Becky Tye AS: Questionnaire

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Questionnaire

I am going to conduct a questionnaire to see what people want from my magazine. My target audience is wide, so I am expected a mixed response, but as long as there is something there for everyone, then my wish will be completed. These questions combined with the poll I have set up on my blog, will give me a decent idea if my plans are going to be well-recieved or not. If not, I will change aspects to try make it a bit more as required, but I won't change from my main ideas, as mine won't be focused on profit etc, it is for the music, and as long as some people like it, I won't particularly mind the size of my eventual audience.

Here are the questions I've written:

How often do you buy a music magazine?

Weekly
Monthly
Couple of times a year
Yearly
Never

What genre do you buy?

Rock
Metal
Punk
Pop
Soul
RnB
Dance

How much do you usually pay?

£2.00 - £2.99
£3.00 - £3.99
£4.00 - £4.99
£5.00+

Would you be willing to pay extra for a Live Special of a particular artist?

Yes
Maybe
No

If the artist was "My Chemical Romance"?

Hell Yeah!
Maybe
No thanks.

Would you like to read about all kinds of rock/indie music?

Do you prefer newer or older music?

Newer
Older
Mixture of both

Would you like a Top 40 - type chart?

How often should it be released?

Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly

Which are most important to you? - please pick 3

Interviews
Posters
Live Reviews
Album Reviews
Singles Reviews
Competitions
New Artists
Tour Dates
Free CDs etc

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Magazine Terminology

BALANCE - the design principle that one side of a layout must be given equal weight compared to another. Balance is achieved through the placement of type and graphic elements.
BANNER - the place where a magazine's logo (and its MOTTO or SUBTITLE) appears.
BODY COPY - the main text of an article.
BRAND - the magazine is a "brand", in the same way as GAP or Levis is a brand. With the growth of SYNERGY, a magazine might have spin off products such as a radio station, TV channel, clothing line or merchandise.
BULLET - a circle or dingbat before each item on a list.
BYLINE - the name of an article's author.
CALLOUT - explanation of a specific area of an illustration or diagram.
CAPTION - also called a CUTLINE.
CONSISTENCY - the principle that a magazine should retain some elements throughout an edition of a magazine and also from month to month. Inconsistency in typeface, design, layout etc. can confuse and alienate readers. See also: UNITY
CONTRAST - the principle that important elements are given emphasis on a page through the use of size, colour, texture or placement whilst less important elements are minimised.
COPY - the written text.
COVER - divided into OFC (Outside Front Cover), IFC (Inside Front Cover)
COVER LINES - also known as SELL-LINES. The lines on the front cover that will advertise the contents.
CROP - to cut or trim an image.
DECK - text below a headline that summarises or provides a lead-in to the article.
DISPLAY TYPE - type that is larger than the body copy, such as sub-headings and pull quotes.
DROP CAP - the large letter, like illuminated writing, sometimes found as the first letter of an article.
FONT - all the sizes and styles of a typeface family.
FOUR F's - Format, Formula, Frame, Function.
Glossy - a magazine with glossy pages. Also refers to a magazine that is the standard magazine sizes of 8 by 11 inches to 10 by 13 inches, or 20 by 28 cm to 25 by 33cm.
GRAPHIC - the visual elements of the magazine like illustrations and photographs, as opposed to typographic or copy which refers to fonts and words.
GRID - an invisible structure that guides the placement of graphics and text on a page.
LOGOTYPE or LOGO - the name of the magazine, also known as the FLAG. Found in the banner space, but often repeated elsewhere, like on the CONTENTS page.
MARGIN - the measured white space at the top, bottom, left and right edges of the text. If anything goes over the margins, it is said to BLEED.
MASTHEAD - a box, usually about a column wide, that lists the magazine's editors, designers, business staff and information about the publishing company, subscriptions and contact information.
MATTE - a dull, unglossy finish on a page.
MONTAGE - the assembly of several photos or illustrations into a single piece of art.
PAGINATION - the process of creating complete page layouts and putting them in order using DTP (Desk Top Publishing) software.
PALETTE - a set of colours that can be used in a magazine, defined in advance to ensure a consistent look and brand from issue to issue.
PULL QUOTE - an excerpt from an article, often a quotation from an interview, that has been pulled out, enlarged and used as a design element to break up body text.
SANS-SERIF - a font without feet.
SEQUENCE - the design principle that the designer can choose the order in which readers look at items on a page, using size, colour, shape and placement.
SERIF - a font that has feet.
SLAB-SERIF - a typeface using heavy, even serifs
SUBHEAD - a heading beneath the logotype that acts as the magazine motto.
TYPEFACE - a style of font or type.
UNITY - a consistency in design style throughout the magazine.

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Thursday, 24 March 2011

Questionnaire

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