1. Focus Group Feedback on Finished
Products
Q1. What do you like about my finished products?
The people I asked mainly said they liked the layout of my products and liked
the fact that they were professional and looked like real magazine covers.
Some also liked the creativity of a made up artist and the language used in
quotes and cover lines. Some said they liked the contents page for giving the
audience a variety of things to look forward to through the magazine. Also
most people liked the main images and redness of the pages and that it looked
fresh. It was also said to look bright and vibrant and they also liked that it was
easy to read and titles seemed in relation with the genre. Also some said they
liked that the front cover image was in a Guttenberg design and that the
products were consistent of its house style. Alternatively some liked the
Masthead and quotes used on the pages.
Q2. What audience do you think my finished products are aimed at?
Some said they thought the majority of people to enjoy this magazine is people
between the ages of 15-25, also13-20, 14-20, 16 and over, most likely up to 40
and 17-35, but every person I did ask said its available to both genders and
some other people that are younger and a little older than the age groups they
said.
Q3. Would you buy this magazine?
Two people I asked said no because they weren’t in the age group that it was
aimed at and also because they didn’t like the music that it did. But the three I
asked that said yes said they would because they liked that kind of music, the
kind of music that’s in the charts, because it looks rocky with the use of dark
clothing and long hair and guitars used and that they liked that music, and that
it had interesting cover lines and looks professional.

2. Q4. What catches your eye to my finished products?
Most people said the main images caught their eyes, massive headlines,
bordered text and quotes, all the vibrant colours but mainly red, one said the
guy with long hair on the contents page, also unique fonts, wide range of
images, the divide on the double page spread and the main image because it
dominates the page.
Q5. What do you think I should change to make my finished products
better?
On the front cover people said they would change the text at the bottom to be
images of the artists/bands, also add a price, make the main image smaller,
less swear words, wouldn’t use colour blue on the text on the image and would
change it to white and would move the cover line above the images head so it
wasn’t over his head. On the contents page, would add some more colour
including green and purple, make colours consistent and straighten out the
layout of the page and line everything up, less images, make titles look more
like titles, make more colour co-ordinated, less shapes on page, make images
same contrast and border images. On Double page spread, make image
coloured, smaller image on page not needed, change image font to a more
mainstream font because looks to bloody which is associated with rock, and
add page number.
After this research on my final products I have learned that they were very
successful in looking professional, meeting the audiences needs and enjoying
the cover lines and quotes. I now know what I would do differently if I was to
do it again, including making everything colour co-ordinated, making images
the same contrast to blend in, adding a price on my front cover, and
straightening out layout and lining everything up.