The author distributed a questionnaire to collect feedback on their magazine concept. They received 27 responses which helped inform decisions around price, features, layout, and content. Key results showed a preferred price of £3, excluding freebies, a red and black color scheme, interviews as the top article type, and an informal photoshoot style. The questionnaire helped the author refine their magazine design and feel more confident in their choices.

1. Questionnaire analysis.
I posted my questionnaire on both Twitter and Facebook and actively
messaged people to fill it out. In total, I collected 27 responses and it
helped me collect a different set of results that I could put forward to my
final magazine.

2. My first question for my questionnaire was the actual price of the magazine. In total
13 people chose the price range of £2 – 2.99 for a magazine(48.28%), however below
in second place was £3 – 3.99 and it was just behind by one vote (44.83%). This makes
me think that maybe I should put the price at around £3 as a lot of people picked
around this price range.

3. The next question was regarding freebees. This was a simple yes and no question and my
results favoured more to the no answer (58.26%). I was going to add some sort of
promotional offer/fake freebee on the front of my magazine for authenticity, but due to my
results, I will not be adding this feature.

4. My third question was regarding the colour scheme of my magazine. This was a highly
important question for me as I wanted the colour scheme to be exactly right so that my
magazine looked the best it could. My results told me that red and black were the most
favoured out of the 3 colour schemes (51.72%). I still don’t know if I will follow this
question’s results as the colour scheme of red and black doesn’t appeal to me 100%.

5. The fourth question I asked was about the topic that would be most preferred in a double
page spread. A “personal interview with the artist” came top (44.83%). This makes me think
that knowing the artist on a personal level is the top attraction for people reading the
magazine.

6. My fifth question that I featured was about the layout of text on the page and what people
would prefer the text to look like. The preferred choice out of the two was “Neat and easily
read with images placed precisely” (62.07%). This wasn’t my preferred choice as because
it’s a rock magazine, I would of thought people would like it to be messy and rough looking.

7. This question was regarding gender roles within the magazine. I gave the choice of featuring only men, only
women or both genders in the magazine. The choice of both genders was most picked with 96.30%. 2 people
skipped this question, so perhaps it was too controversial?

8. The style of text in the magazine was very important for me as I had trouble deciding.
Thankfully, this questionnaire gave me the most preferred answer of both being equally
included in the magazine (72.41%)

9. The next question was concerning the matter of what type of bands would be featured in
the magazine. Whether it be renowned bands or new and up-coming bands. The more
preferred choice was the new and up-coming bands, which helps me design ideas about the
new band I will be featuring, this answer was chosen by 65.52% of my surveyors.

10. The 9th question featured on my questionnaire was regarding purchasing the magazine with it
including a free gift. Most of the preferred answers were on “Depends what the gift was”
(62.07%). This makes me feel like I shouldn’t include a fake gift on the front of my magazine. I was
going to include a fake one as I thought it would bring validity to my magazine, but with the
answers that I collected from this questionnaire, it would be best not to include one on the front.

11. Finally, the last question featured was about the photoshoot and how the artists would most
preferred to be acting. The most chosen answer was “Not taking the photoshoot seriously and
having fun” (82.76%). This was my personal preferred answer before so now that I have more
opinions on the magazines it helps me refine my choices and can help me carry ideas over.

12. Conclusion
With all of the answer I have received on this
questionnaire it has helped me hugely with my
decision making within my magazine design. I had
my own ideas about my magazine before I sent out
this questionnaire, but now that I have received
answers, it has made me re-think some ideas but
has also made me secure on other ideas. This
questionnaire has made me more confident and
comfortable with my magazine and I hope that my
magazine can look as authentic and as real as
possible so I can secure the highest grade.