Magazine color scheme

Black and white 60%

Red and white 30%

Blue and yellow 10%

Picture type on front page

Medium Shot 40%

Medium Close Up

50%

Close Up 10%

Color of Masthead

Black 30%

Red 20%

Gold 50%

Magazine layout

More Pictures 50%

More Text 0%

Even Mix 50%

Style of contents page

Chronological order 40%

In order of Importance 40%

Mixed up 20%

Content on double page spread

Interview 50%

Event summary 30%

Neither 20%

Price of magazine

Under £4 30%

Between £4-6 50%

Over £6 20%

Style of magazine

Neat and Tidy 30%

Normal 40%

A bit messy 30%

Gender of Person on the Frontcover

Man 60%

Woman 30%

Doesn’t matter 10%

Style of writing

Formal 20%

Casual 50%

Some where in between

30%

Result Summary and Reason

Colour scheme: Black and white

Picture type on front page: Medium Close Up

Colour of Masthead: Gold

Magazine layout: More pictures

Style of content page: Chronological order

Content of double page: Interview

Price of magazine: 4£-6

Style of magazine: Normal

Gender of actor on front cover: Male

Style of writing: Casual

The black and white colour scheme is classic and also post modern, as

the vintage colour scheme mixes with the modern genre. The upper

class audience will appreciate this, as it gives the magazine a

sophisticated style.

The MDC is suitable, is it shows the rappers confidence and

dominance, which is associated with the genre.

The gold headline represents wealth and prestige, which is iconic for

the hip- hop genre, as many wealth is the key motivator for many

rappers.

An even mix of content is important for the magazine, as it attracts

young fox thinkers, but also pleases readers looking for something

more sophisticated.

Due to the genre moving up in target audience class, I think the

readers will prefer to read the context in chronological order, as it gives

the magazine more structure which will be appreciated.

An interview is a good choice as it allows the audience to identify with

the artist and provides personal identity for an active audience.

The price it self will also set the tone for the audience, showing that it is

a high quality read, which will also attract a more sophisticated

audience.

By the magazine no having an extremely casual style, nor an

extremely cosmopolitan style, it can widen my target consumer market.

Having a man on the front cover, instead of a women, supports the

stereotype of male dominance, which was already highlighted through

the MCU.

Hip- hop being a very artistic and creative genre a more casual and

relaxed style of writing will allow the reader to appreciate the magazine

more, if the style is converted from the genre to the magazine.

Conclusion

In this questionnaire I asked people some questions about their

opinions on what a good magazine is like. I think the questionnaire

went very well, as it gave me clear results about what my magazine

should be like. For example I have now decided that I will use a gold

title on my magazine, and to match that, I will set the main colour

scheme of my magazine, as Gold and Black.

Also I have found out that people prefer to have a medium close up

picture on the front cover of magazine, compared to a medium shot

or a close up, which are the most frequently used pictures.

The questionnaire results also told me that in a music magazine

people prefer to have more pictures, compared to having more text.

In some cases my opinion was strongly over ruled by the majority of

people which did my questionnaire, this then allowed me to improve

my initial idea of what the magazine should look like. For example

although I originally wanted to have the magazine a bit messy to suit

the Hip-Hop and Rap genre, I know decided that it would be better to

set it up normally, and to convey the genre in a different form. Also

initially I thought I was going to write the whole magazine in a very

normal style, but due to my questionnaire, I have decided that it

would be better to write it in a casual style, to make the reader feel

more relaxed when reading.