1. Music Magazine Questionnaire Analysis
For my research, I created a questionnaire about music and music magazines. I asked 5
females and 5 males to fill my questionnaire out, in which they were all 16-21 years old, as I
asked people around college. I did this to find out what sort of things I need to consider
when it comes to designing my front cover and double page spread, e.g.: colours and
pictures.
Genre of Music
POP
ROCK
DANCE
RNB
METAL
The first question I asked was ‘What genres of music do you listen to?’ My findings
show that the most popular genre of music listened to by 16-21 year olds is Rock, as 8
out of the 10 people I asked like rock music. There were also 5 people that like pop
music, which is usually the most common genre of music. There are 3 people that like
R n B music, and 2 people that like metal and dance music. This will influence me
when it comes to designing my own magazine, as this has helped me understand
what sort of genre would be best to base my music magazine around, and what
would sell best if it were to be sold.

2. How Often Do You Buy Music Magazine?
Never
Once A Year
Once A Month
Once A Week
The second question I asked people was ‘How often do you buy music magazines?’ My
findings show that the majority of people I asked never buy music magazines. This
suggests that magazines are a dying media, and that I will have to make my magazine
more appealing in order to catch people’s attention, and make them want to buy it.
There are very little people that buy a magazine once a week; this could be a result of the
price. So therefore, I would make my magazine a monthly thing, and it would not be too
expensive either.

3. What is the maximum amount you would
pay for a magazine?
£0
£2
£3
£4
I then asked ‘What is the maximum amount you would pay for a magazine?’ If people
do buy magazines, the majority of them would pay up to £4, however 4 out of the 10
people I asked would not pay at all for a magazine. This suggests that a lot of
teenagers nowadays prefer not to buy magazines, as they can just read them for free
on the internet or portable devices. So, when I design my magazine, the price should
be between 3-4 pounds, so then this way, teenagers will still buy it as it will not be
over priced or too expensive.

4. What makes you buy a magazine?
Pictures
Colours
Main Article
Free Gift
Nothing (Don't buy)
One other question I asked was ‘what makes you buy a magazine?’ I asked this question to try
and find out what attracts people to a magazine, and what the most appealing thing is. I
found out that the majority of people that do buy magazines are most attracted by the
pictures on the front cover of the magazine, and also, many people are attracted to the main
article or the free gift that comes with the magazine. This has given me a few ideas of what I
need to include on my front cover to make it the most appealing it can be. By asking this
question, it has give me a rough idea of what my magazine cover will look like once it has
been completed.
Overall, by doing this questionnaire, I have found out many things and it has given me
various ideas of what my magazine cover will look like when it has been completed. I now
know, roughly, how much money I would charge for my magazine, and I also know what to
include when it comes to designing my cover.