
• Yellow 5
• Grey 1
• Brown 2
By conducting this questionnaire, I have discovered
that he colours most associated with the pop rock
genre are Black, Red and Blue. These colours should
be used as my colour scheme for the front cover,
contents and double page spread. Not only do
these colours represent the genre of music the
magazine is based upon, but are also eye catching
and so will catch a readers eye.

14. 9. Are these colours bright or dark? E.g.
bright red or dark red
• Bright 6
• Dark 13
• In the Middle 1
Finding out whether bright or dark colours were better, I can use my findings and apply them
to my colour scheme. Dark colours were the most popular as the darkness represents the
genre of my magazine which is rock pop. For example, if I use the colour red, the red connotes
the pop genre where as the darkness of the red would represent the rock genre.

15. 10. Do you prefer more text or images
within a magazine?
• Text 2
• Images 18
Knowing that people prefer images over text means that I can apply this to my magazine. On
my contents page and double page spread, I will use big/more images in comparison to text.

16. 11. Would you prefer to read an interview of a
band or an interview of one member?
• Band 16
• One Member 4
I have found that, from my
questionnaire, people want
interviews with the whole band
compared to one member. I can
apply this knowledge to my
magazine so that when I interview a
band for my double page spread, I
will make sure the focus is not
placed upon one member. This will
mean that people will be more
inclined to read my magazine if they
see the interview is with the whole
band.

17. 12. Do posters within magazines appeal to
you?
• Yes 18
• No 2
0
5
9
14
18
Posters
Yes
No
The question ‘do posters within magazine appeal to you?’ has given me extra ides for what
to include on my front cover. To use this information, on my front cover, I will mention by
graphic features and buzzwords, that my magazine includes free posters. This will hopefully
increase my sales of the magazine.

18. 13. How often do you buy a music
magazine?
• Never 12
• Weekly 2
• Monthly 0
• Yearly 2
• Other 4- Sometimes, depends what is in
it,every few months
The frequency of publication for my magazine can be determined from my questionnaire
results. These results show that it would be best to make my magazine a monthly one. Most
of my results show that people don’t really buy magazines anymore and so firstly I know that I
should not publish it weekly. Therefore it would be best to publish the magazine very month.
This is the best option as people have said they buy the magazine on occasion and sometimes
yearly. This means my magazine has to be available every month but not every week.

19. 14. How much are you willing to pay for a
music magazine?
• Less than £1- 0
• £1- 2
• £2- 6
• £3- 9
• No more than £3- 3
The price of my magazine would be best at a low price but I could charge up to £3 as people are w

20. 15. What do you like about the magazine
you buy? Colour, layout etc.
• Colour 6
• Layout 2
• Pictures 8
• Contents 3
• Posters 1
• Interviews 2
• Favourite Celebrities 3
• Reviews 1
By finding out what people like in a
magazine, I can use this knowledge to
my advantage and apply it to my
magazine. I have discovered that people
like the pictures, colours, contents and if
their favourite celebrities are featured. I
can make sure that my colour scheme is
simple and suitable to my magazine.
Moreover, I know that I should include
more pictures. It is more difficult to
make sure my magazine contents and
favourite celebrities are included but I
can use my results from my previous
questions such as ‘5.Who is your
favourite band/singer within that
genre?’ to fulfil this requirement.

22. 16. What do you not like about the
magazine you buy? Colour, layout etc.
• Too much text 5
• Dull colours 2
• Layout 3
• Irrelevant articles 2
• Dramatic Headlines 1
• Unpopular celebrities used 1
• Adverts 3
• One genre 1
• Lies 2
My final question in my questionnaire was ‘what do you
not like about the magazine you buy?’. This gave me
important information as it allowed me to know what not
to include in my magazine. I know not to include too
much text as well as leaving out adverts and make sure
the layout of my magazine is simple and tidy.