Initial Idea Magazine Advert and Feedback

This is my first product which I have created. I went around and asked some of my classmates about what they think about my Magazine Advert. Here are the following questions I asked them:

1. What Strengths and Weaknesses can you identify in my Magazine Advert?
2. Are the names of the Artist, Album name and song clear?
3. Looking at the advert, what genre do you think it is presenting? What makes you think this?
4. Does the advert contain all the important information required, if not what could be added to make it better?
5. Is there anything that you would change and why?
6. What do you think the target audience is for the product, what makes you think this and why?
7. What do you think Overall? Any constructive feedback is appreciated.

1) Many of my classmates complimented me on using the Rule of Thirds into effect to make my Magazine look eye pleasing. They also said that I had put great detail into my advert and that I had used good amounts of space, so that there were no blank areas. Only one person had listed 2 weaknesses. They said that the title of the hit single wasn't clear where as people said that one of my main strengths was the title as It's very eye catching. They also mentioned that I had a 4 star review in my magazine which could potentially put off a buyer which slightly overlapped onto the character.

2) Everyone agreed that my album name and artist title was clear but one person didn't agree that my song title was clear.

3) Most people said my genre was Rock, some said alternative rock and one person said rap. They all said it was because of what the character was wearing in the background and the name of the album 'Rebel' which can link to a present rebellious teenager.

4) Everyone agreed that I had put all the information needed on my Magazine.

5) I had a many suggestions on what to change and why:

• Move the QR code to the bottom and make the links slightly smaller so that it fits; They felt that it was covering the characters face slightly and didn't look right at the top right of the cover.
• Remove the 4 star rating; It could potentially put off the consumer and someone buying my product.
• Remove the bar at the top of the cover presenting the release date and artist; The person who mentioned this said that If I didn't remove it, my advert would look like a Retro Gaming magazine, that and it also covers part of the character.
• Try to make the artist name bigger; The album name REBEL is a bigger font size than the artists name which makes it the first thing you see. 

6) Everyone says that my target is audience is teenagers and people between 15-24 due to my colour scheme, detailed title and the character wearing relatable clothing such as a hoodie which a teenager commonly wears.

7) Everyone said No, adding more onto the Magazine Advert would be too much. Everyone said that they really liked the end result of my magazine which was pleasing to hear.