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Print & Layout
This is a non-fictional men’s
magazine print revolving
around tattoos and fashion.
This project includes 2 front
cover examples and types of
spreads such as the index and
feature stories.
ISSUE # 003
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04. SKIN DEEP
16. MARK HIS WORD
29. DNA
32. PROFILES
44. HIGHLIGHT
51. TECHNIQUE
57. CREDITS
A special thanks to,
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SOMETIMES
THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE ARE
BEAUTIFULLY
BROKEN.
Robert M. Drake
Jonathan Valena
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Don Ed Hardy
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HIS
MARK ON THE WORLD
Written by Steven Kurutz
By his calculation, Jonathan Valena, a tattoo artist
who goes by the name JonBoy, has given more
than 20,000 permanent souvenirs. The one that
changed his life was inked on June 16, 2015.
On that day, Mr. Valena placed a white dot on a
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Mr. Valena, 36, said recently. “The phone started
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Mr. Valena once thought he had to choose
between his love for tattoos and his love of
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more to do with another all-powerful force in
the universe: the Kardashian-Jenner family. The
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Kendall Jenner, a model and younger sister of Kim
Kardashian.
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as the latest cool tattooer, a Dr. Woo of the East
Coast, a Sailor Jerry for the young Hollywood and
fashion crowd.
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Bieber’s left eye, the letters PR and AY on the
hands of the model Hailey Baldwin and “Janette
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Moretz, an actress who wanted to honor her
grandmother.
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DNA
TATTOOS ARE THE FINAL
FRONTIER OF LOVE
Written by Mike Isaac
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an idea came tattooed on the leg of a woman kicking
through the water in Key Largo, Fla., seen clear as day
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ran a scuba diving therapeutic program for military
veterans with his father, was inspired by the tattoo; it
was her dedication to her late husband, a Navy SEAL
killed in combat.
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piece of something she cared about, maybe even her
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Four years, a handful of dedicated colleagues and
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idea to life with Everence, a product he and his partners
hope will deepen bonds — in the
most literal and physical way —
The result: A tattoo
between family, friends and loved
imbued with the DNA
ones.
of
another human being —
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or, if you prefer, a dog,
as one can get. Everence is a
cat or other furry friend.
powdery substance synthesized
from a sample of DNA, something
as simple as a few thousand cells from a swab of a
person’s inner cheek, or from cremated ashes. A small
vial of Everence can be brought to a tattoo artist and
added to any type of inks.
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