The creator conducted a focus group with their target audience of males aged 14-18 to get feedback on their magazine prototype. The focus group felt that the color scheme and images were appropriate for the rock/pop punk genre. They also said the main images on each page engaged them visually and that the bright cover puff would make the magazine stand out. The group thought the £2.50 monthly price was fair and that the text was easily readable. Minor improvements suggested were adjusting spacing on the cover and making more space for the barcode. Overall, the focus group felt the magazine would definitely appeal to its target demographic.

1. 1) Do you think my images and colour scheme are appropriate for my magazine?
The people inmyfocusgroup feltthatthe colourscheme especiallywassuitable formy
genre andthisshowsthat my colourscheme appealstomytarget audience.If myimages
and colourscheme are appropriate formy magazine thenthismeansthatmy magazine is
suitable formytargetaudience asthe imagesandcolour scheme connotate the rock,pop
punkgenre,whichiswhatI am aimingat.
2) What appealsto you the most on each page?
The main imagesoneachpage appeal tomy focusgroup.Thisis goodbecause theyuse a
directmode of addressso theyappeal tothe target audience asitmakesthemfeel as
thoughthe image isspeakingtothemand lookingatthem.My focusgroup alsosaidthat the
puff onthe frontpage appealstothembecause of the bright colour, contrastingwiththe
background,makesitstandout. I am pleasedwiththisasitwill make mymagazine stand
out andappeal to my targetaudience.Theyalsosaidthatthe mastheadappealedtothemas
it fittedwiththe genre,thisisgoodbecause itiswhatthe magazine will be recognisedby
and isthe keypart of brandingformy magazine.
3) Wouldyou buy this everymonth for £2.50?
My focusgroupfeltthiswasa goodprice,andas theyare my targetaudience thisisgood
because itmeansthat the restof mytarget audience will be happytopaythisamounteach
month.It showsthatthisprice is a suitable price for males(andfemales) aged14-18.
4) Can you read the text easilyon each page?
In myfocus grouptheysaidthat theycouldeasilyreadthe text,thisisimportantasif my
target audience couldnotreadthe texttheywouldnotwantto buymy magazine.
5) How could I make improvements?
My focusgroupcouldnot findmanyimprovementsIcouldmake buttwothat didcome out
was to:
- Move downpart of my coverline asthere isanawkwardlookinggapso itwouldjust
improve the spacingonthe frontcover.
- Make more space for my bar code so that I couldhave more textgoingalongthe bottom
withoutitlookingsosquashed,againthiswouldimprove the spacingof mymagazine.
6) Do you think this magazine would appeal to my target audience which isprimarily boys
aged between14 and 18?
My focusgroupfeltthatmy magazine would“defiantly”appeal tomytargetaudience,
whichisprimarilymales,aged14-18. Thisispositive tohere asit meansthat I have usedthe
codesand conventionsnecessarytoreachthisparticularaudience.