Questionnaire results

Below are my questionnaire results. Some questions gave the option to choose more than one option so the results.

Would you like a more text-based or image-based magazine?

How much would you pay for the magazine?

How often would you like to see the magazine published?

Should i include free stuff in the magazine?

What free stuff would like to see?

What would you like to see more of?

Would you like formal or informal language?

Would you prefer a spaced out or a tightly packed layout?

How many pages should the magazine aim for?

What colour scheme do you prefer?

Questionnaire

1. Would you like a more text based or image based magazine?

    Text based

    Image based

2. How much would you pay for the magazine?

    50p

    £1

    £2

    More than £2

3. How often would you like to see the magazine published?

    Weekly

    Bi –weekly

    Monthly

4. Should I include free stuff in the magazine?

    Yes

    No

5. What free stuff would you like to see?

    Posters

    Stickers

    CD’s

    Other – please specify

6. What would you like to see more of?     Band interviews

    Gig reviews

    CD reviews

    Upcoming bands

    Upcoming Festivals

7. Would you like formal or informal language?

    Formal

    Informal

8. would you prefer a spaced out or a tightly packed layout?

    Spaced out

    Tightly packed

    Mix of both

9. How many pages should the magazine aim for?     0-20

    21-30

    31-40

    41+

10. What colour scheme do you prefer?

      A

      B

      C

      D

research - title ideas

below are some initial title ideas
1. Hellz Bellz
2. Devil's Downloads
3. Gear
4. Nihilism
5. Black Sacrament

and my font ideas are below

Mood Board

Below is the moodbaord i am going to use to help me design my magazine.

magazine treatment

My magazine will target audiences between 16 and 21. The audience is a niche audience because of the specialism and the small fanbase associated with Heavy Metal. The magazine will be laid out with an equal mix of text and pictures. The themes are associated with the featured bands inside and will therefore use logos and pictures of the bands. Typical features will be the band interviews, music reviews, latest releases and an audience comments page. Potential advertisers include EMP Online – a heavy metal merchandise website, Grindstore – a band merchandise website and upcoming bands who need publicity. The editorial team will be made up of heavy metal enthusiasts and experienced writers so that it is understandable and appeals to the target audience. 

Music magazine ideas

I have 3 ideas about the magazine i want to make for my main task. They are as followed; a heavy metal genre magazine, a specialist guitar magazine, and a rock magazine. The first 2 apply to niche audiences while the rock magazine applies to a more mainstream audience. The 3 music magazines have influenced my ideas through the use of color, cover lines, puffs and their appeal to me.

Research and planning - Metal Hammer

The front page of Metal Hammer shows the main focus of the magazine ‘breaking’ through the front cover. It is devoid of cover lines on the central image and only features some band names at the top of the page. This shows the magazine has a large enough fanbase to not need coverlines to draw in it’s audience, the masthead and front image alone does that. The masthead font and the central image both show rebellion because the masthead appears to have bullet holes and breaks running through the text and the central image depicts the main focus breaking through something. This connotes that the audience are also rebellious and are a niche group. The colour scheme is dark, blacks and reds with very little white, which shows that it isn’t a cheery magazine and doesn’t rely on colour to draw in customers. This means that it’s fanbase only increases through it’s audience talking about it and using the internet to advertise itself.

The contents page of Metal Hammer is quite disorganised. There are pictures placed randomly around a block of text that acts as page markers. The page titles are in a different font to the description, which allows the reader to easily find the article they’re looking for. The disorganised layout shows that readers don’t particularly care about layout or prefer the rebellious nature of the magazine’s front cover to be shown throughout the magazine. The colour scheme of the contents page differs to front page because there is more white than black and red. This shows the text easier.