Piechart for questionnaire
- 2. what features would you most like to see on the front cover of hip-hop magazine? Coverline images Strapline Masthead Puff Promotion I found out that the majority of the people would prefer to see images on the front cover (90%) and 10% of the majority would prefer to see a masthead as a feature.
- 3. What does the front cover of the magazine have to include for it to be successful? Clear image Clear/bold font Good use of colour Aimed at right target audience The majority said that in order for the front cover of a magazine to be successful you need to include all the features such as a clear image, clear/bold font, good colour use and it needs to be aimed at the right target audience however 43% of the majority said it would be better if there was a clear image.
- 4. What kind of main image/thumbnails have to be on the front cover of a hip-hop magazine? RnB Artists Popular Artists Random People Hip-hop Artists Rock Artists I found out that for a hip-hop magazine the front cover should have images/thumbnails of hip-hop artists as that was 60% of the majority and others said you could also include images of RnB artists(10%) and popular artists (30%).
- 5. What are the main features you would expect to see on a contents page? Page numbers Images Editorial Barcode Cover lines I found out that the main features the majority would expect to see on a contents page is page numbers (56%) as the reader would want to know what the magazine contains and what page number the stories are on. 25% said the main feature would be images.
- 6. Should the contents page include information about all the pages in the magazine? Yes No The majority of the people said no, the contents page should not include information about the other pages however I disagree and will be going against the feedback as I am ‘repeating’ (Steve Neale) what most magazines include n their contents page as this will allow my magazine to be professional and successful.
- 7. What should the contents page include: A lot of images A lot of information Cover Lines Main Image 50% of the majority said that the contents page should mainly include a lot of information this may be due to all the information about the other pages that needs to be included.
- 8. What are the main codes and conventions of a double page spread? Interview Images Questions and Answers Puff Promotion The main and codes and conventions that were picked for a double page spread were images (37%) and interviews (26%) so I will include an interview into my double page and also add images of the hip hop artists ‘Star appeal’ (Richard Dyer).
- 9. Should the colour scheme that is used on the front cover and contents be used on the double page spread? Yes No 90% of the majority said that the colour scheme that is used on the front cover should also be used on the contents page and double page spread should be the same throughout. I am going to follow this and keep the colour scheme the same throughout my front cover and contents page as they are information to do with the magazine and the double page spread will have a different colour scheme as the colours will need to suit the story.
- 10. What kind of person would you interview for a hip-hop magazine? Actor RnB Artist DJ Hip hop artist I asked the majority what kind of person they would interview for a hip-hop magazine and they said a hip-hop artist as they will talk about the right information to do with hip-hop music.
- 11. What colours would you most likely see on a hip-hop magazine? Red Yellow Green Black Blue The majority of the population said that they would most likely see the colour black on a hip-hop magazine (32%). Yellow and red were both at 21% so this connotes that most hip-hop magazines may use those two colours so I will use black and red for my magazine so it can look professional.