Tuesday 30 November 2010
Photoshop Experiment- Gaussian Blur
Photoshop Experiment- History Brush
Here I have experimented with using the history brush tool on photoshop- the tool is used to highlight certain areas of colour on an otherwise greyscale canvas.
Saturday 20 November 2010
Analysis of Survey Results
I made a survey on Surveymonkey.com, to try to see what kind of things I need to include in my magazine.
The results of question 1 showed me that 60% of those who took my survey currently buy NME magazine. This shows me that quite large proportion of my magazine's readers enjoy the kind of features of this magazine, such as the primarily indie artists featured, as well as enjoying parties, gigs and up to date fashion.
40% of those who took the survey buy Kerrang magazine, which shows me that another significant proportion of my readers will enjoy rock music, as well as the fashion and events that relate to such a genre.
Question 2's results informed me of my potential reader's favourite bands. The genres of the bands and artists listed included pop, indie, rock, dance, acoustic/folk and pop-punk. This tells me that my own magazine should feature artists of these genres. More specifically, bands that were mentioned several times by name included: Bombay Bicycle Club; Mumford & Sons, You Me At Six and Lady Gaga. These artists are all current, and should therefore feature heavily, through reviews of their events & albums, as well as interviews, in my own magazine.
Question 3 told me of the colours my potential readers would prefer to see in a magazine. Popular colours included grey (60%), black (40%, purple (50%), beige (40%), white (70%) and teal (40%). These colours should therefore feature predominantly in my magazine's house style, as well as individual features.
60% of those who took my survey stated in Question 4 that they would like the majority of the magazine's format to be through pictures & photographs, 20% said via pararaphs of text, and 20% said to feature both in equal amounts. This tells me that whilst the majority of the information should be eyecatching, informative images, there should also be a significant amount of text as well.
Every single person who took my survey stated in Question 5 that they think artist interviews are very important to a magazine- these will be featured heavily because of this. 80% of people thought that event listings were important, 40% wanted articles about current issues in music, 40% wanted gig reviews, and a further 40% wanted biographies of significant artists. These features were the most popular in my survey, and together I think they would create a very interesting, diverse mixture of features, appealing to many readers.
70% of people said in Question 6 that the most they would pay for a music magazine would be between £3 and £3.50. This is a reasonable amount for the production of a good quality, well researched magazine, so the price of the magazine will be towards the lower scale of these two amounts, so as to also impress a reader with a lower price than expected.
In Question 7, the favourite genres of music mentioned were as follows:
Pop- 30%
Pop-Rock/Pop-Punk- 40%
Rock- 20%
Metal- 20%
Indie Rock- 60%
RnB- 30%
Folk- 50%
Punk- 40%
This shows me that whislt all of these genres should be featured in the magazine, those that should be more predominant are Indie-Rock, Folk, Punk and Pop-Rock/Pop-Punk.
Not much was revealed by Question 8, wherein people were asked what they thought was missing from current music magazines- many people couldn't think of specific features, and one person mentioned photography. This tells me that the current music magazines contain plenty of features I can include in my own magazine, without missing out on the things my readers will want. I will also be certain to make sure that there is plenty of photography featured as well, in the form of live show photographs, as well as intertwined with artist interviews.
In Question 9, 80% of people stated that free music downloads/cds would make them more inclined to buy a music magazine. 60 also said they would like band merchandise as well. Due to these results, I will be sure to offer such things as free gifts with my own magazine.
The results of question 1 showed me that 60% of those who took my survey currently buy NME magazine. This shows me that quite large proportion of my magazine's readers enjoy the kind of features of this magazine, such as the primarily indie artists featured, as well as enjoying parties, gigs and up to date fashion.
40% of those who took the survey buy Kerrang magazine, which shows me that another significant proportion of my readers will enjoy rock music, as well as the fashion and events that relate to such a genre.
Question 2's results informed me of my potential reader's favourite bands. The genres of the bands and artists listed included pop, indie, rock, dance, acoustic/folk and pop-punk. This tells me that my own magazine should feature artists of these genres. More specifically, bands that were mentioned several times by name included: Bombay Bicycle Club; Mumford & Sons, You Me At Six and Lady Gaga. These artists are all current, and should therefore feature heavily, through reviews of their events & albums, as well as interviews, in my own magazine.
Question 3 told me of the colours my potential readers would prefer to see in a magazine. Popular colours included grey (60%), black (40%, purple (50%), beige (40%), white (70%) and teal (40%). These colours should therefore feature predominantly in my magazine's house style, as well as individual features.
60% of those who took my survey stated in Question 4 that they would like the majority of the magazine's format to be through pictures & photographs, 20% said via pararaphs of text, and 20% said to feature both in equal amounts. This tells me that whilst the majority of the information should be eyecatching, informative images, there should also be a significant amount of text as well.
Every single person who took my survey stated in Question 5 that they think artist interviews are very important to a magazine- these will be featured heavily because of this. 80% of people thought that event listings were important, 40% wanted articles about current issues in music, 40% wanted gig reviews, and a further 40% wanted biographies of significant artists. These features were the most popular in my survey, and together I think they would create a very interesting, diverse mixture of features, appealing to many readers.
70% of people said in Question 6 that the most they would pay for a music magazine would be between £3 and £3.50. This is a reasonable amount for the production of a good quality, well researched magazine, so the price of the magazine will be towards the lower scale of these two amounts, so as to also impress a reader with a lower price than expected.
In Question 7, the favourite genres of music mentioned were as follows:
Pop- 30%
Pop-Rock/Pop-Punk- 40%
Rock- 20%
Metal- 20%
Indie Rock- 60%
RnB- 30%
Folk- 50%
Punk- 40%
This shows me that whislt all of these genres should be featured in the magazine, those that should be more predominant are Indie-Rock, Folk, Punk and Pop-Rock/Pop-Punk.
Not much was revealed by Question 8, wherein people were asked what they thought was missing from current music magazines- many people couldn't think of specific features, and one person mentioned photography. This tells me that the current music magazines contain plenty of features I can include in my own magazine, without missing out on the things my readers will want. I will also be certain to make sure that there is plenty of photography featured as well, in the form of live show photographs, as well as intertwined with artist interviews.
In Question 9, 80% of people stated that free music downloads/cds would make them more inclined to buy a music magazine. 60 also said they would like band merchandise as well. Due to these results, I will be sure to offer such things as free gifts with my own magazine.
Tuesday 16 November 2010
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