Challenges facing the magazine industry

Final Magazine Feedback

 
I received feedback from members of my target audience who consist of teenage girls. The feedback is mainly positive and they would be happy to buy the magazine themselves which is what I hoped for.

Double Page Spread Draft

Contents Page Draft

Music magazine front cover draft

I decided that this image is appropriate for my music magazine as it shows 'The Lost Girls' having fun and enjoying each others company. I did not want them to pose too much as I did not want them to put on a fake persona, I wanted the connection between the girls to be genuine. The colours in the background on the wall demonstrate the happiness and perhaps rebellion of the girls. I decided not to include any secondary images because I did not want readers to be distracted from the main image.
As a result of my magazine questionnaire, I learned that people prefer to buy magazines when they are cheaper than £4.00 so my price is at £1.99. Also from the questionnaire I discovered that my target audience enjoy news, gossip and song reviews so I included that under the magazine masthead to attract more readers who fit into my target audience.
The front cover has been influenced by my imaginary entity because the lifestyle profile I created reflects the ideas I produced. 'Sophie' is very stressed out with her school and work life so 'The Lost Girls' helps them forget about their worries which is reinforced by the bright colours and the varying fonts. 'The Lost Girls' are roughly the same age as their target audience so fans feel they may relate to them.
This cover is similar to my double page spread and contents page because I have used similar colour schemes and the images are different but still show the girls having fun. I have stuck to the convention of a magazine cover because I have included well known features such as the tagline, cover lines and the anchorage so it comes across as professional.

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