Analysis of contents page

Alot of people disliked my original contents page as it was extremely childish and very bland, it followed the front covers yellow black and white colour scheme but it was very poor, i quickly scrapped the whole idea as of the many negative comments, i then looked at many content pages from music magazines like kerrang and NME and copied their layouts and schemes, it occured to me there was a patternt to mant magazines contents pages, i then got good feedback based upon my new contents page and many people said they felt it looked exactly like what they would expect to see in the contents section, the colours layout and spacing. i feel my contents page went very well.

Analysis of Front cover

My feedback upon my front cover has been mixed, most people have applauded me and said that the simple colour scheme along with interesting font the magazine looks interesting and realistic, some people said it was too plain with not alot happening and that the model on the front looked out of place in a suit. i left the suit because i felt he looked as though he was rebelious against the suit by untucking his shirt and rolling his sleeves. the puffs on the side are not too much according to most people only a few people said that they looked un-even i attempted to add a fourth puff but i felt three was a good number and the arrangement was the best i could get.

It appears most people prefer the ideas, but are not drawn towards the metal music genre, this is most likely because of the area i did the survey, for example if i had taken the survey in camden my results would be very positive towards metal music.

Questionnaire

Q1. What kind of magazines are you interested in

A.) Film/TV B.) Music C.) Fashion D.) Politics/ economy

E.) other

Q2. What would a reasonable price for a weekly distributed magazine?

A.) 50p-£1 B.) £1-2 C.)£2-3 D.)£3-4

Q3. What kind of music do you like?

A.)Rock/Metal B.)Classical C.) RnB/Rap D.)punk

E.) other

Q4. Would you be interested In a heavy metal magazine?

A.) Very much B.) yes C.) no D.) not at all

Q5. Does the idea of a “promotional CD of the top 10 songs picked by the readers” entice you?

A.) Very much B.) Yes C.) No D.) Not at all

Q6. Would you like to be part of a community of a mutual liking of metal music?

A.) Yes B.) Yes but not metal music C.) No

Q7. Do you like the idea of having regular updates for upcoming tours and gigs?

A.) Very much B.) yes C.) no D.) not at all

Q8. Do you like the idea of mainly focusing on unsigned/underground bands?

A.) Very much B.) yes C.) no D.) not at all

Q9. How lengthy should the magazine be so that it has enough information, yet doesn’t appear to “drag on?”

A.) 10-20 pages B.) 20-30 pages C.) 30-40 pages D.) 40-50 pages

Q10. Would you be willing to purchase a magazine weekly?

A.) yes B.) no C.) no but I would monthly

this is my final draft of the front cover, i removed the star, re sized the bar code, adjusted the text positioning.

This is the final Draft of my Contents page

This is my final draft of my DPS