Evaluation - Questionnaire Results

I sent out a questionnaire to 10 people within the target audience for my magazine. Here are the results:

1) What does the title suggest to you?

• The title 'Glamourous' suggests that the magazine is intended for a female audience, though it doesn't suggest that it is a music magazine.
• The title suggests that it is intended for girls/women.
• The title suggests that it is a female magazine.
• The title suggests that it is intended for females but it doesn't suggest what kind of magazine it is.
• The title suggests that it is a female magazine, but it sounds more like a fashion magazine, rather than a pop music magazine.
• The title suggests that it is a high profile magazine, perhaps quite expensive and glossy.
• The title suggests that it is for a female audience.
• The title suggests that it is a female magazine, but there is no clue as to what the magazine is about.
• The title of the magazine suggests that it is a girly magazine, intended for a girl audience.
• The title of the magazine suggests that it is a mainly female magazine.

2) What genre/type of music does the magazine focus on and how do you know this?

• The magazine focuses on pop music and this is clear because of the information provided down the side of the magazine such as 'Top 40 Chart' indicates that it is a pop music magazine.
• The image of the band suggests to me that this is a pop music magazine because of the way in which they are dressed and the pose that they taking.
• The colours and fonts tell me that this is a magazine as it is all very girly and pink which stereotypically suggests that this is a pop magazine.
• The information on what is provided on the inside of the magazine shows that this is a pop music magazine.
• The layout of the magazine clearly shows that this is a pop music magazine because of the choice of language and colours and fonts used.
• It is obvious that pop music is what the magazine focuses on as the band look like a very stereotypical pop girl band.
• The pink background makes it obvious that it is intended for girls, and this combined with the dominant image of the band on the page and the choice of fonts suggests that it is pop as it follows the typical magazine conventions.
• The name of the band 'The Untouchables' and their album 'Through With Love' are typical names of pop music bands and songs.
• Most young girls tend to be the target audience for poop music magazine and as this magazine is clearly intended for this audience it suggests to me that it is a pop music magazine.
• It is clear that it is a music magazine as the sub-title suggests this, and the very girly look of the magazine makes it very clear that this is most likely to be a music magazine.

3) What makes the pages look professional and what stops them from looking professional?

• The front page and double page spread look very professional, but the contents page is a little too bare which stops it from looking professional.
• The images make the magazine look very professional as the band looks like a typical pop music girl group.
• The picture of the CD with the band on the front makes the front page look very professional as magazines usually have a competition included on the front page.
• The article looks very professional as the text is all arranged into columns with a large image of the band at the top which makes it look very believeable.
• All the different fonts and colours used in the magazine make it seem professional as this is what real magazines tend to do.
• The contents page could include a bit more text on the magazine which would make it seem a bit more professional.
• The glossy pages gives the magazine a professional finish.
• The two different font colours used to distinguish the questions and answers on the article makes it seem more realistic.
• The star adevertising the competition on the contents page makes it seem slightly less professional.
• The questions asked to the band make it seem very believable and professionally presented.

4) How genuine does the front cover seem?

• The front cover does look very professionally finished.
• The front cover does seem very genuine, although front covers sometimes have a bit more information on them.
• It seems very genuine and it clearly identifies it's target audience.
• If the front cover was a little more 'busy' it would probably seem more genuine.
• The way in which the feature article clearly stands out on the front page makes it seem very genuine to me.
• The different fonts and colours all clearly address the target market and make it appealing to them which makes the magazine seem genuine.
• The list of features included in the magazine makes it seem genuine as this is likely to encourage the reader to want to buy the magazine.
• The front cover follows the typical conventions of a magazine and includes little things such as a barcode and price which add to the finish of the magazine.
• The competition at the bottom of the page makes it seem very genuine, especially as a picture of the bands album has been used.
• The way in which the text down the left hand side of the magazine makes the front cover seem more genuine as it stops it from looking 'boxy'.

5) Does the contents page simply inform or does it also manage to interest you in reading the rest of the magazine?

• The large picture of the band in the bottom corner of the magazine makes the contents -page seem more interesting but there is not much more to capture the readers attention.
• The contents page mainly just informs the reader, apart from the two pictures of the band.
• The advertisement of the competition is likely to interest the reader and make them want to read on.
• The contents page seems a little bit bare, I think more could be included to make it seem more interesting.
• The large picture of the band is likely to make the reader want to read the rest of the magazine.
• The contents looks a little bit 'boxy', but the pictures manage to interest the reader.
• The images will make the reader want to read the main feature article but is not likely to make them want to read the rest of the magazine.
• The pictures of the band and the advertisement for the competition is likely to make the reader want to continue reading the rest of the magazine.
• The bright pink background is likely to attract the readers attention and combined with the images this is likely to interest the reader.
• The large image of the girl group with the title down the side of the picture and the page number included is likely to make the reader want to go on and read the article.

6) Does the article sound like a piece of journalism? If not what bits don't sound right?

• The article does seem very genuine as the questions and responses were very much like what you would read in a real magazine.
• The introduction to the interview makes the article sound like a piece of journalism.
• The little advertisement at the bottom of the page makes it sound like a piece of journalism as this is usually included in interviews in magazines.
• The quote enlarged across the picture of the band makes the article seem very genuine as this is usually included in magazine interviews.
• The question about being a role model for young girls makes the article sound like a piece of journalism as this is a big issue in the media at the moment.
• The way in which the question and answers are in different colours makes the article look very professional and it makes it easier for the reader to read.
• The language choice used in the article makes it seem very realistic.
• The questions asked to the band were questions which are normally asked in this type of magazine interview, so this makes it seem like a genuine piece of journalism.
• Both the questions asked, and the bands responses make the article seem very genuine.