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Analysis of exsisting product

Analysis of Vibe magazine contents page

This vibes magazine contents page dominated by an image (dominating image layout), this is where the text is incorporated with/ around one main. This contents page uses sans serif and serif fonts the main title of ‘contents’ is in sans serif and looks modern and edgy like the type of music this magazine covers. However the main subheadings is in serif it looks quite feminine, which shows this issue is mainly aimed at females.

 

The one large image on Vibe magazines contents page is a long shot of well-known music artist “Ciara”, the image and text shown aren’t colourful like most contents pages, it is uncluttered and has clear bold black and white colour scheme. The heading of ‘contents’ separates itself from the text shown to indicate page numbers of different articles inside the magazine. This sets a representation to a specific target audience as the target audience being young teenagers and young adults the image is aimed to just getting to the point and so the readers know straight away what they are going to read about.

The colours of this magazine gives an unique impression and sets the mood of the magazine to the target audience of the type of music genre for the magazine, you can see from the contents page’s colours that this magazine appeals and attracts a target audience of young teenagers and young adults who are interested and
listen to urban/dance/pop music.

This magazine uses language to address its target audience it uses sharp and snappy sentences on the contents page which will attract the target audience.

 

 

preliminary magazine

Analysis of existing products

market research



These are some examples of existing R&B/Hip-hop music magazines. The first magazine is unconventional; it uses a drawing of the female instead of a Professional Picture. The magazines that have females on their front cover, obliged by Laura Mulvey idea of the male gave. The pictures are shot from angles that make the females look very sexual. In comparison to the males on the magazine covers who are shot looking relaxed and profile.

Photo shoot plan

media research questionair

Chyna Gentles

As media student

Music magazine

Questionnaire for my music magazine target audience 

 

 

Q1) Are you Male or Female?

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Q2) How old are you ?

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Q3) Do you listen to any R&B/HipHop artist regually?

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Q4) what is it you like about R&B/HipHop music

    (e.g the beat, lyrics and(or) artist/band)

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Q5a)Do you currently buy music magazines?

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              Yes / No

 

 

Q5b) What is the name of the music magazine(s) you buy?

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Q6) If you selected no for Q5a why do you not purchase any form of music magazine?

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    Don't have an interest in music magazines

    There too expensive

    Don't buy any kind of magazine

    Don't know much about magazines/music magazines   

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Q7) What would interest you/ make you buy a music magazine?

    Free give aways & competitions (backstage passes, concert tickets, and holidays, shopping sprees ext)

    Gossip/ latest news

    Concert dates

    Latest artist and music

    Latest interviews

 

 

Q8) what kind of images, colours and phrases would you associate with an R&B/HipHop magazine?

 

 

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Q9) what kind of images, colours and phrases would you like to see on a R&B/HipHop magazine that would grab your attention enough for you to purchase it ?  

 

 

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Q10) What information would interest you or would you like to read about on a double page spread in an R&B/HipHop magazine?

 

 

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Q11) What would you like to have on the context page of R&B/HipHop magazine?

 

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Thank you for completing my questionnaire