The feedback from readers was generally positive about the magazine's design elements. Several comments praised the eye-catching central images and how well they complemented the house colors and fonts used. Multiple readers also thought the text was effective and caught the eye. Some improvements suggested were to use consistent house colors throughout, experiment more with layouts like adding more images to the double page spread, and reduce text in some areas. The target audience of teenagers interested in urban music was seen as clearly defined.

1. Audience Feedback

2. Did my house style/colour palette attract you?

3. “I found the colours slightly appealing however I found that the grey colours used somehow let down the feel as they were not as eye – catching as the other colours that had been used.” Robert Hodges, 13 years old “I thought the house style that you had chosen for your magazine was great as it complimented the chosen font you used for your masthead and article text, I also found that the colours you had picked went well with the images that you had used, I found that the colours complimented the images very well, I also found the colours eye catching and appealing as the colours chosen would appeal to audiences of all ages .” “I found that the colours that were used on the front cover and contents were very eye catching and effective as they went well with the type of font and the central image, the uses of colour were in my opinion genius!” Amanda Grove, 16 years old Abid Hussain, 14 years old

4. What was the most striking element of my magazine to you?

5. “I found that the central image for me personally was just “WOW” it was large and clearly eye catching, I found that it was the first thing I kept on looking at once I had a look at the magazine, the central image went well with the house colours and I found that it also fitted well around all the text on the cover, the contents page image was also incredibly striking as it also went well with the house colours, this may have been one of the main reasons why me and many others found the images specifically striking. They were brilliant!” “Personally I found that the uses of text and the font was appealing as it fitted well with the aimed genre of the magazine as it was different and unique like the name of the magazine “Original”, I found that the text worked incredible well alongside the eye catching central image that was used. As soon as you see the text it instantly catches your eye. “ John Henson, 16 years old Ciara Wilson, 14 years old

6. Could you tell who it is aimed at?

7. “I could automatically see who the magazine was aimed at as the magazine used star persona, the magazine used models to take images dressed similarly to well known music artists in the market at the moment , you could instantly see what the aimed target audience were as the artists portrayed were artists such as “PreeyaKalidas” and “JernadeMiah” as far as I know these are new upcoming artists in the market at the moment whose style of music is based around urban which is what genre the magazine aims to be, this is how we can instantly tell who the magazine is aimed at, also the star persona used write music for teenagers mainly this also being the age group that the magazine aimed at, it is very clear looking at the magazine who it is aimed at.” Jamie Pearson, 16 years old

8. Would you buy the magazine?

9. “I think I would buy this magazine because the front cover looks appealing and uses puffs such as “Exclusive” which make me want to buy the magazine and read more and find out more about what the exclusive news is, I also find the images attractive and this may appeal to me and result to me in purchasing the magazine.” “I might buy this magazine as it is appealing and the magazine is of the genre I find interesting, I find that urban music is incredibly interesting as it covers many other genres in one, meaning that the magazine would also cover all these genres too in one convenient magazine which is probably the same price, I find that it is cost efficient and also appealing, I think this would be one of the main reasons why I would buy this magazine.” Joe Spring, 13 years old “I think I wouldn’t buy this magazine as it doesn't feature one specific genre and I find that a magazine that features more than one genre isn't really appealing and I also find that the magazine is more expensive .” Lathisha Brooks, 16 years old Amina Akbar, 14 years old

10. What are the most positive points about the magazine?

11. “The positive points about the magazine were the uses of text, and the way the text was used on the front cover and contents both space wise and persuasive wise, the text makes the magazine all the more attractive and eye catching, this is one of the many positives about the magazine.” “A positive point about the magazine would be the fantastic use of house colours, I found that they went really well with the images and text that was used, the colours were also very attractive as well as eye catching.” Joseph Jegs, 12 years old Sam Harding, 14 years old “I found one thing that was the use of the models as they were young, attractive and similar ages to the targeted audience, this was good as audiences will feel more comfortable buying and reading as the models aren't much older than they are.” “I thought that the layout of the front cover, contents and double page spread was good as it wasn't too cramped yet not empty, the uses of text and images fitted well with the amount of space provided, this added to the attractiveness of the page, I think this was a great positive about the magazine.” Jim Leeds 13 years old Jameel Aqib, 14 years old

12. What did you think of the images and the construction of the star persona?

13. “I thought that the image on the front cover was large, eye catching and of high quality as well as the contents page central image that looks as though it has been airbrushed which makes the image look even more appealing, it gives the image a great touch and finish, however the double page central image is not of such a high quality as it is slightly blurry and does not have the same effect as the other images used, it also makes the page slightly less attractive.” “The images were of high quality and eye catching, they fit well with the genre and style, there great!” Omari Nicholson, 12 years old “I thought that the images were clear and very effective in the way they were laid out on the page, the creator used the space well to create and attractive magazine front cover, contents and double page spread, the use of space was effective as they were not useful empty spaces left which was also good, overall the images were of high quality and worked well with the house colour.” Husnain Shafique, 16 years old Kelly Evans, 15 years old

14. What could I do to improve?

15. “To improve you could have maybe kept the same house colour throughout, like on the font cover you used purple however on your double page and contents it was blue, to make it more appealing you could have kept the same house colour to make the magazine look as though it all went together.” Jessica Fieldhouse, 15 years old To improve maybe you could have experimented a bit more with the double page spread and instead of adding so much text you could have used more images to make the page a bit more appealing and eye catching. Chin Yow, 15years old I think if you used all the same fonts and not using odd fonts here and there it would have made the magazine that touch more appealing as it would have looked more professional and went well with the codes and conventions of the magazine. Personally I think to improve you could have put less text on your double page article and more text as it looked a bit boring so to make it more appealing you could have added more images. Sameera Khanom, 13years old Robert Mcdonald, 12 years old