You're very welcome, /u/Electrickery! Thanks for the link. That's a very relevant and facinating article. I agree with the author that traditional graphic design can be boring, and it's nice to just go wild and not worry about how 'good' something is. I had never heard of the "décollage" movement, but now I want to know more about it. I've made zines and collaborated by mail and phone on creative projects. It is very satisfying to make something by hand, no doubt. I think that is the key to zines survival; the enjoyment of creating something by hand and the unique pleasures of having a phisical object to share.
Feel free to join /t/zines if you like (and haven't already). I try to add content, mostly zine news, with some regularity. It is a bit odd perhaps to have an online 'tribe' about zines since they're defined by their physicality, but I enjoy it nonetheless. You're of course welcome to add any zine related articles, or zine related anything, that you may come across to /t/zines. Take care! :)
I certainly shall join - I am guilty of assuming that no-one would ever think of such a thing, and therefore I'd probably have to set it up myself , ahem... I stand corrected!
You're very welcome, /u/Electrickery! Thanks for the link. That's a very relevant and facinating article. I agree with the author that traditional graphic design can be boring, and it's nice to just go wild and not worry about how 'good' something is. I had never heard of the "décollage" movement, but now I want to know more about it. I've made zines and collaborated by mail and phone on creative projects. It is very satisfying to make something by hand, no doubt. I think that is the key to zines survival; the enjoyment of creating something by hand and the unique pleasures of having a phisical object to share.
Feel free to join /t/zines if you like (and haven't already). I try to add content, mostly zine news, with some regularity. It is a bit odd perhaps to have an online 'tribe' about zines since they're defined by their physicality, but I enjoy it nonetheless. You're of course welcome to add any zine related articles, or zine related anything, that you may come across to /t/zines. Take care! :)
I certainly shall join - I am guilty of assuming that no-one would ever think of such a thing, and therefore I'd probably have to set it up myself , ahem... I stand corrected!