Magazine research: DAZED

Beginning my magazine research with an exciting front cover magazine DAZED, I selected this magazine to be one of my five magazine's to research because the covers always draw me in with the bold colour, bold lettering, strong structure of position within the model and I just love that most of their covers incorporate abstract within the work some way whether this in shown within the clothing or the background and really shouts out an creative read! 

DAZED is formerly known as Dazed & confused which is a monthly British styled magazine that was founded in 1991 by the founding editors Jefferson Hack who has an reputation for success in journalism, film, photography, television, digital media and Rankin who's a well known successful fashion photographer. DAZED did hit the magazine world first as a black and white poster but soon became colour promoting music, fashion, film, art and literature. And the articles telling us what happening in the world of music fashion and art with the articles being a mixture of informing their audience with news and also the own opinion especially in the music articles as it holds quite a few news and opinions on the through the wire singer Kanye West. The audience of Dazed is to be a lot more open minded of beauty and views as a lot of their covers show a visual frame of thin models to reflect more of a masculine frame. With make up applied not to flatter the feminine features but make up that makes features more masculine that goes hand in hand with the bold abstract feel to the overall image.           

• Fig 1 -  Tim Noakes. (2013). DAZED. Available: https://visualmaniac.com/uploads/visualmaniac_magazine_number/dazed-and-confused-october-2013-cover-digital-magazine.jpg. Last accessed 19/02/2016.
•  Fig 2 - Tim Noakes. (). DAZED. Available: http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/dazed-and-confused-magazine-3D.jpeg. Last accessed 19/02/2016. 
• Fig 3 - Tim Noakes. (2015). DAZED. Available: http://fasttw.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Kendall-dressed-in-a-total-lookbook-Urban-Outfitters--590x768.jpg. Last accessed 19/02/2016.        
• Fig 4 - Tim Noakes. (). DAZED. Available: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/25/237E959500000578-2849010-image-12_1416931441655.jpg. Last accessed 19/02/2016. 
• Fig 5 - Tim Noakes. (2014). DAZED. Available: http://www.theluxechronicles.com/.a/6a00e54f05e1bb883401a3fc41f67d970b-pi. Last accessed 19/02/2016.
• Fig 6 -  Tim Noakes. (2015). DAZED. Available: http://www.newsstand.co.uk/i2440068/Zoom/DAZED--CONFUSED_SPRING.jpg. Last accessed 19/02/2016.