The document summarizes the results of a survey conducted to help design a new rock music magazine. The survey found that the primary target audience would be females aged 16 and under. Additionally, the magazine should aim to attract both male and female readers between ages 15-20. Most popular design choices from the survey included pricing the magazine between £2-2.99 weekly, and using the colors red, black, grey and white. An interview with a band/artist should be featured as the main double-page spread to attract this target readership.

1. Most of the people
who took my
survey were
female and were
aged 16 and under.
Therefore, I will
aim my magazine
specifically at this
group because the
feedback I received
will be mostly
relevant to this
group of people.
I also want to make my
magazine relevant to
males of this age group
because a very small
amount of males took my
survey, so by making my
magazine with both
genders in mind, I may
lead more males to read
rock music magazines
where there is a lack of
these people.
From these results, my
audience will be both
males and females
between the age of 15-
20.

2. Many of the people that
took my survey don’t read
music magazines. From
this, I can make a relevant
magazine for my audience,
because if many of them
don’t read music
magazines, clearly there is
a gap in the market for
new rock magazines.
My results show
that people read a
range of music
magazines,
including genres
that aren’t rock.
My results show that
people do read rock
magazines, so there is
some competition,
meaning that I need
to target the specific
wants of my audience.

3. Most people would pay
£2-£2.99 for a weekly
magazine, so I will price
my magazine between
these two prices.
Some people would
only pay between £1
and £1.99, so I will
price my magazine
as just over £2.
I will ensure that my magazine is not too
expensive, so that my audience are more
likely to buy it as they will feel like they are
getting enough for their money.

4. The most voted
colours that
people wanted
for my survey
are red, black,
grey and white.
Therefore, I will
use these
colours within
my magazine, so
that I am
meeting the
wants of my
target audience.
The colours that my result
show people chose are colours
that are usually associated
with rock music magazines, so
I may use these colours
because people would easily
identify my magazine as a rock
magazine.
On the other hand, I may choose to
use the other colours that people
voted for, as they are not far behind
the other colours in terms of votes, so
people would still like to see these
colours on a rock music magazine.
By using these
colours, I would be
making my
magazine unique to
typical rock
magazines whilst
still pleasing my
audience, which
might lead people
to buy it as it would
be different, so it
may stand out from
other magazines.

5. Most of the results to this
question of the survey
were “interviews with
band members”, therefore
my double page spread
will be an interview with a
band or artist, so that it
attracts my target
audience and gives them
what they want, as this
way I would be drawing in
my target audience and it
is more likely that they
would read my magazine
if it included what they
wanted to see.
My results show that people would also like to see posters and images
of bands in the magazine, so I will advertise these on the front cover in
the magazine. This way, I would still be pleasing my audience, even if I
don’t include these things on my double page spread.

6. My results also show that
people would expect to see
other forms of
advertisements in a rock
music magazine, so although
I may not show these in the
form of an advert, I may
base a story on these topics
so that there is a variety of
stories listed on my contents
page that meets the wants
of a range of people within
my target audience.
My results show that most people
think that rock music magazines
should advertise musical
instruments. Therefore, I might
advertise an offer or chance to win
a musical instrument, because my
target audience would be
attracted to this offer and would
be more likely to buy my magazine
to find out more.