Evaluation

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My Final Cover Page, Contents Page and Double Page Spread

Production Of Magazine Double Page

Production Of Magazine Contents Page

Production Of Magazine Cover

Moodboard

Sample Of Images From Photo Shoot

Double Page Spread Layout

Main Contents Page Layout

Main Magazine Cover Layout

Main Task Research

Front cover analysis:

In terms of my front cover I will be looking to use powerful and eye catching colours on a background colour that would best suit the image I use and the type of text I have chosen. I will be looking to use powerful colours that would allow my main cover page to stand out and catch the eye of the viewer. I will be looking to also use a powerful image that would help boost the look of my magazine cover. Along with using colours that would contrast well on my main magazine cover I will also be looking to use various magazine techniques in order to help make my magazine more professional and stand out, as I would be using a selling line to help boost the awareness and do so in order to make viewers purchase my magazine.  After acknowledging the results from my surveys and questionnaires that were carried out in my primary research, it has given me an opportunity to understand what my target audience would expect to conventionally see in a Hip Hop magazine. This would be a great advantage to the creating of my magazine cover as I would be able to work out the needs and wants of the viewers which would greatly help me in creating a successful magazine front cover.

Contents page analysis:

After analyzing numerous Hip Hop contents pages I am able to understand the different conventions that are needed in order to make an effective contents page that would look great and catch the eye of the viewers. Judging from other contents pages I would be looking to add in a large powerful image with great lighting and Photoshop use in order to make the contents page stand out and not look full of writing or blank. I would also be looking to use consistent typefaces throughout and make sure that the colours that have been used blend in well with the page and do not disrupt the look of the contents page.

Double page spread analysis:

After analyzing various double page spreads I am able to understand the concepts which would help me make a effective and successful double page spread. I will be looking to carry out consistent typefaces and colours. One of my main focus in the creation of my double page spread would be to be able to have a good and large image which is portrayed as being powerful, this would be done in order to help make my double page spread look better and done in order to symbolize power.

Conventions and Questionnaire

My questionnaire has been a great influence and a great helping hand. The survey resulted will allow me to ackowledge what my target audience would expect to conventionally see in a Hip Hop magazine. This would be a great achievement, as from the results I would be able to build and devlop on codes and conventions in order to meet the needs and wants of people.

An example of how I would use this to my advantage is that normally you would see an existing well known artist. I will be using an image that would be related to the Hip Hop industry but would not consist of what we would normally see in a Hip Hop magazine, I will also be keeping it simple in order to connote with my target audience.

Questionnaire Analysis

I have created a questionnaire in order to gather key information that would contribute and help me when producing my own magazine. In my questionnaire had asked a series of questions which included personal preferences of people filling in the questionnaire to what there likes and dislikes are in a hip hop magazine, this was done in order to get their opinions and help build my understanding of what needs to be included in my own magazine in order to make it as effective as possible.

In my questionnaire, the main purpose of the questions where to get an insight on the hip hop culture and have an understanding of what people prefer to see in a hip hop magazine. In my questionnaire I had used music related questions, as the magazine that I will be creating would have a hip hop genre. The questions were also based on the magazine itself such as the pricing and the different types of fonts that attracts the eyes of the viewers.

For my results of the questionnaire I have asked a total of 32 people linking my questions to the music genre of R&B/ Hip-Hop. The answers that I would get from the questionnaires would be a great help and influence to me planning my magazine on what the likes and dislikes are of people on different magazine covers. My aim from the results I get from my questionnaires is to help my magazine succeed. I asked different age groups in order to help get different answers and views; from this it would also help me to identify my target audience. These are the 14 questions that I had asked in my questionnaire.

1)      What gender are you?     

2)      What age group do you find yourself in?

3)      How often do you purchase a hip hop magazine?

4)      If you made a hip hop magazine what you include?

5)      What is your favorite magazine?     

6)      Which magazine cover do you dislike?

7)      Who are your favorite artists?

8)      What would you like the hip hop magazine to include?

9)      What is your preferred genre?

10)  At what price do you think the hip hop magazine should be?

11)  How do you prefer the character used in the magazine to be presented?

12)  What type of layout would you like to see when you open a magazine?

13)  What type of font do you prefer?                                   

14)  What do you think is the most important element in a hip hop tune?

Conclusion of questionnaire:

1) What gender are you?

I had a total of 32 people taking part in my questionnaire. Out of the 32 people that took part in my questionnaire, 18 of the 32 where male and 14 of the 32 where female. It was highly important for me to ask this question and make sure that the questionnaire was not one sided. I wanted to get responses of both male and female on the Hip Hop culture. By having both male and female taking part in my questionnaire it would allow me to get responses that are not bias and one sided. 

2) What age group do you find yourself in?

This was a question that was highly important for me as I wanted to get responses from different age groups, as by asking different age groups it would allow me to get different answers as different aged people have different likes and dislikes. The age was also the key element to my questionnaire as from this it would allow me to identify my target audience. Out of the 32 people that I had filled in my questionnaire majority of the people where in their 16-20, this would be a great helping hand as from this piece of data I can work on who I would be targeting when I produce my own Hip Hop magazine. 

 

3) How often do purchase a hip hop magazine?

This is a question that is key to my findings, as my main aim from this questionnaire is to identify if my magazine cover would sell or not. This question is a key to my findings and research as in order to identify the different aspects of when I produce my own Hip Hop magazine, I would need to know before making my magazine, if people would be interested in purchasing a Hip Hop magazine. 

4) If you made a Hip Hop magazine what would you include?

This question is a question which is highly effective for my research. This question makes the people filling in the form think about what they would like, this would be a great help for my research as I would be looking for what people would like to include in their Hip Hop magazines. These results would be highly crucial and effective for me as in order to make my magazine sell I would need to identify the needs and wants of people before I can produce a Hip Hop magazine. 

5) What is your fravourite magazine?

 

For this question I asked 32 people to pick out there favorite R&B/Hip Hop magazine cover from the selection above. This is because these entire magazines have different types of styles and I wanted to see which one my audience would prefer so that I could link them to my own Hip Hop magazine. From my findings from the questionnaire I found that people mostly picked the “VIBE” magazine cover because of the creativity and the boldness it used which it look eye catching. From my findings that I have gathered from my questionnaire, people also answered that they liked the magazine “VIBE” because of the strong image that was used of a well known Hip Hop artist. I think that “VIBE” stands out from the rest of the Hip Hop magazine covers as it is eye catching through the bold letters and because of the image used as well as the fact that it is not over crowded. From asking this question in my questionnaire I have learnt that in my Hip Hop magazine I need to add bold fonts and typefaces and use a eye catching image in order to make my magazine as effective as possible. 

6) What magazines do you dislike?

 

Judging from my questionnaire there were some people that liked the magazines covers that others disliked. Most of the people that I had questioned did not like the colour schemes used in “MOJO” as they felt that the image that was used was too old fashioned and it did not create any affect, as it is in black and white. Along with MOJO people also where not that keen on “XXI” as it had an effective image but it lacked headings and features on the page. The magazine cover hand looked blank as there was not enough information on the front cover. After monitoring the responses of the 32 people that had taken part in my questionnaire, looking at the magazines that people did not choose and favor as much, I have learnt that I am not going to leave different parts of my Hip Hop magazine blank, I will use the free space to use promotional methods or headlines and features. I am also able to make decisions such as using modern colours in my Hip Hop magazine in order to make it stand out and look styli.

7) Who are your favorite artists?

This question was used in order to identify the type of Hip Hop artists that people like listening to. This would be a great influence to helping me create a effective Hip Hop magazine, as by understanding who the favorite artists are of a sum of people would help me to identify who I should use in my magazine as featuring characters, for example from the majority of people that had filled in my questionnaire, 10 out of a possible 32 chose Eminem as there favorite artist. This question has been a great help as I would not be using Eminem as a featuring artist in my Hip Hop magazine. 

8) What would you like the Hip Hop magazine to include?

This question has been a great influence in helping me understand what must be included in my Hip Hop magazine to make it effective and successful. In my questionnaire the results from the 32 anonymous candidates that took part in my magazine had opted to choose new releases to be included in a Hip Hop magazine. This has helped me make a decisions on what must be added in my magazine in order to create awareness and keep viewers happy in reading on. In my Hip Hop magazine I will be using new releases as one of my headings as I judging from my questionnaire, it is what people want.

  

9) What is your preferred genre?

This is a key question in my findings that would contribute to me making a Hip Hop magazine. It is highly important for me to understand what type of genre people like to follow. Based on the questionnaire I had given to 32 to fill in, the results show that the majority number of people prefer the genre to be Hip Hop. This is a great for me, as I will be creating a magazine that would consist of a Hip Hop genre. 

10) At what price do you think the Hip Hop magazines should be?

I have looked at a wide range of R&B/Hip Hop magazines, there main prices are in the regions of £2.50-£4 which is think is fairly reasonable. In order to expand on my knowledge and get a better answer I asked this question in my questionnaire in order to find what people would think is the most reasonable price. Judging from my questionnaires results most people thought that £2.50 was the right price to buy a Hip Hop magazine. This has been a great help as it has helped me to decide that I will be selling my Hip Hop magazine in the regions of £2.50/£2.75.

11) How to do you prefer the characters to be presented?

This is a question that would help me make decisions upon how my main image on my Hip Hop magazine would be presented. I had asked 32 people to give their opinions on how they prefer the characters used on a Hip Hop magazine to be presented. Judging from the results I can conclude that that I will be presenting my character as being powerful, as I want to create awareness and help make my magazine eye catching. 

 












12) What type of layout would you like to see when you open a magazine?

This question would allow me to create a Hip Hop magazine that would have a layout that would meet the requirements of people. Most people that took part in my questionnaire had decided that they would want a natural type of layout of the magazine, they would not want too much writing on the Hip Hop magazine and they would not want too many plain spots on the magazine. I will use this information to create an efficient Hip Hop magazine. 

13) What type of fonts do you prefer?

I received different views for this question. Most of the people that had taken part in my questionnaire had chosen to use a more effective and modern font:

 

This font creates great effect as it is bold, parts of it are fading away and it looks eye catching. They also said that I would be better to use this font as it is easy to follow yet it creates great emotion. People had said that this font would look great on a Hip Hop magazine, as it would great with the Hip Hop genre and allow creating great end product. After taking into account the different views of people that took part in my questionnaire I am able to conclude that I will be using this type of font in my Hip Hop magazine as people like it, it creates great look to the page with the bold effect and fade. 

14) What do you think is the most important element in a Hip Hop tune?

The final question that I had asked in my questionnaire was what do you think is the most important element of a Hip Hop tune? The responses that I had got back from the people that took part in my questionnaire have opted to choose the beats as the most important element of a Hip Hop team. Along with this people also chose to like other elements like creativity. Taking all these in board I will be using beats and creativity in my Hip Hop magazine in order to meet the needs and wants of people and help to make my magazine a success. 

Social Networking Findings: 

In order to expand my knowledge and findings on people’s responses of my Hip Hop Questionnaire, I had used a socializing site called “Facebook”. “Facebook” is an online socializing website where you can communicate with a mass amount of people. I had also used this socializing website to taking into consideration that we are in the 21^st century and there is more modern technology that most of the population uses. I had uploaded my Questionnaire on “Facebook” in order to gain more information on my target audience and give me more responses on questions that may help me when creating my own Hip Hop Magazine. As shown through the screenshots I had received different answers from different friends. This would have a great influence on my findings as these results would help me to make a Hip Hop magazine that would meet the needs and wants of people. I had responses from both male and female in order to make my findings fair not make it one sided.