SPRING 2012
W on back cover
hello, skater girl
NORA
VASCONCELLOS
LETICIA BUFONI +metal.INSPIration
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
IN THIS ISSUE
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR....1 a word from domenica “HELLO, SKATER GIRL”...4 an interview with julian bleeker NORA VASCONCELLOS...10 LIVING THE DREAM
SICK STICKS...18 our FAVORITE brands of the season
LETICIA’S SECRET...14 meet leticia bufoni
IRON MAIDEN...17 heavy metal inspiration
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EDITOR’S NOTES | ruggedmag
letter from the editor this is rugged magazine issue #1. although creating this magazine was as assignment for my Publication Design class at UVM, this is a project i have been wanting to do for many years. i have always been interested in the art of magazine publication and zine making. in fact, the first zine that i ever subscribed to was called Hate on This, out of california, a badass zine featuring women skaters. since then, my inspiration and style has changed, but i still love skateboarding, and i’m trying to find a balance between street fashion and women’s skating. this is the final showcase of all I have learned this semester about indesign, photoshop, master pages, typography, paragraph & character styles, color meanings, and much more. i would like to note here that all of the advertisements in the magazine were borrowed from the internet and magazines. the interview of nora vasconcellos was conducted by the Girls Skate Network and most of the photography is from the new women’s skate photo book Hello, Skater Girl. the interview of leticia bufoni was conducted by Cooler Magazine. three of the pictures in this magazine are from tumblr, but they aren’t sourced. on the “iron maiden” and“sick sticks” pages the images are sourced. jane, thank you for taking the time to look at my piece, and can’t wait for your feedback. i think i’ve come a long way in this class.
domenica editor-in-Chief
CONTRIBUTORS CHIEF EDITOR Domenica D’Ottavio
MANAGING EDITOR D’Ottavio
HEALTH EDITOR D’Ottavio
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Domenica
DEPUTY EDITOR Domenica
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Domenica
EXECUTIVE EDITOR D’Ottavio
SENIOR MARKET EDITOR Domenica
ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
FASHION DIRECTOR Domenica
D’Ottavio
Domenica
BEAUTY DIRECTOR D’Ottavio
SENIOR FASHION EDITOR Domenica
DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR Domenica
ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR Domenica
D’Ottavio
PHOTO EDITOR D’Ottavio
D’Ottavio
BEAUTY EDITOR Domenica
COPY CHIEF D’Ottavio
PHOTO DIRECTOR Domenica
ASSISTANT D’Ottavio
DESIGN CONTRIBUTORS Domenica
DESIGN DIRECTOR D’Ottavio
NEWS EDITOR Domenica
COPY EDITOR Domenica
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Mimi Knoop, Birdhouse, Orange County, CA Photo: Julian Bleecker
our chat with Julian Bleeker, the man behind the skate photo book, Hello, Skater Girl. 4
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Photos: Julian Bleecker
Abby Zsarnay, West Linn Park, OR
“Hello, Skater Girl” is a photo book that captures the spirit, determination and playfulness of girls skateboarding over a year in 2011. It mixes image, illustration and text to document the lives of several skaters doing what they love to do: skate — at competitions, alone and together at parks, backyard pools and favorite skate spots.
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Julie Kindstrand, Kona Park, FL
Mimi Knoop, Birdhouse, Orange County, CA
HELLO, SKATER GIRL | ruggedmag
“I’m going to continue shooting through the rest of the year, both near home and anywhere in the world I can get to where girls are skating.”
Rugged: Girls skating..but you’re a boy..how’d you end up doing this? Julian: I started shooting skateboarding as a way to get to know my new town of Venice Beach. Much of the town’s history, culture and spirit is tied to board sports. As a photographer, the camera became an comfortable way for me to get to know the people and the place where I now live. And it had to be skateboarding because I don’t want to get my camera wet. R: What’re you going to do with the money from Kickstarter? JB: I plan to use the money to cover the costs of designing, prototyping and printing a limited edition photo book. The biggest cost is printing, especially for a limited run. This isn’t a money-making venture by any means. I’m not looking to buy gear or cover travel costs or anything like that. I just want a book printed that people can enjoy. I’m going to continue shooting through the rest of the year, both near home base in Los Angeles and anywhere in the world I can get to where girls are skating. R: What’s the goal of the project? JB: My goal is to conclude a year of documenting girls skateboarding with an image and text photography book. Ultimately, I hope the becomes something that documents a moment in skateboarding’s cultural history and can inspire and encourage the sport and the women who participate in it. I’ve been working on this project since Nov. 2010 and plan on finishing by the end of 2011. I’ve already made two “prototype” books as a way to experiment with design and to test the way that the photography works within the context of a book.
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“I want to be a role model for other young girls. Teach them to try new things. Whether that be surfing, skateboarding, anything they want.� 11
Hingham Skate Park, NH, Photo: Julian Bleecker
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INTERVIEW
Rugged: How were you introduced to skateboarding and what got you started? Nora: When I was really young I loved to watch the show Rocket Power, I wanted to be Reggie Rocket! I would mess around on my neighbor’s skateboard and at the time I was also rollerblading and bmxing...oh yea. When I was in middle school I was a competitive surfer and skating bowls was great cross training. I eventually started skating more and really started to push myself, especially in vert. R: Do you remember what your first setup was? NV: It was awesome, a Hobie with plastic trucks and on the bottom there was a cat doing an invert...classic! R: Were there any early influences on your skating? NV: I remember reading an article on Lyn-z when I was about 11 in this surf magazine. I thought it was the coolest thing, so I looked up to her and Bucky. I really had no idea about the scene at the time, but those two were my first big influences.
R: What is the best and worst thing about your hometown? NV: Pembroke is an average New England town. It’s right in between Cape Cod and Boston, its easy to get to the beach and the city. Worst thing is there is absolutely no where to skate and very few people who skate and understand the culture. R: Besides skateboarding, what do you like to do in your spare time? NV: I love to hang out with my friends and family, surf, draw, and paint. R: What is your typical day like? NV: Get up, school starts at 7:40 and I’m out at 2. Afterwards I have homework but if it’s nice I try and get to the new concrete park about 20 min away. It’s small but fun, with a little plaza and bowl. Then I usually workout at Athletic Revolution around 5:30 or 6. My trainer is so awesome and we work on a lot of injury prevention and stretching. Then I go home, feed my cat, and get lost on facebook.
NORA vasconcellos Birthday: Hometown: Started Skating: Sponsors:
11/28/92
Pembroke, MA 2006
Pioneers Board Shop, Rye Airfield, Athletic Revolution, Bern Helmets, and flow for Hoopla, Bones, Vans, Nixon, and Theeve Trucks
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PRO CHAT | rugged
R: Where do you like to skate? NV: I love to skate up at Rye Airfield in New Hampshire. I am usually up there on the weekends to skate vert. The new vert ramp is unreal and their is such a good group to skate with!
skateboarding? NV: Last summer competing in the X-Games was a dream come true. Just to get out to the west coast was amazing and I can’t wait to travel more! R: What do you have planned for this year? NV: When I graduate I plan on taking a gap year to really push myself and my skating. I am working on a girls program up in Rye also and I may be doing some internships. I am just so excited to be able to put so much more time and energy into what I love!
R: Who do you skate with? NV: Davis, Tate, Eamon, Derek, Max, Josh, Zac, Nolan, Nick, Scott, Cam, Ivana, Eric...we have such a great group of kids from Rye and I also love traveling and getting to skate with my friends from all over. R: What music do you listen to? NV: Everything, I’m really into The Morning Benders, Two Door Cinema Club, the Shins, Vampire Weekend, Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi and Adele...I like to mix it up. R: What is something most people don’t know about you? NV: I love my cat, she’s like my child. I also have never thrown up in my life...just putting that out there. R: So far, what have been some of the highlights of your
Photo: Bleecker
R: Shout outs and thanks? NV: Thanks to my parents for driving me all over and supporting my dreams, my brother for putting up with me, Pioneers and the O’Haras for the support and love, Beau Lambert and Rye Airfield, Josh Walker at Bern, Dave and Andrea Gleason at Athletic Revolution, everyone who I skate with, and Bob Pollard for his inspiration and encouragement. *interview from Girls Skate Network 2011
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Photo: Ana Paula Negrao
LETICIA BUFONI Leticia Bufoni is definitely one to watch. The 15-year-old skater from Brazil is taking the states by storm and is on a determined path to skate world domination… INTERVIEW
Rugged: How did you get into skating? Leticia: On the streets with the kids. R: When did you decide to commit yourself to the sport full time? LB: The first time I stepped in a board I knew it was for life. R: Did you find it pretty hard to break into a male-dominated sport? LB: It was hard to start with and my Dad was super-mad at me because I was the only girl in the middle of eight guys in the skate park!
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R: Do you consider yourself to be an adrenaline junkie? LB: Yes, especially when I see gaps, stairs and rails. R: Can you give us a run down of your average day? LB: When I’m home in Brazil, I go to school, come home and take a nap, ride my motorcycle and go to the skate park. After that, I hang out with my family, do my homework and go to sleep. When I’m in the States, it’s a surprise every day! I never know how my day will be. Usually I
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though. Especially the first time I R: What affect does your career entered the X Games in the US! have on your personal life? LB: It doesn’t affect it too much R: What is the atmosphere like because I started to skate early behind the scenes? so my skateboard is like an LB: It’s fun and I get to hang out extension of my body! It’s very with friends from far away places natural to me. that I only see at contests. What are your suitcase essentials R: How do you relax when you when you are travelling? get the chance? R: And if you could have the My iPod (R.I.P.), my laptop, my LB: I like to take hot bath with perfect day, what would it board, tools, lots of candies and LOTS of bubbles. include? my bandana. LB: I think my days are perfect… I R: What’s up next for you? skate and do all I want. R: What have been your biggest LB: My first full video part on the career setbacks? Osiris video that’s coming out. R: What are your plans for this LB: I’m just starting out in my this November. autumn? skate career so I hope that LB: Summer is almost over so doesn’t happen! I only have three more skate contests this year, then I’ll go R: What have your greatest back to Brazil. achievements been so far? LB: To be able to skate in R: What’s your favourite place to California. skate? *interview from Cooler Mag, LB: Central Surf skatepark in Brazil R: Who or what are your 2008 and the streets of L.A. inspirations? R: Do you still get nervous before LB: Elissa Steamer and Vanessa a big contest? Torres. LB: Not any more, I used to wake up, spend some time on my computer, go skate, watch movies and on the weekends I skate a lot and go filming with Lisa Whitaker or shoot some photos with Ana Paula. There’s a lot of contests too so I’m always traveling around. I just got back from a tour in Mexico City.
Photo: Dan Monick
Birthday: Hometown: Started Skating: Sponsors: 4/13/1993
Sao Paulo, Brazil 2003
Osiris, Foundation, Volcom, Destructo, Rock Star
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