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2. QUESTION 1.) DO YOU LIKE INDIE MAGAZINES?
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I asked 20 people to answer this question. From this analysis I have gathered
that majority of my target range do like this genre which was 11, however a very
large amount dislike this genre which was 9, this will make me work harder on
making it appealing to those that don’t even enjoy this type of magazine, I will
add content that will be relatable that people who are not into indie might enjoy, I
will include current bands as they may be familiar with them as they are popular

3. QUESTION 2.)WHAT GENDER ARE YOU?
Gender
Female
Male12
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From this research, I have gathered that most of my audience is female which
was filled out by 12 of them, however the male ratio is not fair off which was
8, this gives me an signal that I should gear this magazine towards both
genders, making it gender neutral so everyone can appeal towards it.

4. QUESTION 3.)HOW OLD ARE YOU?
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Age
Age
I asked 20 people from this research it consists of the age range from 15-20 and a few
from 20+ but none from below 14. This gives me an indication that this indie magazine
will be heavily designed for this age range, as I have received majority responses from
this age group. Meaning I should include content that the audience appeal to, rather
than childish content as no below 14s filled out the questionnaire. I will include current
bands such as Catfish and the Bottlemen and the 1975 to be able to relate to my
magazine and include classic indie bands such as red hot chilli peppers and Oasis to
appeal to the ages that are 20+ that they will enjoy.

5. QUESTION 4.) WHAT COLOURS WOULD YOU
ASSOCIATE AN INDIE MAGAZINE WITH?
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Black,white and
red
Purple,pink and
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Colour scheme
70% of my responses I have gathered from my analysis is more lenient towards the
black, white and red; this will help me on choosing a colour scheme for my indie
magazine, as majority of my responses geared towards these monochrome colours,
rather than brighter colours which 30% of my audience prefer, this could reflect the
indie genre. As a result of knowing that some like bright vibrant colours, I may add
these in the contents page or double page spread.

6. QUESTION 5.) WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE
BANDS/ARTISTS?
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Catfishand…
ArcticMonkeys
HighTyde
JamieT
SundaraKarma
The1975
TheHunna
TheNightCafe
Bombay…
TheWombats
TwentyOne…
Panicatthe…
Thekooks
Yearsand…
Oasis
HippoCampus
TwoDoor…
PinkFloyd
Ratboy
TheBeatles
FIDLAR
Bands/Artists Bands/Artists
The most popular artists/bands will be the ones with the most recognisable, which were
Catfish and the Bottlemen, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975,The wombats, Arctic monkeys.
Including these bands/artists but not as much as the ones named before these: Two
Door Cinema Club, Pink Floyd, Jamie T and High Tyde. As a result, this portrays that I
should mention these bands/artists within my coverlines on my magazine front
cover/contents page, as these were the most popular overall.

7. QUESTION 6.) HOW OFTEN DO YOU
PURCHASE A MAGAZINE?
Weekly
Monthly
Never
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16 of my respondents have never purchased a magazine, this will specify to me
that I need to make my magazine enticing for my target audience to purchase,
whilst 3 of my respondents purchase magazines monthly; which illustrates that
some individuals still do buy magazine, giving me a glimpse that I can convince
my audience to purchase my indie magazine, this implicates that they could be
guaranteed customer. Also 1 response said that they buy magazines weekly this
gives me an idea of which type of magazine they purchase due to the time frame.
I will also include website link; as people who do not know much about music
magazines can browse through the internet to get an understanding of them.

8. QUESTION 7.) WHAT ARE YOUR
FAVOURITE TOP 3 OR 4 COLOURS?
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Colours
Colours
I asked for a range of colours that my audience prefer, from my findings I can
see that Black and blue are very popular alongside: red, purple, white, pink
and yellow. This will give me an impression that I should include these colours
within my indie magazine, to attract different people due to the diversity within
the colour scheme.

9. QUESTION 8.)WHAT THREE WORDS
WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE INDIE WITH?
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Chilled
Unique
Alternative
Soft
Hipster
Independent
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Fun
New
Upcoming
Music
Happy
Tumblr
Edgy
Style
Guitar
Flowers
Purple
Funky
Oriental
Rock
Deep
Emotional
Hardcore
Cool
Young
Pop
Words
Words
The most popular word when thinking of the genre indie was ‘unique’ which
was written 7 times, this could help me with an idea of perhaps a title within
the magazine, also good phrases to use. In addition the word ‘Tumblr’ was
quiet popular with 6 people responding it, this could allocate that this form of
social media should exist within making this indie magazine as people relate
this genre to this social media platform. Alongside ‘chilled’ and ‘hipster’ being
said 5 times, giving me some title ideas.

10. QUESTION 9.)HOW MUCH WOULD YOU
PAY FOR A MAGAZINE?
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£2-£3 £3-£4 £4-£5
Prices
Prices
I asked between these prices to my audience, and 13 respondents agree
with a decent pricing of £3-£4, This depicts that I should not make my
magazine too pricey as this may disinterest my audience; which as a
result I will go between those prices and make it £3.50. I will definitely not
make my indie magazine over this price, as only 3 people declared that
they would spend around £4-£5.

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Posters CD's Tickets
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QUESTION 10.)WHAT FREEBIE WOULD YOU
PREFER THIS MAGAZINE TO INCLUDE?
I asked my audience what freebie they would like included with the purchase of my
magazine, the most popular suggestion is concert tickets: achieving 13 votes, using
this information will enhance my sale rates; as including a freebie that my audience
prefer will most likely make them regular customers. This also gave me an indication
that some individuals like posters which was said by 5 people. I will make sure to add
them within the indie magazine, which they can feel special as it is like they are
receiving two freebies. As a result of using this concept, I will make it in to a
competition that the audience could win as the magazine would not profit it everyone

12. QUESTION 11.) WHAT MAGAZINE IS YOUR
FAVOURITE FROM THE LIST BELOW?
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Q
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NME Rolling
Stones
The Wire Other
Magazines Magazin…
I mentioned within my questionnaire some recognisable/popular indie
magazines that I am familiar with. The most popular ones were Q magazine
and NME. I will use these findings to help guide my magazine to perform
similar traits as these magazines convey, making it similar will mean I will be
guaranteed some customers to purchase my magazine, as they are already
familiar with these brand identities, as a result this could lead them to buying

13. QUESTION 12.) WHAT REGULAR CONTENT DO
YOU LIKE TO READ IN A MAGAZINE, PLEASE
TICK 3?
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Reviews
Gig guide
Interviews
Upcoming artists/bands
Competitions
Regular content
Regular content
This question gives me an indication of what regular content is the most popular
and most enjoyable to read, which is ‘interviews’ as 17 people have said they like
from what I have collated. Also 14 of my respondents like the gig guide, this will
enhance my magazine as a gig guide is an essential to an indie magazine.
Receiving this information tells me which specific content will definitely be
included, but overall they all will as these are relevant articles within a indie

14. QUESTION 13.)WHAT CONCERTS/GIGS
HAVE YOU ALREADY BEEN TO?
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The…
Ratboy
Localgigs
BritFloyd
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TheVamps
The1975
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Falloutboy
RadioCity…
PinkFloyd
Drake
Rihanna
Panicat…
Thestreets
LanaDel…
Noel…
JakeBugg
HighTyde
JustinBieber
None
Concerts/gigs
Concerts/gigs
5 of my respondents have seen ‘The 1975’ this may imply that majority of my
audience will enjoy the indie magazine as the 1975 fits into that genre. Also 4 of
my respondents regularly go to local gigs, this may illustrate that the gig guide
would come very handy within my magazine. In addition 1 of my respondents
have never been to a concert/gig ; this gives me an idea that I should definitely
include live reviews in my magazine in order to persuade them to go to some. As
a result my magazine will have loads to guide them through meaning they would
be a guaranteed customer. Overall, my respondents vary within which artist they
have seen meaning I could include upcoming bands, as they may be of an

15. QUESTION 14.) WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT
MAGAZINES?
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The most popular aspect of the magazine that my audience like are the
images, this was said by 8 people, as a result this is reiterating that my
magazine should contain a mass amount of images to intrigue the readers.
Also 4 people like interviews, meaning that I should do many interviews and
write it on my contents page, which will entice the reader to purchase my

16. QUESTION 15.)WHAT DO YOU DISLIKE
ABOUT MAGAZINES?
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The most disliked aspect of a magazine is the mass amount of text which was
said by 5 respondents, this gives me an indication that perhaps I should include
more images to overlap the concept of the mass amount of text being in a
magazine, as a result if I included too much text this will make the reader
uninterested in my magazine. In addition 4 respondents do not like the constant
advertisements that magazines have, this will ensure that I do not include

17. QUESTION 16.)WOULD YOU LIKE THE FRONT
COVER TO HAVE ONE MAIN IMAGE PRESENT
OR SUBSIDIARY IMAGES ALONGSIDE IT?
One main image
11 of my respondents would like the main cover to contain only one main
image whilst 9 people say I should include subsidiary images, there is not that
much of a difference in calculation meaning it would not matter which I decide
to do. However if I decide to act according to this questionnaire and use one
main image, I will definitely include more images throughout to appeal to a
wider audience.

18. QUESTION 17.)HOW MANY PAGES WOULD
YOU EXPECT IN A MAGAZINE?
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Page numbers Page…
5 of my respondents said as an average that there should be 100 pages,
meaning that I would publish my magazine monthly, to produce quality content
for my audience. Overall I have received a mixture of numbers mainly ranging
from 15-150, from my findings some individuals have not comprehended that
magazines contain a lot of pages , this signifies that I should make relevant
content throughout to appeal to my wider audience.