4 favorite magazines

Bust is a total hip, underground feminist magazine based in New York. They aren't afraid to be raunchy or racy with their topics. They include everything from DIY ideas and guides, musicians, actors, politics, fashion, etc. A single issue can feature everything from Kathy Griffin, to making homemade popsicles to the essential PMS guide. I love this magazine. A couple women started a book of collected female stories and became inspired to launch a magazine to embody and empower women.



Venus is a Chicago based magazine. It is like another bust, but not as feminist and raunchy. It focuses on women in music, art, film, and fashion. I love it because they steer clear of the mainstream and usually feature up and coming artists and musicians. Every issue I am sure to stumble upon someone that I love, but don't see in other magazines. It always keeps me up to date with the current street scene, indie culture and trends. I especially look forward to their greatest female guitarists of all time A-Z list.



Lula=love... oh how i love Lula. Lula is a UK based magazine that only has two issues a year because they are so intricate. Each issue is like a journey through a whimsical fashionista dream. There aren't many articles, but it is rather an art book of lovely photography, fashion and designers. I could pretty much cut out any page of Lula and frame it.



Aperture magazine is a beautiful photography publication. It features new and unpublished work by well know and emerging artist from all over the world. Its photographs always remain powerful, experimental and inspiring. The first issue I experienced was almost ten years ago. It featured a spread on Louisiana and the effects of the DOW chemical plants. It was so moving, beautiful and sad that I have been hooked ever since.

4 favorite shoe designers

John Fleuvog
Funky, new, colorful and fresh.




Argila
I love how these shoes all have an old English vintage feel with a modern twist.





Rodarte.
Rodarte is one of my favorite clothing lines and any designer that creates shoes for them makes me dream for a pair of their rockin heels. I love the high fashion look of these mixed with a rocker edge. I just can't get enough of studded heels!


~Prada
A Prada creation that I found. I love the different texture and pattern combinations. These have a fun and flirty appeal.

Single page portfolio comp

Final Comps

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how-to site debrief

The class has been really hard. I feel like it was assumed that we all just already knew how to use Photoshop for design purposes to make the comps. It took a little while to figure that out. However, I do like designing and planning the layout in Photoshop before hand. Going into the Dreamweaver part of my how-to has felt like starting over. There are just so many things that take awhile to learn and figure out. It is really hard to do on a rushed schedule. I want to make a site that I like and truly understand how to use Dreamweaver. I am feeling very frustrated, especially with some of the deadlines that are proving hard to reach. When I am at home working on Dreamweaver and run into a problem, it can take hours to figure out or there is no moving forward without help.