Music magazine double-page spread audience feedback

After completing my final piece of my production, the double-page spread, I asked my three volunteers for their feedback in order to get a better understanding of how successful my magazine pages would be with my target audience. To make sure the changes I make because of the feedback, will benefit the success of my magazine, I asked three people that fit into my target audience group to volunteer to answer a number of questions about my finished magazine pages.

First of all, I asked the volunteers what their first impression of the magazine was. All three volunteer's immediately said they thought the double-page spread was very professional and again, is linked to the other pages. They all also agreed that the article was fun and girly, which was the mood I wanted to present to the reader. Becky said she thought the article would definitely catch the readers attention whereas the little snippets of the interview would entice the readers.

To follow this, I asked the volunteers what they thought of the double-page spread layout and the structure of the article. Becky said she thought the question and answer structure on the interview, let the reader know the things they wanted to know and made sure the article was interesting all the way through. Harriet agreed and said she thought the article was quick paced which is important to keep the reader interested. Vicky said she thought the layout of the pages worked well because it let the reader see a big, fun picture of the artist as well as lots of interview.
Finally, I asked the volunteers if they would be interested in the article when flicking through the magazine even if they didn't know the artist. Harriet said she might not read the article if she didn't know the artist because she would feel like she was reading about someone she didn't know. However Becky and Vicky both said they would read the article even if they didn't know the artist because they would be drawn in by the picture. Vicky said the picture would make people want to read the article because it's fun and the model just looks like a normal person rather than the unreal models that are usually in the magazines. Vicky said she thought because of the neat and typical look of the article, people would want to stop and read the article.

Feedback summary

To sum up the good and bad aspects of the magazine I asked each volunteer separately to list three good points and three bad points of the contents page.

Becky

• The mood of the article is fun and girly which will entice the reader.
• The images at the bottom of the article let you see more of the artist.
• The snippets of text around the article make you curious about the article and make you want to read it.

• The colours of the text and little features around the article could be linked into the picture.
•  There could have been more questions in the interview to let the reader see more.
• There should be more to differentiate the question from the answer.

Vicky

• The introduction to the article is good because its quick to read and lets you know about the article.
• All of the text is easy to read and compliments the feminine look of the page.
• The photographs at the bottom let the reader see more of the model and are quite personal.

• There is still a lot of white space, the background could have been made cream or another colour to try and make it look less basic.
• There isn't many interview questions.
•  The photographs at the bottom of the page should have a caption so the reader can understand what they are.

Harriet

• The overall look is really professional and aesthetically pleasing.
• Its very organised and neat which makes the article more appealing to the reader.
• The pink quotes in the interview draw the readers attention in which not only looks good but hopefully encourages them to read it as well.

• The little pictures at the bottom of the page should have a description.
• The interview might feel more personal and direct if the model was looking at the camera when the picture was taken.
• The colour scheme doesn't really link into the pictures so the pink title looks a bit random.