Research

To insure that my magazine followed the conventions of an R&B magazine, I did a number of questionnaires and also annotated other R&B magazines. I asked a number of pupils in my class a series of question regarding colour scheme and main images that they would find on an R&B magazine. This helped my make a decision on an image that would be suitable for my magazine and it also helped me choose appropriate colour scheme for my target audience. By analysing existing front covers and double page spread of R&B magazine I was able to get an insight into the convention of a R&B magazine.
This is the result of my questionnaire.

What do you think is the most common colour to appear on an R&B magazine?
Red and black I I I

Pink and blue IIII

Green and yellow

Other I

What type of image would you expect to see on an R&B magazine?
One big image IIII

Lots of little images I

Mix of both III

Do you listen to R&B music a lot?
Yes IIII III
No I

Would you like an R&B magazine that tells you about the artists and what they are upto?
Yes IIII
No IIII

From this you can tell the most popular selection of colours is the pinks and the blues or the black and red. And when asked about the type of images they would find on a cover and inside a double page spread was of one artist on the cover and an even amount of text and images to give it a fair balance.