Questionnaire Analysis

Question 1

Are you male or female?-Male= 45.45%-Female= 54.55%

Due to my magazine now being more directly focused towards the female gender, I should incorporate ideas that would appeal to them. However I also need to make sure I am very detailed when picking ideas for the male gender so my magazine is balanced and not biased to one gender.

Question 1

Male Female

Question 2

How old are you?16-25= 42.42%26-35= 27.27%36+= 30.3%

Due to this, my magazine is most likely going to be more informal so it relates to the younger audience. However I will add subtle hints of formality due to the older audience being at a high percentage.

Question 2

16-25 26-35 35+

Question 3

What colours appeal to you for a magazine cover? Dark colours e.g. blacks, dark blues etc.= 24.24% Lighter colours e.g. reds, yellows, blues, greens etc.= 36.36% Prefer a variety= 39.39%

Within my magazine I will try to use a variety of colour as most people prefer it. The colours I’m going to use are primarily black, white and blue.

Question 4What music band(s) is your favourite?-The Fray -Red hot chilli peppers

- Foo Fighters -Arctic Monkeys

- don't have one –One republic

- Artic Monkeys -Queen

- The kooks -Oasis

- Status Quo -Take That

- Daughtry -Vaccines

- Little mix -Sugar hill gang

- Slaves

-Nirvana

-Stereophonics

-Kings of Leon

-R&B

-Noel Gallagher and his flying birds

-Spice Girls

-Ed Sheeran

-Coldplay

Due to Foo Fighters being the most popular it would make sense to try and incorporate them into the magazine to entice readers. Although the genre is Indie, I will also mildly include other genres so the magazine appears more appealing to other audiences.

Question 4

The Fray Foo FightersDon't have one Arctic MonkeysThe Kooks Status QuoDaughtry Little MixSlaves NirvanaStereophonics Kings of LeonR&B Noel Gallagher and his flying birdsSpice Girls Ed SheeranColdplay Red Hot Chilli PeppersOne Republic QueenOasis Take ThatVaccines Sugar Hill Gang

Question 5

What genre of music is your favourite? Pop= 36.36% Indie= 24.24% Rock= 18.18% Rap= 9.09% Classical= 3.03% Other= 9.09%

The main focus of my magazine is Indie so most of the articles will be about it. I will only lightly reference other genres as I want the main focus of the magazine to be clear.

Question 6

How regularly do you buy music magazines? Never= 72.73% Once a month = 18.18% Twice a month= 6.06% 3+ per month= 3.03

I will add social media links and website links to my magazine due to most people not buying magazines as most people gain their information off the internet.

Question 7

What price would you pay for a music magazine? £1= 27.27% £2= 33.33% £3= 30.3% £4+= 9.09%

The gauge of the price is between £2-£3. The price was already going to be £2.50, so it is helpful to know most people would buy it at around that price.

Question 8

How many pages would you be willing to read in a music magazine? 50-100= 78.13% 101-150= 15.63% 150+= 6.25%

The size of my magazine is going to be around 100 pages due to the magazines that I have researched usually are around that size and also due to the vast majority having that as a preference.

Question 9

What band(s) don't you like?- Blink182 -The vamps - don't have one -Girl bands- One Direction -Oasis- The spice girls -Coldplay- Heavy metal -Slipknot- Pop, k-pop, really heavy metal -Nickleback- Wheatus, all time low, pierce the veil -Jedward- Manufactured boy bands -Pop bands- Pop -Heavy metal- One Direction -One direction- Boy bands -Courteeners- The killers - Busted - Rock - Boy bands - Metallica

Most of the bands stated are from the pop genre, so when I stated that I would loosely reference other genres e.g. articles etc. I will focus more on other genres due to most people not liking pop bands.

Question 9

Boybands Pop One DirectionBlink182 Don't know The Spice GirlsHeavy metal K-Pop The VampsGirl Bands Oasis ColdplaySlipknot Nickleback JedwardCourteeners Wheatus All Time LowPierce the veil The Killers BustedRock Metallica

Question 10

Do you prefer lighter or darker settings? Lighter= 57.58% Darker= 42.42%

I am going to use a mix of settings as a personal preference, even though most people wanted light settings. I believe black and white can make an image more impactful.

Question 11

Would you like there to be competitions and prizes in a magazine? Yes= 81.82% No= 18.18%

This was an idea I already wanted to add in as an incentive to help make people want to read the magazine.

Question 12

Do you have any magazine subscriptions? Yes= 18.18% No= 81.82%

This links back to the idea of social media and website links as more people don’t subscribe to magazines due to that information being accessible on the internet.

Question 13

Would you read online magazines? Yes= 78.79% No= 21.21%

This brings me back to my before mentioned point about whether or not people use social media or the internet to read magazines. So it makes sense to add links to these so people can read the magazine whenever.

Question 14

In a music magazine would you expect larger or smaller font for the main text? Larger= 63.64% Smaller= 36.36%

I am going to use larger font for headlines so they stand out more on the page. However for main body text I am going to use a smaller font so more information can be fit on the page.

Question 15

Should front covers of music magazines use musical instruments? Yes= 57.58% No= 42.42%

My front cover will most likely contain a musical instrument as I believe it is a signature indicator of a music magazine according to the people who answered the questionnaire.

Question 16

Would you prefer more text or more images in a music magazine? More text= 39.39% More images= 60.61%

My magazine will be more text based as I prefer to read the articles rather than be bombarded with images across the pages. Even though a larger portion of people prefer more images and less text.

Question 17

In a music magazine would you like to hear about new bands or about more well-known bands? New bands= 15.15% Well-known bands= 6.06% Both= 78.79%

In my articles I am going to include both well-known and unknown bands as this a common part within indie music magazines. Also it makes the magazine seem more interesting as it doesn’t just stick to mainstream artists.

Question 18

Which of these magazines would you associate most with the Indie genre? NME= 53.13% Q= 25% The Fly= 12.5% Clash = 3.13% The Wire= 6.25%

I have been using magazines to help with ideas for my own magazine, Q and NME were the ones I was using the most as they are the magazines people associate most with the Indie genre.

Question 19

Would you expect the main image for the front cover of a music magazine to be famous? Yes= 42.42% No= 6.06% Don't mind= 51.52%

The front cover of my magazine will not be of a famous person as it helps spark interest in the reader as they want to know who it is? and why they are on the cover?

Question 20

How often would you say you listen to Indie music? Never= 24.24% 1-2 times a week= 21.21% 3-4 times a weeks= 21.21% 5+ times per week= 33.33%

This question was just to gauge how popular Indie music is with people. In hindsight it doesn’t help with the production of my magazine very much.