Q4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

Before I made my products I had to think about who I would aim them at. To get some idea of how to design my products in order to get the maximum popularity, I looked at existing products and who their target audience is. I had to ensure that I got my target audience right in terms of conventions. This means that I had to consider how different target audiences will affect the different aspects of my design. For example gender would affect the colour scheme and the type style, for men, the colours would be darker and more toned down. The type style for men will be more rigid and sharp, appose to a females which would be vivid and vibrant colours and more flowy, curly type.

 I looked at Billboard's audience profile. I looked at who are the people that mostly read the magazine and what they are like. I took key information from this media pack and altered it a little so that it isn't exactly like Billboard's, this will ensure more of an audience for my magazine because it wouldn't be as much competition.

Within my research I looked at different media profiles and analyzed them in conjunction with how their magazines meet the needs of their target audiences. I looked at how they represented their genre and how they portray the artist on the front. I then created my own profile for my magazine. I had to think about how I could make it so that my reader profile showed how my magazine is aimed to girls around the age of 20. I made it so that it was pink and girly. I added text that stood out like the people in my target audience would have. I added a picture in the bottom right hand corner of the page. It is off two girls at a concert, I put this on because you can see that they are a pop concert because of the 'fan girl' clothes and face paint they are wearing. They are in shock and look like they're in awe of the artist they are seeing; this creates a very good profile look for the person who would read my magazine.

I had to also take into consideration the price. I had to think about if I aimed my magazine towards adults then I could price my magazine a little more expensive, but if I aimed it at younger people I would have to ensure it was a little cheaper so that more people could afford to buy it, I priced my magazine at £1.70 because I thought this was reasonably cheap and affordable.
Within my research I looked at different media profiles and analyzed them in conjunction with how their magazines meet the needs of their target audiences. I looked at how they represented their genre and how they portray the artist on the front. I then created my own profile for my magazine. I had to think about how I could make it so that my reader profile showed how my magazine is aimed to girls around the age of 20. I made it so that it was pink and girly. I added text that stood out like the people in my target audience would have. I added a picture in the bottom right hand corner of the page. It is off two girls at a concert, I put this on because you can see that they are a pop concert because of the 'fan girl' clothes and face paint they are wearing. They are in shock and look like they're in awe of the artist they are seeing, this creates a very good profile look for the person who would read my magazine.
I asked some people what they thought of my magazine.
Toni Wilson, 16, from Hull said: Your magazine conveys the conventions of a magazine great. Your magazine is edgy, fresh and new. The colour scheme is great in connection with your target audience, the type face you have used really draws in the audience. I think your reader profile is very suited for the type of person that would buy your magazine. All in all great job.
Adam Brocklebank, 17, from Hull said: Although there's a lot of pink and things throughout your products I still think that I would go and buy this magazine. The girl on the front will definitey draw some male attention to your magazine. I like how new this magazine looks and how it is different. I think your reader profile is accurate with more females reading it rather than boys, but I do think boys will read it some times.