Further Research

I interviewed Kevin Webber for a more in depth view of how to make the perfect magazine

Do you think the colour scheme is particularly important when creating a magazine?

It is very important yes, as when somebody first views your magazine; colours will be a part of their overall decision on how appealing, presentable and most of all how much the magazine actually relates to the genre chosen. In my earlier questionnaire that you requested me for, I answered for you “red, black and white” in your selection of 5 answers as these are all quite high in contrast and powerful colours so in my opinion these colours would be very appealing to the eye & beneficial towards the magazine.

Is £2.50 is a suitable price for my target audience?

Well, as it’s a monthly magazine, personally i think £5 a month is hardly an expensive subscription nowadays as people are subscribing to all sorts of things are prices more than £2.50, so I wouldn't hesitate to bump up the price to at least a £5.

Do you think that my target audience would enjoy reading articles such as concert reviews or album reviews? if no please suggest others.

Personally speaking I actually am a fan of reading articles and reviews as most subjects in life that are designed and created mostly require documentation or articles to describe, and reviews of related topics to the genre so in this case (concert & albums) to see feedback and supportive information about the magazine at hand. So yes I’d enjoy reading articles & viewing concert and album reviews as I get the maximum information for the money I’m spending.

Which is better and why, releasing a magazine every week or every month?

it really depends on the subscribers and their reviews, some people like to see a more lively magazine as music is a booming industry so of course new artists and their material is constantly being released, but also at the same time some people enjoy monthly magazine articles as overall it will be packed with much more information detailing viewers on who is the top monthly occurring artists instead of weekly and the longer someone is a monthly number 1, the better they are than a weekly number 1 in my opinion.

Does the paper quality of the magazine have an impact on the overall outcome?

Well, if you think about it the colours and the picture qualities would be more much presentable on a higher quality material than if it wasn’t, so personally the clearer the quality, the more appealing and the more appealing, the more viewers and the more viewers, the more money. But obviously there is a catch to that which would be the cost would be more expensive in productivity. But if you think about it, most importantly the overall impact of the outcome of your magazine quality wise would be presented at a more professional level and so because of that reason, the money side would most likely be in your favour in my opinion.