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I carried out a questionnaire by asking 15 people (from my target audience of male and females aged 16-24) questions about what they like to see when they read a magazine. I put my results into graphs so it was easier to see the favourite options from each question.

From this graph I have discovered that 10 out of the 15 people asked prefer to have one main image as well as smaller images on the front cover. I will take into account this information when I come to make my own music magazine by using one main image as well as smaller images.

From this graph I have discovered that 8 people out of the 15 people asked prefer to have text in the bottom or top half of the contents page compared to down the left or right hand side that 5 people said they preferred or having the text in the middle that only 2 people said they preferred. I will take this information into account by having my text either in the bottom or top half of the contents page on my own music magazine.

From this graph I have discovered that 10 people out of the 15 people asked prefer to have one image over just one page as well as smaller images on a double page spread. Therefore, when I come to make my music magazine I will have one image over just one page as well as smaller images rather than one image over two pages.

From this graph I have discovered that 11 people out of the 15 people asked prefer to have 3 columns on a double page spread compared to 2 columns that 4 people said they preferred and 1 column that know one said they preferred. From this information I will use 3 columns when I come to do my double page spread on my music magazine.

I also asked 4 open questions and below are the answers I received from the 15 people who took the questionnaire (my target audience of male and females aged 16-24).

What do you look for in a magazine?

1. Bands
2. Quality
3. Good articles, interviews in the studio
4. The articles
5. Pictures used and the articles
6. Having an eye catching image, bold font
7. A wide variety of artists
8. Interesting features with a wide variety of artists
9. Stories about new bands
10. A band interview
11. Interesting stories accompanied by good images
12. The band advertised
13. A good band and interesting articles
14. Articles advertised on the cover
15. The music section

I have received a variety of different comments, mainly comments that people look for the band, stories and images used that makes them want to look at a magazine. I will take this information and make sure that I use a good band in my magazine as well as using interesting stories and eye catching images.

What first attracts you to a magazine?

1. The band on the front
2. If it looks good
3. Appealing images
4. The picture on the cover
5. Front cover
6. Images used
7. The picture on the front cover
8. The celebrity on the front and the colour scheme
9. Bright colours that stand out
10. Picture on the front cover
11. The title and the colours
12. The picture on the cover
13. Eye catching colours, title and picture
14. If it stands out with the colours and picture then I will pick it up
15. The title and colours used

From these comments I have found out that the majority of the people asked find that it is the picture used that attracts them to a magazine. The title and colours also attracts my target audience to read a magazine therefore when I come to make my own magazine, I will make sure that I choose a good title, bright colours and an eye catching picture.

How many colours do you like to be used on a page in a magazine?

1. 2-3
2. 3
3. 3 or 4
4. 3/4
5. 3 or 4
6. 3, possibly 4
7. 3 or 4
8. 3
9. 2, 3, 4
10. 2 or 3
11. 3
12. 3, 4 or 5
13. 3 or 4
14. 2 or 3
15. 3

I have found out by asking 15 people from my target audience that they prefer to see only 3 colours on the pages in a magazine. Some people also said they prefer either 2, 4 or 5 colours used therefore when I come to do my magazine, I will use 3 colours but maybe a few more or a few less on some other pages.

How many fonts and what types of fonts do you think look good on a magazine?

1. 2 fonts - sans serif and serif
2. 3
3. 2, one serif, one sans serif
4. a mixture of fonts and types
5. A mixture
6. 2
7. A mixture of different types
8. 2 or 3 and a variety of different fonts
9. A few different types
10. Mixture of different styles
11. Copperlate Gothic bold and century Gothic - two or three main fonts
12. Bold, large colourful fonts look good. 5 or 6 different styles
13. A mixture of fonts (sans-serif and serif)
14. Verdana, comic sans, century Gothic - about 5 styles
15. Courier font

From the comments I received, I have found out that the majority of people asked prefer to have a mixture of different fonts on the pages in a magazine with fonts such as verdana, comic sans, century gothic and copperlate gothic. I will take into account this information when I go to do my own magazine as I will use a variety of different fonts.