Final front cover after feedback

This is my final front cover after the changes suggested by my target audience has been made. I have changed the X in 'X Factor' to make it stand out more by creating another layer to it which is more realistic and similar to that in the real 'X Factor' name. I have also made the 'Cheryl' part closer to the quote so that it links in more as before it didn't look like it was part of the same cover line. I also added a gradient to the quote from Cheryl as I thought it was too much of a block colour. I believe that it looks much better with a gradient as it is less in your face. I also added a gradient to the Sasha Fierce cover line which has help soften the look, making it look more conventional and professional. The final parts which I changed was that I moved the price down so that it was just above the barcode and also enlarged the 'You' in 'As voted for by you' for more emphasis.

Feed back for my complete magazine

The feed back that I received from my target audience was very helpful. I asked 18 people between the age range of 13 and 46. I found that the feed back from the older generation picked up more on the more technical side of the magazine and the younger more on the actual features and layout. The feed back sheets that I received have been scanned and are shown below. The average mark out of 10 for the magazine as a whole was 8 which I think is quite good, and reflects the fact that it does appeal to my target audience and there are only a few changes that need to made. As to whether or not my magazine was realistic, most of the people asked said that it was, however a couple of them said that it was in places and not in others.

Creation of my double page spread

Creation of my double page

The presentation above shows how I made my double page spread. It describes why I chose certain features and the problems that I had. My next step now is to get a paper copy of all of my magazine pages to get some target audience feedback. I have decided that I will get feedback from my target audience age group and slightly older people as they will be able to pick up different things. I will get this feedback from people who aren't necessarily friends as they will be more likely to give more honest critical feedback.

Final Contents Page

This is the final version of my contents page. I am very happy with the way it turned out as I believe that it looks conventional and professional. The next step for me is to get some feedback from my target audience for all 3 pages (cover, contents and double page spread). This will help to highlight any problems that there may be and will enable me to create the best possible product for my target audience.

Contents progress

This is my contents page after much work. I have changed the subscribe box fonts and I believe that it now works much better. I have also changed the main image to a boy sitting down. He shows quite a lot of attitude through his body language and facial expression which would appeal to my target audience and also fit in with the theme/ genre of the magazine. I have also centered the text box that accompanies the image which looks much neater. The only problem that I think that I have is that conventionally there isn't a border on the left hand side of a double page spread as this is where the pages are attached. This can easily be solved though.

Final Front Cover

This is my final modified front cover. I have changed the spacing between the articles so that it is the same size which makes the piece more consistant and professional looking. In comparison with other magazines, my front cover was a bit too empty. To over come this I added a circle with a 'buzz' word in which should hopefully attract my target audience into buying the magazine. I decided to use this circle to advertise a freebie that will be included in the magazine. This is a conventional thing for a magazine with my target audience to do. The advertisement for the free CD was originally at the bottom of the page in the banner. This didnt really grab the readers attention very well as it didn't stand out. I started with the London Fashion Week in pictures in the circle however as this was quite long it didn't fit in.

Feed back from target audience on final front cover

After changing some aspects on my front cover I decided that I needed to get some feed back from my target audience to see if they like and it and see if there are any other things that I need to change. My target audience really liked the masthead of my magazine which is one of the main issues that is important. They all seemed to find the image striking and liked the different fonts used. The only issues that they picked up on was the white text being lost on the models arm and the issue number being a bit hard to read. The things that my target audience said are really important in making my magazine successful as it will be them who are the ones who buy and read it. For this reason I will try and address these issues.