AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

FROM MY FIRST DRAFT OF MY MAGAZINE

After creating my first

draft of my magazine I

enabled my audience

to evaluate my drafts

and see where I could

improve.

FRONT COVERI incorporated a website and issue number as the audience felt less familiar with the product. By including a website it enabled the product to look more professional and lead the audience to further issues of the product, gaining their interest.

The audience found that by using a long shot of my featured artist in decreased the availability of the artists facial expressions. The artist looked lost within the page, as it did not take up much room as intended. I decided to change the camera shot of the artist from a long shot to a medium shot. This enabled the audience to have a clear perception of the artists facial expressions portraying their mood across the magazine. The medium sized shot allowed the artist to take up more room of the front cover decreasing the bareness and enhancing the artist. I decided the artist should fold their arms and place in front of the masthead indicating their success and high authority.

The audience felt the masthead did not stand out in comparison to the rest of the page. I decided to enhance the masthead by placing two red thick lines above and below the masthead. This alarming red colour will now draw the audiences attention allowing the masthead to stand out and the brand to be noticed more clearly.

BEFORE AFTER

Contents Page

The audience felt that the top right hand corner looked bare and felt the contents page should require an issue number. I decided to place the issue number in the right hand corner. I placed the issue number in a red circle allowing it to stand out. The red circle was able to fit in with the colour scheme and make the contents page less bare.

The audience also felt that the heading of each page did not stand out due to the colour. I decided to change the headings of each page to red. This enabled each heading to catch the audiences eyes attracting them to each page. The colour was able to support the theme colour of my magazine making it look consistent and professional towards the audience.

The audience also expressed their views that the image of the featured artist playing the guitar looked stretched and not proportional. This took away the reality of the magazine and made the featured artist look unrealistic. I decided to change this by making the image smaller and in line with the column by doing so it allowed my contents page to look in proportion and professional.

BEFORE AFTER

DOUBLE PAGE SPREADThe audience felt that the article was unclear in distinguishing a clear divide between the questions being asked and the answers. I decided to incorporate colour to the questions. The colour red was able to fit in with the theme and also make the questions stand out more. This improvement allowed the article to become more clear as an interview.

The audience also felt when looking at the article it seemed long, overpowering and also thought they were less likely to read the article. I decided to place space between each question and answer. This allowed the interview to be broken down and more appealing for the audience to read.

The target audience also that the featured artists name did not stand out within the page. I decided to use a similar technique to the improvements on the masthead by including a red line underneath the name. The red alarming colour automatically draws the audience towards the name allowing the audience to grasp what the article is about. Similarly it enabled my magazine to look consistent by repeating the same technique on both the double page spread and front cover.

BEFORE

AFTER