mag.o.zeens.
The two magazines I subscribe to are wired and flaunt. I encountered both initially on one of my bi-monthly magazine hunts (which usually takes place at Fry's Electronics or Borders). I have this addiction where I will go to the large magazine racks and scavange for covers that intreigue me, usually in the art/design/nerd sections. Sometimes I'll pick up four or five obscure magazines that cost way to much, but are worth the purchase for inspiration and wall hang ups.
The first time I saw wired this cover was shown. I'm a total sucker for Japanese anything, and at the time was pretty deep in some Animes, Mangas, and RPG Video Games (*snort*). Naturally, an awesome cover with a gleaming Anime mecha-babe on it made me instantly grab the issue. After I read through it from front to back, I knew I needed to get this magazine every month. Now I have to fight with my siblings and dad for my issue because they like it too.
The first time I saw flaunt was when Brad Pitt was the featured celebrity. I had (okay, I have) an über crush on Mr. Pitt (yeah, like everybody else) and Flaunt's combination of sleek design and excellent photography grabbed me. It's a little more pricey than your average celeb/fashion magazine, but the price is worth it. You get great articles on pop culture, whats hip, and all the new legitamately interesting movies, music, and gallery showings in all of the big cities. While I'm sure their topics are propelled by whatever sponsors they have (like every other magazine) I feel as though Flaunt makes an effort to weed out any flop material. They always have two covers to their issues; the front one being a design/artistic piece and the one behind the front displaying the featured celebrity of the issue.
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Same with me. I always browse the magazine section for magazines that attract me with pretty colors and/or designs. I don't find many that I like but the ones I do find, I cherish. <3
They can get pretty expensive. x___x
yeah sometimes i really have to limit myself! i've spent up to $50 dollars on one of those magazine runs...oy. The art, photography, and design ones are always the most expensive...*shakes fist*
Wired is on my list (for reasons I will explain later in my post). I was pumped when my first issue featured 10 Ways to Identify an Onna Otaku. I love the accompanying picture to the article.
my steady faves are interview and the sun. recent lust developed on just such a rack browse for swindle. mmmmmm yummy.
Wired is one of the 9 main magazines I scan through when I visit the book stores. There's a Borders in Singapore too. Flaunt is not available in Singapore.
Can you tell me how they give you inspiration?
In the same way I would turn to a good artist's prints as inspiration material for a piece I would do, looking to magazines that excel with photography and design is a really great way to learn whats fresh and new in the visual realm. I don't get graphic design classes at my school, so these sources are really my main source of 'educating' myself. I have included some samples of magazine pieces for you to
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I'm curious. Why do you put dots between the words in your titles? Is there any significance to that? Just wondering! :-D
its a style i used on one of my old, retired, and failed blogs from the past. i like lowercases and dots :), and it also defines my posts for others! heee
Thanks for showing me the things that gives you inspiration. What are the golden animal objects in the 2nd photo?