Task 10

Task 10

For this task I’ll be answering questions about my magazine according to the feedback received from my peers.

1)    Who are the audience? Are they the group that you initially targeted?

As stated in my magazine proposal, there was no distinct market in terms of gender. However, according to the comments I received it seems that my magazine is more aimed towards females. I assume that this is because the cover star is a female. My target age group on the other hand seemed to be up for debate. One of my peers commented that my magazine seems to be aimed at 16-18 year olds, this is a very narrow market and I would have to disagree. Another peer on the other hand argued that because it’s a hip hop magazine, my target market could range from those aged between 17 and 35 years old. I believe that this is a more accurate figure and is closer to the age group whom I had initially targeted.

 

2)    How are particular social groups represented- fans of particular music, age groups, defined by social class /gender / ethnicity..? Are these representations positive, negative, mixed?

According to the feedback that I received, young people are represented as bold and ambitious. This may be due to how the cover star portrays herself in the interview (on the DPS). In terms of ethnicity, people have stated that the buyers of my magazine will probably be a diverse group. Reason being, there are people of many ethnicities starring in my magazine and therefore it may reflect the people who will be purchasing the magazine.

 

3)    Which elements of the magazine does the audience like?

Fortunately the feedback reflects that the simplicity and boldness of magazine went down well as I feared it could be mistaken for lack of detail when it was in fact intentional.  Another thing my audience liked was the colour scheme, which was black and yellow.

 

4)    What could be improved?

Having said all that, there’s still a vast amount that could’ve been done better. Most of the suggestions for improvement were based around my contents page and I’ll be the first to admit it isn’t the best. This was because the photography wasn’t up to scratch and it didn’t appear to be very professional. To conclude my contents page is definitely an aspect of my magazine that I could improve on.

 

5)    Looking back at feedback you received from the college magazine, how do you feel your technical and creative skills have developed?

Although it could have been better it is also evident that I’ve made vast improvements when compared back to my college magazine. The photography is much better for starters as now I’m familiar with how to use the cameras and photographic techniques such as lighting and whatnot. Also, my editng skills are considerable better as my photoshop and indesign skills have improved greatly.