Research

Sumayyah Bailey

When would you expect a college magazine

to come out?

14%
Weekly

43%

Termly
Monthly

29%

Fortnightly

14%

This graph shows that the majority of people who took the survey said that a college magazine
should come out weekly. This is effective as the magazine will keep students up-to-date on all
the important things happening in college.

What colour scheme would attract you to a

college magazine?

31%

31%

Blue
Red
Purple

15%

Orange

23%

This graph shows the popular colours chosen in the survey are blue and orange. I think that
these colours suit other really well and will be effective in attracting the audiences attention.

What kind of stories would appeal to you in a

college magazine?

29%

Future events

43%

Gossip
Success of students

28%

This graph shows that students would be most interested in seeing stories about future
events, in a college magazine. However there was nearly the same amount of students who
like reading about success of students as reading about gossip.

What kind of advertising would you expect

to see in a college magazine?

Trips

33%
50%

Local companies
Facilities in college

17%

This graph shows that 50% of the students said that they would expect to see advertising
about trips in a college magazine. 33% of the students said that they would expect to see
advertising about the facilities in and around college. This would be effective as the magazine
would be self-promoting the college and persuade more students to use the facilities available
to them.

What kind of images would be effective in a

college magazine?

33%

Happy students
Trips

50%

Students doing activites

17%

This graph shows that 50% of the students said that they would expect to see images of
students doing activities. This would show students what activities are available at the
college and compel them to get involved.

What topics would you like to see in a college

magazine?

20%
Extra curricular activities

40%

University

20%

Lessons
Career advice

20%

This graphs shows that 40% of the students said that they would like to see things about
career advice in a college magazine. As the target audience is youth dominated, this topic
would be identifiable to the audience and compel them to consume the text.

What language type would you like in a

college magazine?

25%

Informal
Formal

75%

This graph shows that 75% of the students said that they would like the use of informal
language in a college magazine. This would be effective in my college magazine as, although
it is stereotypical to say that all students speak informally, the use of informal language
would be identifiable to the target audience. Therefore, compel them to consume the text.