The document summarizes questions asked of Charlie Barwick in a focus group interview about their preferences regarding a hip hop magazine, including what they like about hip hop music, the types of stories and images they would expect to see in a hip hop magazine, their favorite hip hop artists, opinions on the design elements of sample magazine covers and spreads like fonts, color schemes, and featured artists. Charlie was asked their level of appeal and effectiveness of specific design elements shown to help inform the development of a new hip hop magazine.
The document discusses how the author addressed and attracted their audience for a magazine. They used a bright color scheme including a pale color and two bold colors to make the content stand out. On the cover, they featured a new artist to attract readers who may not recognize them. They also used a bold font and color for the masthead to draw attention. Additionally, they included some popular artists like Rihanna, Jessie J, and Coldplay to attract readers who are fans of those artists.
The document discusses representing a social group through a rap music magazine. The target audience is young adults aged 15-22 who have an interest in rap music, particularly those from lower and middle class backgrounds in the UK and US. The magazine focuses on new and classic hip hop music. To represent this niche group, the magazine uses fonts, language, and colors commonly associated with rap culture. It also features images meant to portray the hip hop lifestyle. The goal is to inspire people in the target audience by showing that rap music is not limited by factors like race or socioeconomic background.
The document discusses techniques used in a magazine to appeal to a target audience of independent, hip-hop music fans ages 16+. The front cover features a model dressed in stereotypical rapper clothing posing in an "evil" way to attract young "thugs". It also lists popular rap artists to appeal to readers' music tastes. The contents page takes inspiration from an image of Eminem rapping to portray the passion for music shared by artists and the target audience as well as the individuality and potential for anyone to succeed challenging stereotypes. An article discusses fashion, drugs, violence and dark pasts representing key aspects that stereotypically make rappers famous to this generation while using slang and language representing the target