Music Magazine Flat Plans 1

Shown below are the flat plans for my magazine. I have done this to get a better idea of the layout that I will be following in my magazine. These will help me when I'm beginning to construct my magazine.

Animoto Mood Board

I decided to create a mood board for my magazine. I used Animoto to create a short video clip that reflects the style of magazine that I wish to create. Similarly to Q, I want to create a magazine that doesn't particularly stick to one music genre, but instead focuses on new releases and upcoming artists.

Music Magazine Ideas

Below is a summary of my ideas for my music magazine. I have presented them in a Prezi so I can easily refer back to it when creating my magazine.

Ideal Reader

I researched on YouGov to find information on my target reader. I then used this information to create my ideal reader profile. This helps me to attract potential companies to buy advertising space in my magazine.

Target Audience Feedback Questionnaire

Below is a video presenting my findings from my questionnaire. I got 30 responses altogether. This proved to be a helpful task as it will help me direct my focus in terms of the design and content of my magazine.

P.s. please don't bother listening to the video, there is only background noise.

Single Charts and Highest Selling Albums

To aid me with my music magazine research, I wanted to research the most popular singles and albums in the UK at the minute. This gives me a better understanding of the most popular artists at the moment. 

According to officialcharts the top 10 singles at the moment are as follows: 

According to iTunes, the top singles at the moment are:

In terms of most popular albums, according to officialcharts, we can see that Ed Sheeran has the highest selling album of 2014 so far.

From this I can see that the most popular artists are solo artists.

Using Social Media for Distribution

I shared the link to my survey on three different social media platforms so I could reach as many different people as possible. 

Below is the screenshot from Facebook.

Below is the screenshot from Twitter.

Below is the screenshot from Snapchat.

Target Audience Questionnaire

I wanted to gather information from my target audience to get an idea of what they want from a music magazine. To collect this information I created a questionnaire using surveymonkey I then posted the link to Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat to reach a wide range of people and ensure that I got a lot of responses. You can view this questionnaire below.