2. What were your first impressions upon seeing 'Cellar
Door'?
Half of the people who took part in
my survey said that they loved my
0% magazine upon first seeing it, and
0%
0%
the other half said that they liked it.
Loved it
No one said that they disliked or
48%
Like it
It was OK
hated it. This shows that visually,
52% Disliked it my magazine is effective in
Hated it
appealing to the target audience.
What genre of music do you think 'Cellar Door' is aiming
for?
0%
73% of the people who took my survey 0%
7%
answered correctly that the magazine 20%
is going for an indie genre. 20% said Pop
Rock
rock, and 7% said pop, this is still good Indie
R&B
because both of these genres overlap Dance
in indie music. 73%
3. What would you say was the age group of 'Cellar Door's
target audience?
93% of people who took my survey
guessed correctly that the target age
0% group was 16-20 years old. The other 7%
7%
0%
guessed 20-30 years, probably because
12-16 yrs
16-20 yrs the magazine looks quite mature.
20-30 yrs
30-40 yrs
93%
Which social group do you think 'Cellar Door' is aimed
at?
When asked which social group ‘Cellar 0%
Door’ was aimed at, 3 were picked 0%
0%
pretty much evenly, indie, students, and 38% 37%
Emo/Goth
Indie
gig/festivals goers. This shows that my Gig/Festival Goers
Students
magazine was clear about who it was Clubbers
trying to appeal to because all 3 of 25%
Pre-Teens
these groups were in my target
audience.
4. Do you think the colour scheme of 'Cellar Door' is
effective?
When asked if they thought the colour
scheme of ‘Cellar Door’ was effective,
93% answered ‘Yes’. Only 7% voted
7% 0%
Yes, the complicated
‘Partially’ and no one voted ‘No’, this
eachother well
Partially
shows that my magazine has an
appealing colour scheme.
No, they looked awful
together
93%
Can you tell that my front cover, contents page, and
double page spread are from the same magazine?
89% of people who took the survey
could tell that the different pages were
from the same magazine. This shows 11% 0%
that ‘Cellar Door’ was effective in
Yes, they link well
Sort of, there are things
having a consistent house theme. which don't quite fit
No, none of them relate to
However one person said that my front 89% eachother
cover looked more ‘rock’ that the rest of
the magazine because of the darker
use of colour.
5. Do you think that 'Cellar Door' could be sold in shops?
100% of people said that ‘Cellar Door’
0% could be sold in a shop – this shows
Yes, it wouldn't look out
0%
of place on a shelf that people think my magazine looks
Maybe, after some editing
professional and worth reading.
No, it does not look
100% professional
Do you think that 'Cellar Door' breaks any of the normal
music magazine conventions?
When asked if my magazine differs
from normal music magazines, 67% 33%
said ‘Yes’, and 33% said ‘No’ – those
No
that said no commented also on how Yes
the double page spread has a unique 67%
layout differing to most other
magazines.
6. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON MAGAZINE
‘On first glance it looks much like your standard magazine, picture of
the main act, reviews etc. However I believe the style and layout give
the magazine a very arty feel, its tasteful and smart.’
‘The layout is more stylized than most conventional magazines.’
‘It looks like a really professional piece of work. Very impressed!’
‘Interesting photography. The contents page has a really cool
layout, which is pretty different to most magazines I've seen before.’
