Questionnaire- feedback appreciated

1. Are you male or female?
2. How old are you?
3. What music magazines do you read?
4. How often do you read them?
5. What is your favourite type of music?
6. Would you like a music magazine to contain features on other topics such as fashion, celebrity gossip etc?
7. What do you think would be a suitable name for a magazine?
8. What price do you think it should be?
9. What colours do you think should be used?
10. What are your main reasons for buying music magazines?
11. What parts of the magazine do you prefer?
12. What do you think makes a good magazine?

Weekly Review

I have now finished what i had planned to do for this week. This consisted of researching music magazines and doing textual analysis of front covers. I researched NME, Q and Kerrang! and found out lots of information about publishers, first editions and unusual facts. I did textual analysis on each magazine. I found out that the most of them pick at least 3 colours and used them repeatedly throughout the text on the front page. Also linking the cover lines and photo made an overall theme to the front covers. The main cover line is written across the front of the text in quite big font and linking to the photo used. The photos are usually of mid shots and of a selection of people relating to the text. In the next week I have planned to do a questionnaire, get feedback and plan and carry out a photo shoot.

Third Textual analysis- Q

The third magazine that I analysed was Q magazine. The masthead Q was originally going to be Cue as it linked to the idea of cueing a record, ready to play but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. The letter Q is shown in white, bold writing in a red box. This makes it stand and makes it easily recognisable to people who constantly read it. This gives the magazine a brand identity. The main cover lines acts as a banner because the words ' LILY ALLEN' cover the full width of the page but also the the words 'sexy beast' cleverly links to the photo of the wild cats as they can be seen as beasts. Also the quote ' i am a tiger' links to the photo of the big cats.The word ' exclusive' suggests that it is a one off and specially for this magazine. The colours red, white, blue and black are used alot on this page. All of the names are written in black to show their importance and to make it easy for people to recognise them. The repetition of ' wicked' emphasises the fact that they think she has done something wicked and you need to read to find out what.

Second Textual analysis- NME

The second magazine that I analysed was NME. The masthead NME stands for new music express but it is covered up by the picture because they company thinks that people who read it regularly with understand what NME means. It is written in red and bold this makes it stand out and gives it a brand identity. Also the colours red, black, white and yellow are used on every NME magazine. Cover lines are used on the front page to tell what is inside the magazine. They continue to be written in red with extra information written in black. There is a wide range of topics on the front cover this lures in lots of different people. The coverline ' 12 brilliant new bands we have found for you' suggests that the magazine has found this information out just for you, to lure you in and make you want to buy it. Also the coverlines feature many questions these are not for the reader to answer but to lure the reader in so they can find the answer from the article. The photo shows the two men back to back looking at us. This links to the way the names are set out. Placing the text across the bodies suggests that it links to the photo. This takes up most of the page and seems to be the main focus of the magazine whereas the cover lines are on the left hand side in the smallest text on the whole page. The background is a pale colour making the graphics stand out as they are the most important pieces of the magazine and make people want to buy it.

First textual analysis - Kerrang!

The first magazine that I analysed was Kerrang!. The masthead Kerrang!is onomatopoeic and refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar. It covers the whole width of the magazine and it is written in bold, white on a black background so it stands out. The exclamation mark emphasises the word and links it to the electric guitar which is usually played loudly. Also it is a brand identity as allows you to recognise it easily.Cover lines are used on the front page to tell what is inside the magazine. The banner ' LOSTPROPHETS' covers the full width of the page and links to the photo of the band and the articles inside the magazine. It is written is written in the same font style and colour as the masthead which makes it one of the first things you notice when picking up the magazine.There is a wide range of topics on the front cover this lures in lots of different people. 'World Exclusive' is written in white in a blue box. This makes it stand out and exclusive implies that the story is promoted to the audience as only being available in this newspaper or magazine. The magazine focuses on 3 man colours blue, white and yellow. These are all bold and colours that you can recognise easily. The magazine offers you a chance to win something and posters this may lure you into buying it.

music magazine information

Kerrang! is a rock music magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. It was first published on 6 June 1981 edited by Geoff Barton, initially as a one off supplement in the Sounds newspaper. AC/DC appeared on the first Kerrang! magazine.






Q music magazine is published monthly in the United Kingdom. Q's current editor is Paul Rees. It was first published in 1989 by Bauer Consumer Media.



The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition. The new editor Krissi Murison is said to be the eleventh editor but the first female editor.

Action plan

The Brief
Create a front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. This must be original and include a minimum of four photos.
Action plan

week 1

• textual analysis of front pages ( at least 3)


• find out background information on a certain music magazine

week 2

• Questionnaire- research on target audience


• photo shoot- take more than i need - link to music and audience

week 3

• draft- change according to feedback


• create final front page

week 4

• textual analysis of contents pages

week 5

• draft- change according to feedback


• create contents page

week 6

• textual analysis of double page spread

week 7

• research stories for double page spread

week 8

• draft- according to feedback


• create double page spread

week 9

• evaluation


• finish everything