Mock Ups

Question analysis

Question analysis

1) What kind of artists would you like to see in this magazine and why?

Rihanna, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Usher and Eminem because they are their favourite artists and are interested in them.

2) Who would you want to read a double page spread about?

People said they would like to read articles on artists such as Rihanna, Drake, Usher and Kendrick Lamar. This is because these are their favourite artists in the R&B genre.

3) What else would you feature/ want to read in a magazine?

People said that they would like to see competitions included and would also like things that come with the magazine for example testers of products or mp3's.

4) What colour house style would you want to see used in the magazine?

People said they would like to see bold colours because that catches their attention. They also said that bright colours would not attract them to a magazine because they think those colours are used for magazine that are for younger people.

5) Would you like a lot of pictures on the front cover?

Most people wanted a lot of pictures on the front because that is what catches their attention first, they also wanted pictures because they want to see who is going to be included inside the magazine; however, they do want some information on the front instead of having a page of images because they want to know that they will want to read the information inside.

6) How much are you willing to pay for the magazine and why?

The people who answered my questions said that they would pay between £0 and £3, they said this because it is only a magazine and did not want to spend too much money on it.

7) How old are you?

My results showed that most people who answered my questionnaire were between the ages of 16 and 19.  

8) Are you male or female?

There were a mixture of responses for this question as R&B appeals to both genders as there are a variety of male and female artists in this genre.

9) Would you like the context to be technical?

My answers collected showed that most people did want the context to be technical because they wanted the information to be interesting instead of simple and boring.

10) What is your favourite RnB magazine?

People said that their favourite R&B magazines are Vibe and NME. They like these magazines because the information inside is interesting and they like the artists included.

Reader Profile

Reader Profile

My target audience for my music magazine is teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18 as I am within that age group and I will be able to relate to what they want to see in a music magazine and what the would pay for. The music genre that my magazine will be based on would appeal to older teens as the music is aimed at this age group and is not suitable to younger teens. 

Colour testing

Colour testing 

R&B

Black would be used for an RnB magazine because it symbolises power. Most artists in the R&B genre have a lot of power or like to think they do as R&B is a very popular genre of music to listen to. Black also shows that the magazine/ genre is not for younger people to listen to because it can be rude, childrens music magazines would use colours such as bright pink, blue, green and yellow.

Red is used in R&B magazines quite a lot and is associated with strength, power and energy. For the R&B industry artists need to be able to fight to show their music and o be the best artist in that genre. For example Eminem would be represented with red as he has got himself to the top and is known as the world best rapper.

Blue has been used on magazines for R&B as it shows confidence, depth and stability. For a Vibe magazine cover Rihanna was on the front with the colour blue as a background. This shows that she is well known and is stable where she is in the R&B industry, she is also a very confident artist and is not afaid to be different. This shows that artists need to be different and confident to be able to get as well known as Rihanna.

Yellow is associated with wealth, it is used in R&B magazines because most of the artists like to show off their wealth with the things they wear. It could appear on the front cover to highlight different features, for example a yellow heading against a black background would stand out and catch our attention. I will not be using the colour yellow on my front cover as I am not basing my magazine on wealth.

Pink would be used on the front of the magazine if it featured a female artist. It shows the power of a woman and would be used to highlight different parts on the page. It stands out against most colours so therefore makes it stand out and grab our attention. I will not be using pink for my magazine cover because I am not just focusing the magazine on women as i will be including things for men as well.