I have asked 10 respondents to fill out my questionnaire and analysed the results; half of the people I asked were boys and the other half were girls, this is because there is not specific gender which falls into the music genre indie. In addition, the 10 people were all in the age group of 15-24 because I feel that this is the right age group who would listen to indie music and read my music magazine. I did not ask for the name of the respondent as this is not necessary.
One of the first main questions that would influence the front cover of my magazine is the artists which I should use, therefore I asked the question "who are your favorite artists / bands?". The feedback I received benefited me because I can use the respondents' favorite artists on my front cover as one of the cover lines, for example one of the artists were Arctic Monkeys so I could perhaps include "Arctic Monkeys comeback concert in London!" as one of the cover lines which would attract a lot of consumers who also listen to this band. One of the advantages of asking people who listen to indie music is that they can all relate to the same music tastes, which would help me choose and improve the front cover of my magazine as I can combine the information I received from the questionnaires. One of the reasons why I asked this question is to get an understanding of what artists will appeal to my target audience, and to persuade them to buy the magazine once it has been designed. The cover lines is an important convention because it attracts customers when they first see the magazine, this means the right bands must be chosen to appeal to them. Other artists written down include Ed Sheeran, Crossfaith, Delta Spirit and Twenty One Pilots, which could have also been used in the cover lines.
Another important question I asked is "What is the most important part of a magazine?" which was followed by 8 options including Events, Competitions, Advertisements, Gossip, Interviews, Freebies, Articles and Advice. The respondents were given the choice to choose two options out of the eight. The reason I included this question is to get an idea of what I can include as a puff, pug or cover lines to attract customers who enjoy indie music. The majority of my respondents ticked either "interviews", "freebies" and "events"; I can use this information to apply to my front cover. I can include cover lines such as "Exclusive interview with..." to attract readers who are a fan of a certain artist/band. I can relate this to the previous question and combine it to use something like "exclusive interview with Arctic Monkeys" which would appeal to readers even more.
The name and color of my magazine is one of the most important features, this is why I asked "What name would you give an indie magazine?" as well as "what colors would you like to see on an indie music magazine?" followed by 14 different options with a range of colors. I gave the respondents a range of colours such as black, white, indigo, gold, burgundy etc. so that I can have a more diverse result and identify which color is the most common. When I got the results, it turns out that the most common color chosen was black, white and blue; I will use these colors on my front cover. In terms of the name of my magazine, I got a lot of feedback with names such as "Vibe", "Indigo"and "Wave" which are all decent names for an indie magazine.
