The last post was my audience feedback i gained from my mockups-here i will post the manuscript in case the glogster font is too small to see:

is important that I collect feedback of my mock-ups from my target audience in order to make adequate improvements for the production of my real magazine. It is very important that I do this, as therefore I can make my product as appealing as possible for my desired target audience. I asked Music Students at Surrey University to take a look at my mock-ups and give me feedback on the good and bad points present in my mock-ups. By using mu actual target population I can ensure that I make my magazine to the standard of which would entice my target audience and guarantee sales. Due to the age of my target audience, I decided to post a link of my blog on Facebook, as I feel it is an easy way to get adequate feedback because most students spend around 30 hours a week browsing the web and so therefore, they will have easy access to my mock-ups, and due to the speed and transportability of social media It would not take long to fill out and then I can have large amounts of both quantitative and qualitative data which I can put forward to my production task  to ensure that my magazine is of a standard of which would entice my target audience. Furthermore by using social media, I have global access to music students all over the world, again increasing the amount of data that I can gather and therefore making my magazine to the best possible sellable standard.

Audience Feedback:

Harriet- “ I really like these mock-ups they are really professional and sophisticated- I just Love the colour scheme too!!! I really like the picture used on the front cover, as I feel it really captures the classical music industry. For example whenever we have concerts at University, we always have to wear really smart clothing that makes us look sophisticated and profession-and this is an example of what we are expected to wear when doing a really expensive concert, so it’s very musically correct! The age of the model is great too, as she does not look too much older than us so I feel more in touch with the magazine, as I think I would be put off if it was you know, a middle aged woman or something! Also the cover lines, are really capturing and entice me to read it so altogether its really great! I’m super impressed!! The only thing I would change, is I think the writing on all pages needs to be bolder, especially the double page spread, as this is quite tricky to read, and also do0 you think it is necessary to have two images on the double page or would one be fine? ” –Harriet, aged 18, University of Surrey

Tasha- “ This magazine is a really great one, I personally play the violin for my music degree and therefore I really like the main image, as it entices me to buy the magazine, because of the similarity to my lifestyle. I really like the hair and make-up of the model, as it makes me sort of envious as I would love to look this good at a concert, so I want to buy it because of the model!!!! I also love the contents page, as I feel it purple tints contrasting to the darkish grey background really add interest and attract the reader, as its really attractive to look at! Furthermore the main image on the contents page is really chilled in terms of body language, but yet the costume is rather formal and I think this puts a modern twist on the typical classical genre, as we as students want to express the fact that although our subject of degree is formal, we do still know how to have fun and we are not boring! So I think this really entices the target population, well I would definitely buy it!!!!- Tasha, 19 years old University of surrey

Sara- “Love this magazine!! I really like the consistency of the colour scheme, as the purple tints continue throughout the entire magazine alongside the grey or silver toned background, which makes it so much easier to read and put pages into a chronological order! Its layout is not too busy as well however you could reduce the text on the double page spread because its too daunting having the two pages full of text, and would put me off reading it. I also appreciate the cover lines only being on one side of the front cover, as its less daunting and gives space for us to appreciate the main image which is the tool that really attracts the target audience. Sara, 18 years old Surrey University

Lauren- “I love this magazine, especially the double page spread, because the images are sophisticated and well structured! I also like the consistency of the model, as using the model all the way through narrows down the business of the magazine, as because the main story is on ‘Sarah Chung’ I feel it’s really important that she makes an dominant appearance on both the front cover and the contents page as well as obviously the double page spread article about her. I really like the grey background colour scheme, as I feel the simplicity of it allows the reader to engage more with the text and therefore be enticed by the text. However having said that I feel you could brighten up the background slightly, as sometimes it verges on being too dark and therefore I feel contradicts the pureness and angelic nature of classical music. Also especially on the double page spread, the dark colour because the white text makes the article particularity difficult to understand which puts me off reading it. In addition I am not a fan of the gradient effect on the front cover, as I feel it’s too blockish colour wise and therefore can be distracting taking attention away from the main image and placing it onto the background which is obviously less significant. If you did do a gradient I would definitely brighten it up to some extent.- Lauren 20 years old, surrey University

Meg- “ I love this magazine, and as a classical music student I would defiantly buy it, as I feel it is of a very professional standard. The images are great! I love the sophisticated costume the model wears and this really conforms to the traditional sophisticated nature of classical music as a whole. I like the text, however maybe you could make the text more italic or something, as I feel this is more sophisticated and therefore links with your genre more.  I think on the double page spread the text really needs to be bolder because of the darkish background I feel it is quite hard to actually seethe text so therefore I would make the text bolder and maybe lighten up your background colour? I think as well maybe make your images a bit sharper and less merged so basically make the editing more realistic-I feel this is necessary, especially for your sophisticated audience. For the contents page I think it would be better to make the violin more of a focal point-after all it is a music magazine! Meg 21 years old Surrey University

John- “I love this magazine! The women on the front is attractive!! That entices me to buy the magazine so I would definitely be a consumer!! I think the text on the double page spread could be slightly bolder possibly? And there is far too much text on it, you need to reduce this to avoid putting people off.Also on the front cover I think it would be beneficial to make the main story more apparent, because it’s quite hard to distinguish what is the main story. So maybe make the main story in bold or make a banner across the image, indicating the main story. Other than that I think this magazine is really great, and a great price considering the monthly distributing schedule. Just try and make the text bigger on the contents page so it’s easier to see, because I would struggle to see it to be honest! Great Magazine altogether though- I would buy it!!!- , John 18 years old, Surrey University

Will- “ This magazine is great- I love the name, as it really re-enforces the genre of music magazine, as I’m sure not many people understand the meaning if the word ‘ capriccio’ The purple colour scheme is nice, but the grey backgrounds are too harsh and should be lightened slightly. Also I think it would be good if you put a website address on the front cover of your magazine, because not all students will have social media etc. I like the writing behind on just one side of the page, on both the front cover and contents page as it just makes everything easier to read, so that’s really good, it also ensures the audience see the image. I love your images with the double page spread as well, as I feel they really show motivation and determination which fits in with the subject of the article!!!  However the writing on both sides of the double page is far too daunting and really needs to be tackled as I struggle to read it as well, as there is limited space with the images too-Work is needed on this page.  Also the merge between the two pages on the double page spread is too obvious and makes it look unprofessional. Altogether I would definitely buy this magazine, however maybe drop the price down by 40p or something?”- Will, 19 years old Surrey University

Sally –“this magazine is fabulous!! I really like the name! Also the props such as Violin in the main images are really relevant and make the magazine look very professional and of a high standard. I would personally make the texts on all pages slightly bolder as it would attract the audience more! In addition, could you make the colours slightly brighter, like use a bright pink instead of the kind of dull purple or an orange toned colour? “ Sally 18 years old Surrey university