The survey questions 16-20 year olds about their music preferences and interests. It found that most respondents were 16, with 40% of the total. 70% of respondents were female. The most popular hobbies were dancing and swimming, with other popular interests like films, sports, and music. All respondents listed pop as their favorite music genre. The most popular existing magazines were Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Top of the Pops. Respondents indicated a preference for celebrity gossip in a new magazine. Popular music artists mentioned included Rihanna, Chris Brown, and Justin Bieber. Respondents preferred images of celebrities, colorful pictures, and stylish fonts in a magazine over plain designs. The most popular colors selected

2. Question 1
The people questioned in my survey were 16
to 20 year olds, this is because they are my
target audience. The majority of answers
were from people 16 years old. This is
because 40% of questioners were 16 years
old, 30% were 17 years old and ages 18, 19
and 20 were 10% each.

3. Question 2
There was a lot more females than
males answer my questionnaire. 70%
of the answers were from females
and 30% of the answers were from
males. This is good for me as my
magazine will be aimed more at
women than men, so I will have
information on female’s interests of a
music magazine and be able to
design it suitable for my target
audience.

4. Question 3
The results showed me that
many of my target audience
interviewed had very a
different and wide range of
interests and hobbies. The
most popular hobbies were
dancing and swimming.
However, there were also
others like, tennis, films,
hockey, football, listening to
music and acting.

5. Question 4
Question 4 showed me that I definitely
surveyed the correct target audience for
my pop music magazine, as every
questioner answered pop as being their
favorite genre of music.

6. Question 5
Question 5 had very similar results from my
target audience. This is because Billboard,
Rolling Stones and Top of the Pops magazines
all had 30% of answers. Whereas We Heart
Pop of had 10% of answers.

7. Question 6
Question 6 has shown me that I should include
some celebrity gossip in my magazine to appeal to
my target audience. This is because it was the
highest voted article in the question, with 40% of
answers. Latest trends in fashion and celebrity
interviews were next with both 20% and then
with UK top 40 lineup and concert/entertainment
dates both joint with 10% of answers.

8. Question 7
The people questioned in my
survey all answered a different
music artist in their answers. All
music artists however are up-to-date
and successful world wide
musicians. For example, Rihanna,
Chris Brown, Eminem, Katy Perry,
Taylor Swift, Example, Sam Smith,
Justin Bieber, 30 Seconds To Mars
and Beyoncé.

9. Question 8
Question 8 had various
types of answers. The
most popular answers for
appealing images on a
music magazine was
famous celebrities, big
images and eye-catching
photos. Other answers
included, girls, colorful
pictures and popular
music artists.

10. Question 9
Question 9 clearly showed me that my target
audience do not find plain and simple fonts
appealing, as the category received 0% of
votes. However, it showed me that they find
stylish and sleek fonts extremely appealing, as
this category obtained 80% of answers, with
modern fonts following in with 20% of votes.

11. Question 10
Question 10 has listed me a wide range
of colours my target audience prefer. Pink
was the most popular colour with 5
votes, purple and blue followed with 4,
red and white both had 3 votes each and
black, orange and green all had 2 answers
each. This tells me what colours to mainly
use to help my music magazine appeal as
much as possible to its selected target
audience.