Question 4 & 5

Who would be the audience for your media product?


The target audience for my magazine will be 16-21 year olds, mixed gender and who are reading the magazine because they are interested in music, I who their 'Icons' have been successful.

As my magazines genre is a alternative/indie-rock and many more sub genres, I want to attract people who are into this music and also attract people who want to know more, But this doesn't just limit it to that range or music, some weeks there will be articles about hip-hop artists, pop artists and much more, just to keep a wide range of people interested to buy the magazine.

Some of the other things my typical target audience will enjoy, its playing music, going to gigs - so I put included in my contents page that I am going to included gig reviews and up to date music.
They watch T.V, interested in social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace.
But also have a wide range of activities and hobbies, such as football and reading.
I hope to embed these interests into the magazine, so they can have shared cultural values and read things other than music.

How did you attract/address your audience?


To start question 5 I asked my class several questions about my magazine, and got feedback about what they liked and what they thought I could improve and develop.

Here is my questionnaire:

1. Do you think the magazine is reasonably priced?


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2. For a magazine which has a genre of indie/rock and alternative music do you think the main image suits this genre? and do you think it is appealing for both men and women who are 16-21 years old?




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3. Do you think the color scheme I have used for the front page, contents page and double page spread is suitable for the magazine genre?



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4. Is there anything I could improve throughout my front page, contents page and double page spread?




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I got lots of feedback from the people in my class, I asked people who would be classed as my target audience so I could get a accurate and unbiased responses. I asked ten people and I have briefed it down:

10/10 people thought that my magazine was reasonably priced and that the main image suits my genre of magazine and that the color scheme suited my magazine genre.
The things they said I could improve on is add more detail about what's inside the magazine.    

The various design elements I have incorporated is to appeal to my audience is doing things such as the big artist that is going to be included in my magazine is in a big font, which will stand out to my audience and make them want to read on.