Summary of focus

group questions

Questions

My

questioned consisted of =
cover.
What genre of music do you think is this, looking at the front cover?
Does the main image link to the genre?
Does the colour scheme integrate with the main image?
Do the cover lines show order and anchor the main image properly?
Does the name fit the genre?
Do the cover lines appeal to you?
What do you like most about the colour scheme?
Contents page.
Does the contents page show uniformity of layout?
Read the editorial, does it help the reader know more of the context of the magazine?
Do the order of the images suit the layout and colour scheme?
Is the lettering such as the page numbers and the cover lines clear to you?
Do the images clearly link to the article references on the cover lines?
Double page spread.
Does the image integrate with the text? Do you think it fits the context of the article on the artist?
Does the image clearly represent the genre of the magazine?
Does the layout of the double page seem ordered?
Whats most eye-catching about this article?
Does the headline fit the article? And integrate with the image?
Additional qs.
What age range do you think the magazine is aimed at?
Would this fit a middle class or lower class reader?
Is there consistency throughout the whole magazine?
Front

Front cover

My focus group immediately knew what genre of music my magazine was from the front
cover, all agreeing on alternative.

When asked does the image link to the genre, my focus group all agreed

My focus group also said the colour scheme does integrate with the main image, referring to
her outfit.

Also they said that that wording and anchorage work for the magazine.

Most said it appeals to them and they would read, while one said the magazine blends too
much (the writing colour contrasted to the background puts them off)

All claimed that the colour scheme of the front cover worked and they liked how it showed
the genre most and that it worked, was bold and distinctive.

Contents page

All agreed there is a clear grid of the layout and pleases the eye

They all said that the editorial helps with the context of the
magazine

Also, the order of the images do suit the layout and the lettering
was clear, but the page numbers could be bigger.

They said that the images do refer to the cover lines when
reading properly.

Double page spread

When asked if the image integrates, my focus group all agreed

that the image fits in well with the context of the magazine,
making reference to the headline and the image itself. They also
agreed it represents the genre well and they could tell from the
image alone it was alternative.

My focus group also said that the layout of the spread was very
well ordered and what most attracts them was the image and the
headlines claiming the headline and image integrate well
together.

Additional questions

When asked, my focus group said that the age range my

magazine would appeal mostly to was 16-20 year olds, which
was the group I was targeting,

They also said that it was for a middle class to upper working
class reader which is also my niche market for my magazine.

Overall, they said there was consistency throughout the

magazine, commenting on the colour scheme and effective
house style.

This makes me positive that my magazine will sell to the market

audience it is intended for.