The Target Audience

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Traits of the Target Audience

Once the type of publication is determined, the next step is to examine the target audience.

Although a target audience can be characterized by many traits, we will only cover the following three in this objective:

Age

Educational background

Interests

Group membership

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Age

What is the age group? Elementary Preteen Teen Young adult Mature adult Senior citizen

Look at the two versions of an elementary school flyer and discuss which one is more appropriate. Version A or Version B?

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Educational Background

If you think back to the previous flyers of the elementary school, what do you think about the educational level of the target audience? Can the audience read well?

Their vocabulary is probably limited, so more age appropriate graphics were used to convey the message than text.

Think about the amount of text you use on a publication and remember, less is more! Be concise and get to the point.

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Common Interests

Does the group as a whole share common interests, such as knitting, bowling, stamp collecting, or fly fishing?

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Group Membership

Special Interest Groups Gaming Boy Scouts Gardening Harry Potter

Other Groups Religious Ethnic Political Sports Sorority

Is the target audience a member of a particular group?

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Let’s get to work!

Use your new knowledge about the target audience along with design principles in the next activities to develop some publications!

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Elementary School Flyer Version A

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Elementary School Flyer Version B