The document summarizes feedback from 20 students (both male and female) about a mock music magazine created by the author. Overall, the students felt the magazine looked realistic and conveyed the genre of dance music well based on the author's research. Some suggestions for improvement included adding more images to the front cover, using more colors and fonts, and considering side strips or banners on the pages.
1. Audience Feedback and Response For Music Magazine I asked 20 students each question, some were female and some were male. For each question I asked different people; sometimes there was more girls than boys and sometimes more boys than girls. I tried not asking friends as they would give a biased response.
2. By Looking At My Front Cover, Would You Buy ‘Rave’ Magazine? Comments Males: “I like the swirl around the main image, it gives a positive sense about the magazine” Females: “ I like the masthead, its is bold and appealing” “ I'm not sure about the text, ‘issue 21’ you should have kept it the same as the others.
3. Would You Enjoy reading My Magazine? Comments: Males: “I really like the layout” “ Don’t really like the outer glows on the images” Females: “ I think you have used a great level of journalism, I would be interested in reading the text”
4. What Pages of My Magazine Do You Like Best and Why? Comments Males: “ Front cover is appealing” “ Like the use of colour” “ Like the logo on the Contents page and the layout” Females: “ Not many boys target a female audience, I really like the way you have targeted both genders”
5. Do You Like My Use Of Colour? Comments Males: “ Blue and purples link into the genre and it symbolises the real themes and concepts of your magazine” Females: “ I think you could have used more colours” “ I think you have done well in editing the mastheads and I like the purple/blue gradients in them”
6. Do You Think I Have Applied my Music Tribes Research Well To My Magazine? Comments Males: “ I think you have shown the genre and themes of dance well in your magazine” Females: “ You’ve used your knowledge on the dance tribe in your articles, to really make it feel and look like a real music magazine”
7. Comments Males: “ It looks like it belongs in a store” “ You’ve got all the conventions of a real music magazine” Females: “ Looking back at your magazine analysis in your preliminary task, I think you’ve applied your knowledge well” Do You Think My Magazine Looks Realistic and Does It Have The Codes And Conventions Of a Real Music Magazine?