Audience feedback questions and responses

Front cover

1. What sub-genre of music do you think my music magazine connotes to? What makes you think this- is there anything specific that relates to the sub-genre? Thankfully, they all recognised the pages as being from a pop magazine, which is good because it shows I have incorporated generic conventions of my chosen sub-genre into my pages.
2. Is the masthead located in the right place? Should it be somewhere else? Is it big enough? 
3. They suggested the masthead could look better if it were positioned more to the left of the page, rather than in the middle, as the model is sort of in the way otherwise.
4. Do you think the colour scheme works well? Or do you think the colours should be brighter because it is a pop magazine and so should be fun? 
5. They liked the colours I used, however they suggested that I could use more colours as this is what you'd expect from a pop magazine. 
6. What do you think of the fonts? Do you think the fonts look informal or formal? Do you think the font sizes are too big in any places? They liked all the fonts as they thought they were bold and were easily readable. Also they believed I used a good variety of fonts that all look like they belong together wand work well in creating a house style for my product.

Contents Page

1. What mode of address do you think my article descriptions are in? Do you think this is appropriate for the pop sub genre (baring in mind it should be more sophisticated than most pop magazines)? Should it be more/less formal? They correctly identified that the mode of address was colloquial showing my writing comes across as I wanted it too. And they thought this style of writing was perfect for a more mature pop listener audience.
2. Are there enough article descriptions or would you like to see more? They suggested I could increase the page numbers to about 60 because they didn't think 40 pages would be enough content for a monthly magazine as it looks too empty. 
3. What do you think about the layout of the page? Does it look organised or cluttered? 
4.  My focus-group liked the layout of the page saying it looked organised and would be easy to navigate. This is good because I wanted  my target audience to be able to find the articles they wanted too easily and quickly.
5. Do the pictures tie in with typical pop star photos? Should they be positioned differently?They said the photos would appeal to them because they are of younger people and so they feel the magazine is directly relatable to them. They particularly liked the front cover image because it looks professional with the white background but also it makes the magazine stand out due to the unconventional layout and non-direct address of the model 

Double page spread

1. Which version of my dps do you think is most appropriate? Why do you think that one is the best? The version of the photo they liked most was where the image faced the article as they thought it made it more obvious that they are linked and she actually looks like she's involved in it rather than the photo being potentially a different feature.
2. Does the page need more colour (e.g. a coloured background) ? They thought there should be more colour to the age so it is in keeping with the pop genre. 
3. Can you think of a better headline after reading my article? Or is Amy White enough to grab the readers attention? The headline seems appropriate as it makes it obvious what the article is about even at a glance. Also it may encourage people to buy the magazine if they saw interviews with celebrities in it. 
4. What do you think of the questions asked in the article? Are they focused enough on music for a music magazine? They liked my article, saying the questions were a good blend of more personal questions to the artist and more serious ones about their music.
5. Is there anything else I have't included you would expect to find in a DPS? Some pull quotes around the page would improve the dps and add to the authenticity.