JUST SO FINE

I could make a whole magazine on Ash Stymest!

WORKING ON GRAPHIX...

ODD BEAUTY

Taken from the I LOVE FAKE blog, I've found these photographs taken by Johnathon Waiter.

He dares to go beyond the natural beauty of his subjects, to catch them with wry faces and "ugly" grimaces. "Ugly" because the result isn't that unsightly straight away. "I like a certain oddness, or maybe something that reminds me of a wild animal", and he "want[s] the viewer to ask questions about the girl or have an intuitive feeling about the girls personality or mental state" (via). His images make you question beauty, instead of giving answers about it, instead of telling you what is beauty and what is not. - http://ilovefakemagazine.blogspot.com/

Could consider this for our photoshoot with Marie as she can make some pretty strange faces!

HARRY WILSON: SKATECRAZEDDD

Have just done the interview with skating obsessive, the rather lovely Harry Wilson; who has given Middle Mag a little insight into the world of skateboarding!

Here's a video he sent me from a skate jam in Essex, where you can watch him and his skating family get busy on those ramps! x

MORE FROM I LOVE FAKE

I LOVE FAKE ZINE

Just discovered this little gem of a zine, I LOVE FAKE, who's tagline is: 'Celebrating the Spirit of Youth'. Lovely! Middle Magazine will soon be coming up with a just as catchy tagline! So, was just browsing the I LOVE FAKE site, and look who I've come across! Our very own model and my good friend Jamie Conday, who will be modelling for a shoot in the first issue, and hopefully working with us on a video for the website...despite cutting off all his beautiful hair last week! Hey hey, no matter, his new and less hairy appearance will still fit in perfectly with the alternative, urban style shoot next week! Here he is.....(the one in first image on the left)

UPDATE: HOW WE ROLL

So, we've been blogging to you our research and ideas for the creation of Middle Magazine, along with examples and previews of contributors work and articles...so here's a quick description of what we're hoping to actually achieve with Middle...

The magazine is first and foremost focused on the promotion of creativity and raw talent. Genuine, outstanding talent that defies the the mainstream; young artists, photographers, designers, musicians, models, film makers, DJ's/producers, dancers, singers, rappers, illustrators, graphic designers, sportspersons, writers, journalists; whatever the talent is, we're dying to showcase it. The point of all this showing off is not just for aesthetic pleasure, but to ultimately encourage other budding creatives to get out there and embrace what they're good at.

So why are we called Middle? Well to put it bluntly, because the magazine is Midlands based; we're particularly interested in creavity rooting from Nottingham and it's surrounding areas, because there is a lot happening here that people should know about. For the launch issue of Middle, we will be talking to a graphic designer who runs his own clothing label, a quirky, kitsch up and coming artist, an aspiring, busy and beautiful model, and a soon to be signed techno house DJ; featuring some of their finest work so far, and delving into the minds behind their passions.

The soon to be launched Middle Mag site will take the concept of emerging talent to another level, will be completely interactive as creatives can send us their work and we'll be publishing it online for the world to appreciate.

As well as introducing fresh creativity through the magazine and site, Middle will also look back at influential heroes of fashion, culture and the arts. Articles and photographs will be posted to inspire readers and give scope to broaden their imaginations. On top of all this celebration, Middle will also cover articles and features on fashion, music, nightlife, street style and culture in and around Nottingham, so follow the blog for updates on the magazine launch and all the exciting things that are set to come with it! Ciao xxx

TARGET CONSUMER MOODBOARD

TARGET CONSUMER MOODBOARD

Young, Talented, Creative!

FAULT MAGAZINE

I love the way they've used close up photos here...

LIBERTINES ARTICLE PREVIEW

It is exactly this that has caused me to adore and respect the Libertines to such an extent. Bank balances were never the primary concern, music and lyrics were written to embrace Barat and Doherty’s own passions and to generously share with their fellow Libertarians. At a time when intelligence, edge and meaning in British music had slipped into a gentle coma, and the youth of the 1990’s were either spoon-fed mindless acoustic fumblers like Starsailor and Travis, or resorted to American nu-metal trash such as Limp Bizkit and Papa Roach; The Libertines provided music fans with a refreshing reason to be patriotic again. Their debut single with Rough Trade, the double A-side, ‘What a Waster/I Get Along’ encapsulated the bands fervent philosophy down to a tee and became the climax of band-to-fan interaction at every gig with the embodying lyric, ‘People tell me I’m wrong (pause) fuck ‘em’.

I don't 'alf love them Libertines, just so you know xx

SOME MORE OF BECCA'S WORK...

Up and coming Artist Becca Bracey does some collages for Middle's emerging talent feature!

PHOTOSHOOT INSPIRATION

Check out http://fashiongonerogue.com/ for the latest editorials, campaigns and photoshoots, there's some beautiful work on here! Loves xx

GET YOUR COOKIES AND CREAM!

Found these delicious graphic design tshirts on the Eat On This blog. The designs remind me of crazy thought patterns and are an explosion of creativity and colour, heres the website where you can purchase the tees: www.bakedinny.com, oh and they also sell designer pug dog toys which is always good x

ALI STEPHENS

Taken from No. Magazine, photographed by David Shields.