2. My audience ranges between older teenagers and
young adults; mainly of the student age so I have
designed my magazine in a way that will attract them to
buy it. I am also looking to attract a mainly male
audience but also some female. I did this by featuring a
male of a similar age to my audience on the cover who
would be considered as someone who would appeal to
both males, who look at him as a role model, and
females who could be attracted to him. This could be
due to his pose showing confidence and a slight
arrogance, but also the clothing used as it is very casual
and people can copy him very easily. Also I have chosen
predominantly British artists, with only one non British
artists featuring on the cover being the killers, but they
have a mass British fan base. This would attract the
audience as they I feel they would be more interested in
British acts, possibly due to the fact there will be more
chance to see them perform live. I think the anchorage
featuring the festival news would address the audience
as it targets a certain age group that festivals are very
popular with.
3. The contents is designed for my audience because
they would most likely be very knowledgeable in the
genre of music and would therefore understand the
short brief descriptions attracting them to that
particular feature. I feel the pictures would be
attractive to them as they are all of
young, supposedly successful or upcoming artists
who they would aspire to be like as well as being able
to relate to because of their age. The fact many of my
features gives readers a better insight into bands is
also a feature that I feel would attract my audience.
For example, the behind the scenes interviews gives
the audience the chance to feel closer to their
favourite artist and feel more like they know them. I
think by using bold, large text to outline which band
feature on which page would appeal to the audience
because it helps them go straight away to the parts of
the magazine they are interested in.
4. The language I have used in the interview would appeal because of the interview style; the
voice of the youthful artist featured would effectively relate to my audience. I also think the
photograph on the double page spread would appeal to my audience. The cover line that
reads ‘THE one to watch out for this year.' would appeal to my audience as if they are
reading my magazine they will trust its views therefore will like to know more about this
apparent upcoming star. The interview shows a good personality to the artist which I believe
people will like. I think the fact that the interview asks questions about the artist like he is
trying to get to know him personally, such as what is happening in his life at the minute. This
would attract my audience as they would be more interested to know the story behind the
artists music.
Overall, I think I have done a lot of things to attract my audience. I think I achieved this by
focusing on my audience and keeping them in mind when choosing house
style, layout, photos and fonts. I also focused a lot on the way in which I was going to
represent my artist to appeal to the audience.
