Lonely Snowflakes — Magazine design

ISSUE NO.7

L O N E LY

SNOWFLAKES

B ORN IN F LAK E S , SOON TO B E A W ON DE RLAN D

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Editor ’s Note “Snow isn’t just pretty. It also cleanses our world and our senses, not just of the soot and grime of a mining town, but also of a kind of weary familiarity, a taken-for-granted quality to which our eyes are all too susceptible.”

“Snow brings people tog e t Burnside h e r .”

— John It’s like any unexpected event that could happen in our life. It’s cold, yet that’s how we feel the warmth. It could be looked at as extreme weather, or if we think of its clearness and purity, we see peace and happiness.

We’ve walked a long way so far to define ourselves, to find our alliance, and to find out the truth about the world we are living in. Do we still remember how we start from the beginning?

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Contributors

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D esigner

Jenny Xu

I nstruc tor

S andra Isla

Content

Jenny Xu, Alena Hall

Photography

Trang Pham

Cover

Sindre Strøm

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M ar y Frank 14

Bill B ennett 16

S eraina 18

Bleu Oiseau 31

Greg Vaughn 35

M etta M iller 39

J enny Xu Cover,

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s

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Childhood

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Feelings

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Relate

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Unite

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childhood

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“B eing a k id is the most magical time of our lives. “

“ We live lovingly as free spirits and just want to explore “ 9

“ We were fearless, inexhaustible, curious a nd i magi nati ve. “

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Snowy days are the few where snowmen, snow angels, snow forts, snowball fights, and snow cream are a given. Some one will definitely go out and join their neighborhood on the streets for fun.

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Playing in, riding on, and throwing snow at each other helps us remember that magic but with the added appreciation of adulthood.

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feelings

BY JENNY XU

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After a long day of sledding and snowball fights, there’s nothing better than cozying up on the couch with someone special. The toasty fireplace and a mug of hot cocoa make you enjoy even more about this relaxing moment.

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As we grow up, we start to examine ourselves. We think and try to control our senses. We feel our feelings. We always look outside and pursue a calm and relaxing moment when we could just focus on ourselves. We look for self cleanse.

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At some point of our lives, we look back and also look forward. We need the gentleness like snow to cleanse our world and our senses.

It’s not just of the soot and grime of a mining town, but also of a kind of weary familiarity, a taken-for-granted quality to which our eyes are all too susceptible. It’s cold but that’s how we feel our inside warmness.

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relate

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“I t gives us the defination of our23

“It gives us something to relate with each other about.”

“I t gives us something to talk 24

People love to talk about the weather when nothing else comes to mind. Severe weather like this is even more on the forefront of everyone’s mind because it refuses to be ignored.

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Things happened in our road to explore ourselves, no matter good or bad, sweet or bitter, sad or honored, lead us to find how we meet people we love, how we relate to people we care, and why we cherish the moment we are living in.

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There’s always something we are all experiencing together and it’s really amazing to witness how it affects us in different ways.

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unite

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We are born like snow flakes. No piece are the same.

We disappear when we land by ourselves. However, if we unite, we become a wonderland.

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The way we see things define the meaning of them.

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Empathy could unite us in the same geographical area, or it could unite us all over the world.

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“ you are not alone.“

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“ We’ve walked a long way so far to define ourselves, to find our alliance, and to find out the truth about the world we are living in. Do we still remember how we start from the beginning? “ ­— Jenny Xu