Institution Profile - Bauer Media Group

The publishing company which I am gong to focus on is Bauer Media Group. Bauer is the largest publishing group in Europe - who are privately owned. Bauer publish across many countries within Europe, and does also publish out in America & Mexico. The company was founded in 1875 by German Johann Bauer, and has grown ever since, as it now produces over 280 magazines in 15 countries. As a result Bauer turns over a staggering €1.8 billion. Bauer publishes many magazines such as Bella, Take a Break, TV Choice, in addition a number of puzzle magazines. However, the main reason why I have chosen Bauer is because they produce Mojo, Kerrang, but mainly Q. Q magazine is the main inspiration for my magazine, along with NME. However, I prefer Q magazine because the style they produce is alot more simplistic compare to NME - which is the main reason why I am choosing Bauer. NME is produce by International Publishing Company. Bauer Media Group also have a 50% share in Box Television, co-owned by Channel 4. Box Television produce various TV music channels such as; Q TV, 4Music, Kerrang TV, The Box, and Smash Hits TV. In addition Bauer also owns various radio stations through Bauer Radio. This company owns stations such as Magic, Kiss, Kerrang, Heart & Q etc.

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Golden Spiral - Front Cover



I have used which is what i feel is my best mock up to demonstrate the rule of the golden spiral. The golden spiral is when there is something in the photo leading the reader's eye towards the centre of the photograph. In the case of my front cover and the image I am using, I feel that the way the light is shining onto the speaker, it focuses the reader's eye directly to it, then as the light progresses up the photo (as it gets darker) it leads the reader's eye towards the centre of photo, which is the guitar and the models t'shirt. This is the same in other photos used in my mock ups, this is especially the case with the ones used in my contents pages. This is demonstrated in the cropped photo off of my contents page below, where the spiral follows down the neck of the guitar towards the lighter part of the photo - model's neck.

Contents Page Mock Up 2

Front Cover Mock Up 3

Front Cover Mock up 2

Double Page Spread Mock Up