Target Audience - Questionnaire Analysis

Having creating a questionnaire I was able to collect a number of views and tips from my target audience to help me when creating my music magazine. By using the results I can make accurate decisions to suit my target audience.

The feedback from my first questions was fairly even but “a darker background” was preferred by a few votes, this was my original plan however i would use a black background but my feedback suggested I choose a dark grey instead. Also as the votes was so close I can make the decision to choose a light background in which case the suggested colour was white and a pale pink.

As for my second question on the colour of text was more clear results as the majority suggested light/bright colours. The example colours I was given was: red, white, blue and green. However based on a previous drafting task and research I would add yellow to this list.

My third question was based on props which I was planning on using however the feedback I received seems to suggest  I should not use props which is very similar to mix mag as they don’t tend to use props in the photographs.

My next question asked about the double page spread lay out and I again had mixed responses but the votes suggested having an image over the two pages with text around it was the better choice which I again means I am going to change my mind as it is what the target audience wants.

In response to my final question (which was based on effects) I received split responses which means I have to take effects into consideration. This means I will use more effects than “minimal” but I won’t be going over the top. The effects I am going to use are not yet decided but I want them to link closely to my cover line and artist for example if the cover line mentions “fire” then I might add an effect that looks like the photo is burning.

This questionnaire has helped me in making informed decisions for my music magazine. I have learnt a lot about my Target audience so I can use their tips which I will refer too. I did have ideas on what to put into my draft which would have been a bad choice but now I know which direction to take my project in. the questionnaire has also proved that some of my initial ideas have been good for example the colour scheme.