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Font Mood Board

Font Mood Board

This is my font mood board which are possible ideas of the type of font I would like to put on my magazine front cover. I have chosen to text ‘music magazine’ as I am currently still deciding on what I would like to choose as my mast head. The fonts I have chosen are mainly ones which have a different type of style to them. This will make the magazine have a different qwerky style to it which other magazines would not have. I have also chosen some fonts which have a traditional and simple style to it in case when I make the magazine it needs a simple touch to it, so it doesn’t make it over the top. In this mood board I haven’t added any colour to it as yet as I am not too sure of the colour for my mast head. My target audience is females aged 13-25 as it is a charts magazine I will need to choose a font which would be appealing to them. So possibly a more traditional look or one which is very classy would attract them to the magazine more.

Colour Mood Board

Colour Mood Board

The colours I have chosen to place on my mood board are different shades of black, blue, red, white, green and pink. I have chosen these colours as these where the feedback I received from my questionnaire which I posted on survey monkey. My target audience Is teenage girls aged from 13-20 so the use of black, white, red and pink will defiantly be the colours I feature on the magazine cover but the uses of green and blue will be able to tone it down. As the magazine I am creating is a charts magazine it will feature different types of music but mainly pop. The blue will look really well as I am having a male model featuring on the front cover. Giving it a cool feel to it. I want the front cover to be eye catching which is also why have picked bright colours as well as black. I’m not so sure on the dark side of the colours but this will all depend on how the front cover picture is taken and if it is in dark or light shading. Once I have done a practice on the front cover this will give myself a clearer view on how I use these colours in my music magazine.

Questionnaire Analysis

Questionnaire analysis

I posted a questionnaire on survey monkey which would give me advice on what the public would want when I design my music magazine.

The first question I asked was ‘what is your gender and age?’  The age range I mostly got responses from where around 17- 20 years old. 84 % where females and 16% where males who responded to the questionnaire. This shows that my main target audience will be females aged in the teens.

The second question I asked was ‘How much are you willing to pay for a music magazine which will be published weekly?’ 31% said that they are willing to spend £1.50 and then close behind was £2.50-£3.00 which is what 21%. £1.50 is a very reasonable price for a weekly magazine.

The third question I asked was ‘What genre of music are you mostly interested in?’ which majority of 63% said pop. This will fit in really well with my theme of charts music as majority of music is pop in the charts.

The fourth question I asked was ‘Do you keep up to date with the music charts regularly?’ 58% said yes they do keep up to date with the music charts and 42% said no they don’t. My magazine is going to be based around the music charts so I am glad that a lot more people said yes to this question.

The fifth question I asked was ‘Do you download music or purchase the CD?’ 53% said they download music and 47% said they purchase CD’s. This gives me a clear idea of the type of advertisement to put in my music magazine.

The sixth question I asked was ‘Who are your favourite artists at the moment?’ the five top artists that got the most comments was Matt Cardle, Sam Smith, James Bay, Ed Sheeran and Little mix. This shows me that Male solo artists are what people are most interested in listening to at the moment.

The seventh question I asked was ‘Rank the features in order which you would mostly like to see in a music magazine?’ there was seven options and the order received was: 1. Concerts, 2. Interviews, 3. new releases, 4. Top 40, 5. Quiz, 6. Album/single reviews, 7. Competitions. I will be taking this order into consideration and making sure at least something on the top five is in my music magazine.

The eighth question I asked was ‘What would attract you to the front cover of a music magazine?’ which 79% said a famous person. Which shows that when making my magazine placing a singer on the front cover will make it attractive.

The ninth question I asked was ‘What colours attract you to magazines?’ the six top ones we received where black, white, red, yellow, pink and blue.  This gives me some colours to consider when making my magazine.

The tenth question I asked was ‘Do you like to see advertisement in a magazine?’ 50% said yes and 50% said no. so In my magazine I will be putting advertisement.

Original Ideas Statement

Original ideas statement

The type of magazine I have chosen to make is a charts magazine. My target audience will be girls aged 13-25. The age where you are still at school and you talk about the latest bands up to the age of a young adult where you still go out and party. This means that the genre of music I will be focusing on will mainly be pop but will have other genres included. I have chosen to pick this type of magazine as I keep up to date with the music charts, they are the biggest solo artists and groups making the charts weekly. Many people are interested in the music charts and everyone likes to keep up to date with the newest music. Inspired me was music magazines such as Top of the Pops but would want to make it more adult’s versions but teenagers could still be interested in. 

Questionnaire Results

Target Audience Mood Board

Target Audience Mood Board

This is my target audience mood board which I have placed what sort of things my target audience would like. So my target audience I mainly females between 13-25 years old. On my mood board I firstly placed the type of celebrities and singers they would be very interested in. My magazine is all about the charts so I have placed the biggest artists in the music charts at the minute. These are One Direction, Jess Glynn, Olly Murs, Sam Smith and many more. I have also placed other celebrities such as Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner who have fashion blogs which many young girls look up to. Teenagers are very interested in you tubers so I placed Zoella and Alfie (Pointlessblog) on here. Technology is a huge part of a teenager’s life as they are always on their phones or their iPads, keeping up with their social Medias. I have placed the type of clothing that many teenagers wear which is black leather jackets, converses, river island, Hollister and Topshop clothing. The jewellery they wear is expensive watches like Michael Kors and Pandora jeweller. The Car that they would drive would be a Fiat 500 as that is every girls dream car. My target audience is really into music so they would listen to kiss and capital fm. They will be interested in the music charts which they are also interested in reality TV shows like keeping up with the Kardashian, Towie and Geordie shore. They are really into fashion and there favourite restaurant is Nandos. This is a basic outline on my target audience and the things they are interested in, in their every day lives.

Advertisers Mood Board

Advertisers Mood Board

This is an advertiser’s mood board which shows the type of companies I would advertise in my music magazine. I have picked companies/brands which fit with my target audience of 13-25 year olds, which are mainly females. I decided on the big companies which are fast food such as KFC, Burger King, McDonalds and Subway. Teenagers are always keen on fast food and are using these places as there hangouts. This also applies to Starbucks and Costa as it is also a hangout place. I also placed social media sites like twitter, Tumblr, Depop, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Teenagers and young adults spend their lives on their mobile phones finding out what their friends and favorite celebrities are doing. I placed technology brands as everyone likes to keep up with the latest technology from apple, Samsung, Android, and Microsoft. I placed the basic high end brands which a lot of teenagers and young adults are obsessed with like MAC makeup, Pandora, vans, Miss Selfridge, ASOS, next, converse. This allows the magazine to have an edge of fashion, jewellery and makeup. I also added concert/festival companies as at the age of 13-25 you are very interested in music and always listening to the radios. So on this advertisement mood board I have aimed at brands/companies which many young adults and teenagers know of very well and relate to some part of their lives.