INSPIRE Volume 2

Vol. 2Inspire

FRONT COVER IMAGE MODEL : DIANA ALEXANDRA MAKE-UP : JAKKI POLYOKA FASHION DESIGN & STYLING : STYLELAB 323 HAIR & BRAIDING : RAMA KABA PHOTOGRAPHER : WALTER LAI RETOUCHER : ALEX DAMIANIDIS

With this edition I wanted to explore the use of colour since our culture is currently colour crazy. Everyone’s craving attention and always adopting the next unique trend. I don't mind a future like that, if it means we avoid Star Trek uniforms as Gene Roddenberry predicted in his TV series Star Trek. Volume 2 is this team’s exploration into where things already seem to be heading: walk the streets of Toronto or New York and you’ll see for yourself.

This magazine began with the desire to take what I love to do and just run with it. You may have wondered where Volume 2’s inspiration came from? The goal was to create an explosion of vibrante colours that overwhelms our senses. I never set out to create the realistic; we see that every day already! I hope that after viewing the surreal it will invoke a greater sense of passion for what you do next in your life.

I would like to personally thank everyone involved in this volume’s creation. It was a pleasure retouching and designing your hard work. Thank you for seeing the big picture and the enjoyment in creating some-thing unique. It's been a great learning experience to work with everyone in making this vision true.

-Alex Damianidis @alexdemanin on twitter

Volume 2

It comes from a positive space that knows not of failure or disappointment

Vol. 2Inspire

ART DIRECTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN ALEX DAMIANIDIS [email protected] www.alexdemanin.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS DAVID DESOER [email protected] www.oxblood.ca

WALTER LAI [email protected] www.walterlai.com

FASHION DESIGN & STYLING STYLELAB 323 [email protected] www.stylelab323.com

MAKE-UP JAKKI POLYOKA [email protected]

HAIR RAMA KABA [email protected] www.braidmaid.com

MODELS CHRISTINA M [email protected] www.modelmayhem.com/xtenia

JANESSA ALLEYNE [email protected]

DIANA ALEXANDRA [email protected] www.facebook.com/dianaagrig

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LEFT AND BOTTOMMODEL : JANESSA SWABY MAKE-UP : JAKKI POLYOKA FASHION DESIGN & STYLING & HAIR : STYLELAB 323 PHOTOGRAPHER : DAVID DESOER

J PJakki PolyokaMake-up Artist

Passionate and creative, Jakki has been a Freelance Make-Up Artist for over 20 years. She has gone from owning her own Cosmetic Franchise to teaching and running the Make-Up Artistry Program at her local

Community College (Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON). She currently continues to inspire students and beautify brides (her specialty) while enjoying all aspects of Make-Up.

MODEL : CHRISTINA MAKE-UP : JAKKI POLYOKA FASHION DESIGN & STYLING & HAIR : STYLELAB 323 PHOTOGRAPHER : DAVID DESOER

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W LWalter LaiPhotographer

Walter Lai is an imagery-based digital artist. He studied photography in Vancouver and moved to Toronto in the mid-1990s to pursue digital arts. He applies his extensive understanding of visual composi-tion and layout to web, prints, and motion graphics. He also continues to build strong technical skills

in photographic post-production. A professional in visual arts, his talents are developing creative approaches and solutions for communications in photographic media. He embraces challenging projects and enjoys sharing the perspective with all of his audiences.

MODEL : DIANA

ALEXANDRA MAKE-UP :

JAKKI POLYOKA

FASHION DESIGN & STYLING :

STYLELAB 323HAIR & BRAIDING :

RAMA KABA

PHOTOGRAPHER : WALTER

LAI

SLFashion Design/ Fashion Styling

Since its inception, StyleLab has been the heir of originality and possibility. It goes without saying—it takes an extraordinary imagination to understand StyleLab’s innovative collections, which gives voice to those who share their love of art and fashion. StyleLab

embraces the philosophy that following one’s passion can result in amazing things. StyleLab creates to inspire, uplift their clienteles until a transformation occurs that gives them a shared experience with a new language to express their feelings—through fashion.

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