This document contains a 10 question survey about music magazine preferences. It asks respondents about their age, how often they purchase music magazines, conventions of pop music magazines, favorite magazines and genres, preferences on cover design elements like text and colors, what makes a music magazine interesting to read, typical price points, and preferences on title/heading length and combining pop culture and music content. The questions gather information on demographics and opinions to help inform the design and content of a pop music magazine.

1. Music Magazine Questionnaire
Look at the magazine cover above before answering the
questions below, use it (if needed) to help with your answers.
1. How old are you?
2. When, on average, do you buy pop music magazines?
Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3. What conventions do you think would be typical of a pop music
magazine?

2. 4. Do you have a current favourite music magazine? If so what is it and
what genre would it fall into?
5. Do you prefer when a magazine has minimal or lots of sell lines and
text on the front cover?
6. Do you associate bright colours and bold themes with pop music
magazines?
Yes No
7. What aspects of a music magazine make it an interesting read?
8. What is the average price you would pay for a music magazine?
Under £1 £1 - £2 £2 - £3 £3 - £4 Over £4
9. Do you think the titles/sub-headings/sell lines etc. of a music
magazine should be short and to the point or lengthy and detailed?

3. Short/To the point Lengthy/Detailed
10. Would you like to read about pop culture and pop music in the same
magazine?
Yes No–