audience feedback

2. I tested my questionnaire on 10 different
people – 5 male and 5 female. My
magazine is not directed to a specific
gender and so I wanted to ensure that I
got feedback from an even number of
males and females. All of the people I
asked were of the ages 13-25 year olds,
to ensure that this magazine was tested
on the appropriate demographic.

3. Question 1
Which feature on my front cover do you
think looks the most realistic of a
professional music magazine?
Features Masthead
Main image
Coverlines
Colour
Scheme
List of artists
4 people felt that my masthead was
the strongest imitation of a
professional magazine, whilst 30%
felt that my colour scheme was the
most realistic. However the main
image, coverlines and list of artists
only received one vote each.
Ultimately, from my audience
research, I can conclude that my
masthead is the most realistic
feature of a professional magazine.

4. Question 2
Which feature of my contents page do you
think looks the most realistic of a
professional magazine?
Features Title
Column
layout
Images
Colour
Scheme
The most popular choice of this
question was the images, with
40% in agreement that they are
the most realistic. The column
layout was close behind with 30%,
whilst the colour scheme received
2 votes and the title only 1.

5. Question 3
Which feature of my double page spread
do you think looks the most realistic of a
professional magazine?
Features
Masthead
Main image
Article
Drop quote
The results for this question
were unanimous, with 100% of
the participants in agreement
that the main image was the
most realistic feature of my
double page spread.

6. Question 4
Do you think that the regular and feature
content included in my magazine is
suitable for a professional music
magazine?
Features
No Yes
Once again, the result was
unanimous, with every single
participant responding that yes, the
content was appropriate.

7. Question 5
Do you think the seegulls are appropriate
for an indie magazine?
Features
No Yes
The result here was also unanimous,
with every single participant
responding that yes, the Seegulls are
appropriate.

8. Question 6
Is the colour scheme relevant to the
genre?
Features
No Yes
All of the participants were once
again in correspondence, with every
single participant responding that
yes, the colour scheme is relevant to
the indie genre.

9. Question 7
What is the strongest feature of my front
cover?
Features Masthead
Main image
Coverlines
Colour
Scheme
List of artists
The results of this question were the
exact same to question 1. 4 people
felt that my masthead was the
strongest feature, whilst 30% felt that
my colour scheme was the best.
However the main image, coverlines
and list of artists only received one
vote each. Ultimately, from my
audience research, I can conclude
that my masthead is the strongest
feature of my front cover.

10. Question 8
What is the strongest feature of my
contents page?
Features Title
Column
layout
Images
Colour
Scheme
Interestingly, this time the
colour scheme was
deemed the strongest
feature of my contents
page, and the images only
received 2 votes.

11. Question 9
What is the strongest feature of my double
page spread?
Features
Masthead
Main image
Article
Drop quote
The audience’s response
on this question differs
greatly from their
response to question 3.
The main image is still the
most popular choice with
50% of the votes, however
the masthead received
30% of the votes and the
article 20%.

12. Question 10
What would you change about my front
cover?
Features Masthead
Main image
Coverlines
Colour
Scheme
List of artists
It appears that the least favourite
feature of my front cover is the
main image, as 70% of people
voted that they would change it.
The list of artists and the
coverlines were also voted for,
however none of the participants
would alter the masthead or
colour scheme.

13. Question 11
What would you change about my
contents page?
Features Title
Column
layout
Images
Colour
Scheme
The title of my contents page was a
clear winner for what the audience
would like to change. The colour
scheme was also mentioned briefly,
however no one voted for my column
layout or my images so they were a
clear success.

14. Question 12
What would you change about my double
page spread?
Features
Masthead
Main image
Article
Drop quote
From reviewing my feedback it
is clear that the drop quote was
not as successful as my other
features. The same can be said
for my masthead. However the
main image and the article
must’ve been particularly
appealing as they received 0
votes.