SB ... Issue 1 is here

So after 7 weeks of work, 3 photoshoots, many hours editing and producing we have completed the first issue of SB. 

With a nude, illustrated cover its a complete surprise when you open SB. But here is a sneak peek.

The stories we were told accompany the coloured images of indivuals SB.
A personal story of one of our Grandads and his war experiences.
Things to do on a rainy day or when you simply have a few moments to spare.
An insight into our own step back into the 1940's through the revival day we visited.
The inspiration for our 1940's shoot.
And our (the editors) SB.

Visit http://www.followsomethingbeautiful.blogspot.com/, The London Zine Symposium (29.5.10, Brick Lane) or NTU's Zine Symposium (Bonnington 27.5.10) to discover more or pick up your own copy of SB.

Charlie xoxo

"20" The Exhibition

SHOWstudio have created '20' The Exhibition, a celebration of Masion Martin Margiela. One of the most infleuntial Fashion Designers of recent generations.

The unique exhibition captures Maison's vision and imagination at it's best, it will incorporate photography, film and innovative instillations.

Margiela questioned the basics of fashion and experimented with ways to portray his unique designs and discoveries.

The exhibition questions "what fashion is, how we clothe the body and ideals of human beauty, are these still as groundbreaking as ever." SomersetHouse.org (24.5.2010)

Running from the 3rd June to 5th September.

C x

Lots of Beautiful things

Seeing as we are asking all of our friends and family to submit their 'Something Beautiful', we only thought it fit that the SB team select an image. We could only pick one for the final line up so here are the rest of mine that didn't make the final line up:

I took this in Berlin and just thought that for something that is normally considered so unsightful, i found quite magestic

Bournemouth Beach

Art Foundation "Beauty and the Beast" project

Scotland

NYC - Brooklyn Bridge, 2007.

NYC 2009

London. Red tulips with a blurred Millenium wheel in the background, an interesting take, angle and perspective on it if i do say  so myself.

The Rialto Bridge, Venice. 2006

The Venetian Festival, 2006.

All Beautiful, i hope you agree?

K x

Richard Warren

Based in Manhattans Garment district Warren has been shooting intimate apparel and fashion for over twenty years. What is so intriguing about this photographer is his need to tell a story, often even making the set himself, Warren states;

           

‘It’s more interesting to tell a story within a fashion spread. This same process can be and should be applied when branding a product in advertising or even developing spreads within a catalogue.’

The elegant and bredth within the titles of his work explain his creative thinking. E.g. ‘Hitchcock Blonds’ (Above) His titles conjour up the emotions that he wants to evoke. The foremost importance with the photography within this shoot is that the atmosphere is created and captured, something that Warren seems to do instinctively. The product is second to the ambience and feel of the campaign. It is his attention to detail and charming ‘story telling’ style that makes him the ideal photographer for this brief.

‘I don’t usually separate story telling from the technical aspects, because to me it’s part of the whole package.’

Keep checking out his website to view his latest projects – I can’t get enough! 

P X

SB Logo

Over the past few days I have been devising the logo for Something Beautiful. To fit with our agreed design aesthetic, we wanted it to be simple but strong using neutral, tonal colours.

Typorgraphy is very interesting because just the font or size can completely change the associations that you have with the word and letters. Trying to evoke the SB brand essence and what the mag is all about was very difficult but with the ok from the other girls, I think i've just about got there!

Below is a sample collection of my development...

and this is the finished SB logo...!

Let us know what you think!

:)

P   X

The French prove beauty comes in various forms ...

French Marie Claire for June 2010 have produced a shoot embracing curves and the 'plus-size' model.

Models of all different shapes and sizes have donned swimwear (sometimes less) to prove beauty comes in various forms.

Hayley Morley and Laura Catteral are showing the world size 12+ is something to be celebrated.

Captured by Thierry Lebraly and Bruno Juminer respectively, the two girls are modern day pin-ups in pieces from Princesse Tam-Tam, American Vintage and others.

Charlie xoxo

HUCK

After my interview with Charlie (one of our SB contributors) he excitedly told me about his favourite magazine HUCK. Charlie said it covered art, fashion, travel and music, all the things he was interested in and that he often used it as a first point of call for inspiration. Later that week when I visited Charlie again I saw, true to his words, he had issues of Huck pilled on his desk – easy to flick through whenever he needed. As Charlie chatted away I picked up Huck and started to flick through.

When I got back I decided to check out Huck online. It is a bi-monthly magazine and is published in English, German and French but distributed worldwide.

It states on their website that they hold ‘a firm belief that many of our heroes have incredible stories to tell, we have enlisted some of the world's best photographers and writers to get those stories out to you.’ I really liked this statement, what can be more engaging than reading about or from people you admire and respect. It also states that they include ‘a rich assortment of features, HUCK represents the paradigm-shifting notion that there's a wider dimension to life, and that many of us have a powerful interest in art, pop culture, the environment, fashion, and the world at large.’

I think the large scope of consumers that Huck can appeal to is cleverly quite broad. It has a cool, creative, environmentally aware, sporty kind of vibe with Huck’s ‘friends’ including  ‘1% for the planet’ (a company dedicated to businesses effect on our planet, they believe the true cost of doing business can be mitigated by a simple pledge to the planet.) and ‘ISPO’ (ski and snowboarding events).

Huck is also available for free online making it very accessible and aiding access for a wider consumer base. Its online presence is strengthened further, by being able to follow Huck on Twitter and keep up to date with them via their facebook page.

Along the right hand side of the website it also has ‘Most viewed this month on Huck’ I think this is a really nice touch as it allows you to see quickly what people are viewing and enjoying and even tweeting about.

All round I think a great mag and website….definitely somewhere that inspiration could be taken for SB. Check it our yourself at -

http://www.huckmagazine.com/

P   X