This document contains feedback from a survey about an indie music magazine. The survey asks about the respondent's age, gender, and strongest features on the front cover, contents page, and double page spread. It also asks if the magazine represents the indie genre, if the front cover artist displays the genre, if the feature articles appeal, and if the respondent would buy the magazine. The feedback shows that images are the strongest features. It also indicates the magazine successfully represents the indie genre and that the front cover artist and feature articles appeal to the target audience. Some respondents said they would not buy the magazine, helping identify ways to expand the audience.

1. Audience
Feedback

2. How old are you?
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1.5
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2.5
15 and
under
16-18 18-21 25-30 40+
Age
Age
By asking this question ‘ how old are you’ this has
endorsed me to gather data from a various age range.
This will give me an indication of the age that will
respond to my magazine.

3. What gender are you?
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5
10
Male Female
Gender
Gender
This gives me a validation whether which gender are my major
demographic, this also tells me whether to make sure my magazine is
gender neutral.

4. What do you think is the strongest
feature on my magazine front cover?
Strongest feature on front
cover
Image
Coverlines
Masthead
Colour Scheme
Main Coverline
Barcode
Other
These results portray which
aspect of my front cover stands
out the most to my target
audience. This also manages to
illustrate which specific feature is
the strongest which is my main
image on the front cover. The
feedback surrounding my image
that has gained a liking is due to
the use of direct address as it is
capturing to the reader, which
follows the conventions of a
magazine front cover.

5. What do you think is the strongest
feature on my contents page?
Strongest feature on contents page
Image
Regular/Feature
Content
Masthead
Editor's letter
These results portray which aspect of my contents page is
the strongest feature, this allows me to see which part
specifically stands out to the audience which they all do but
specifically my subsidiary images have managed to top this.
Clearly stating that these images must be eye-catching with
the different colours used within them.

6. What do you think is the strongest
feature on my double page spread?
Strongest feature on double page
spread
Image
Standfirst
Article
Title
Byline
Drop capital
Drop quote
other
These results portray which aspect of my double page spread specifically
stands out the my audience which the image again stands out the most,
this may illustrate that my unique images have been getting a lot of
attention meaning that I have worked well with cameras as a whole.
Also it is the main focus of my double page spread hence why it has got
a l0t of awareness to it, which reflects well with the article. The title is
bold against the image making it prominent as well.

7. Overall do you think my magazine
represents the indie genre?
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Yes No
These results have given me
a validation that my
magazine suits the genre,
with all 0f this positivity
towards it matching the
genre that I have chosen.
This supports my overall
project of succeeding on
making an indie magazine.

8. Do you think my artist on my magazine
front cover displays the indie genre?
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4
6
8
10
12
Yes No
This gives me an indication that the artist I
chose for my magazine suits the genre and
represents the genre very well due to the
positive outlook it has received , leading it to
look like a professional magazine overall. This
also helps the magazine layout to suit the genre
I have chosen.

9. Do the feature articles on my
magazine front cover appeal to you?
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4
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10
12
Yes No
Everyone has said that
my feature articles that I
have chosen correctly for
this genre, meaning I
have picked the right
bands to portray the indie
genre and its social
group/age range. This
will give me a
confirmation that the
specific detail I put on my
coverlines, reveals the
correct amount of
information to entice my
audience.

10. Do the feature articles on my contents
page appeal to you?
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2
4
6
8
10
12
Yes No
Everyone has said that my feature articles
that I have chosen appeal to them; meaning
they may read all the featured content,
leading them to perhaps become a regular
customer due to the bands/artists featured in
my magazine, this will encourage them to
purchase more of my magazines in the future.

11. Would you buy my magazine?
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2
4
6
8
Yes No
I have received a mixture as
majority of the people I asked
would buy my magazine;
whereas some wouldn't perhaps
due to them not regularly buying
magazine, also they may not be
into the indie genre. As a result
this feedback that I have
received will help me improve
my magazine to manage to make
other social groups to perhaps
have an interest on buying my
magazine.