The document discusses how the author addressed their target audience of alternative music fans in their magazine design. They included names of indie bands, articles on the best gigs and festivals in Britain, a top 10 albums feature, and images related to music to attract readers interested in these topics. The layout, review section, and option to subscribe were also intended to appeal to students and music enthusiasts.

1. How did you attract/address your audience?

2. I have included names
of actual
alternative/indie
bands and artists.This
will attract my
audience as they will
most likely be big fans
of these artists, and
will want to read
stories on them.

3. The guide to the best
gigs in Britain will
attract my audience,
since they are the type
of people who love to
go to gigs.Also, this
will specifically attract
British audiences,
since they will want to
know the best places
to go where they live.
As my target audience
are most likely
students, this would
attract them, as they
would not have the
money to travel to
gigs all over the World.

4. The top 10 albums
feature will attract
my target audience,
as they love music
and are likely to buy
albu ms.Therefore
they would find this
guide useful.

5. The title will
attract my
audience as it not
only tells them the
magazine is about
alternative music
(their favourite
genre), but it also
refers to a piece of
musical
equipment, and
my target audience
would recognise
this as they are
likely to play music
themselves.

6. The festival feature
will attract my target
audience, as they are
young people who
love going to festivals.
So they will find this
article interesting,
attracting them to
buy the magazine.

7. The red white and
black colour scheme
will attract my target
audience as it is eye-
catching, as well as
making the magazine
look sophisticated.
This will attract my
audience as they are
conscious of their
image and would not
want to be seen
reading a magazine
which looked childish.

8. Similarly to my
cover, I have also
included names of
alternative/indie
artists on my
contents page.
This will attract
my target
audience as they
will most likely be
fans of the artists,
and consequently,
will want to read
stories about
them.

9. The images I have used
will attract my target
audience as all are
music related
(festivals, artists with
instruments, live gig).
This will attract my
target audience as
they love all things
music, so they will be
interested.

10. The layout will attract
my target audience as
it is separated into
sections, making it
easy to locate stories
within the magazine.

11. The review section will
attract my target
audience since they are
avid listeners to
alternative music, and
will be interested to
here what is considered
the best.

12. The subscribe feature
will also attract my
target audience, since
they are most likely to
be students so they will
be busy, so it would be
more convenient for
them to get it
delivered. This is a
common feature in
music magazines such
as Kerrang! And NME

13. The
EXCLUSIVE
embellishment
will attract my
audience, as it
suggests that
you won’t find
an interview
like this
anywhere else.
This makes
them want to
read it.

14. The large pull
quote will
make my
audience
want to read
the interview
to find out
what she
“can’t
believe”.

15. The distressed,
artistic font will
attract my
target
audience, as it
reflects the
indie genre of
music, as well
as making the
article look
interesting and
creative.

16. The fact box will attract readers as it gives them brief information about
the artist, perfect for if they do not know that much about them.This will
attract my audience as they love indie music and are always wanting to
discover new artists, this feature gives them a head start.

17. The images I have
used in my double
page spread will
attract my target
audience, as the
artist is a similar
age to my target
audience, allowing
them to identify
and relate to her.
This makes them
want to read the
article more.

18. The ‘New Album
Lowdown’ feature
will attract my target
audience, as they
love alternative
music and are likely
to buy albums.
Therefore they would
find this feature
useful.

19. Likewise, the advert
for Hayley Hodson’s
new album will also
attract my target
audience, as they
love listening to
alternative music
and are likely to be
interested in buying
it.