MAKING A ZINE
Since the beginning of my project I've had this consistent interest in presenting my work through a zine, across other units and other subjects I've studied, my knowledge for zine making has not only developed but i personally think it's matured. I definitely believe that a zine was necessary at this point as i wasn't entirely too happy with the irregularity of images when thinking about how i'd be presenting them, there was little dashes of theme scattered across but overall there was no overarching story behind them, i often feel uneasy with clear confusion within my work so wanted to create a way for the images to seem arranged rather than sloppy.
As i said, a zine had always been at the forefront of possibilities since the beginning of the project so rushing into making one caused no dismay as i had it all mapped out inside my head. I definitely think Rei Kawakubo's early publication work with Comme des Garcons affected me and the way i think of presenting my work, if you compare the two i think it's evidently clear where the inspirations lie across my work. The book was created to look dark, gritty and raw, almost industrial like and a lot more stripped back than work I've created in the past, i also wanted to tie the zine back into the conversation about sustainability and i think that's a factor that was the premise of how i went about designing it, it's very clean looking and even little decisions such as the earthly colour of the zine all together highlight the idea of it.
So the consistent theme for my zine, is that it's a collection of all the thing's I've shot since the beginning of the lock down, also featuring statements, lyrics, statistics and speeches that i found really resonated with me during this time, and designs speaking upon my own experience and how I've felt throughout this journey, again linking back to Alexander McQueen and his inspirational way of communicating issues, social topics, and personal belief through what you present. I felt it was important to include the things i did, and i'm happy i allowed myself to do that i found it to be quite vocally personal. The zine is called "Everyone is afraid of everyone." which is essentially how i'd sum up the last few months if i could, now isn't a time for everyone to be afraid although that pre-conception of fear and anger is understandable during such a prolific time, i personally think it's a time for embrace and to remember and appreciate the things we used to have, and still have. We still have relationships, we still have art, we still have human connection through other mediums, we still have community, it's not all doom and gloom.
As i said, a zine had always been at the forefront of possibilities since the beginning of the project so rushing into making one caused no dismay as i had it all mapped out inside my head. I definitely think Rei Kawakubo's early publication work with Comme des Garcons affected me and the way i think of presenting my work, if you compare the two i think it's evidently clear where the inspirations lie across my work. The book was created to look dark, gritty and raw, almost industrial like and a lot more stripped back than work I've created in the past, i also wanted to tie the zine back into the conversation about sustainability and i think that's a factor that was the premise of how i went about designing it, it's very clean looking and even little decisions such as the earthly colour of the zine all together highlight the idea of it.
So the consistent theme for my zine, is that it's a collection of all the thing's I've shot since the beginning of the lock down, also featuring statements, lyrics, statistics and speeches that i found really resonated with me during this time, and designs speaking upon my own experience and how I've felt throughout this journey, again linking back to Alexander McQueen and his inspirational way of communicating issues, social topics, and personal belief through what you present. I felt it was important to include the things i did, and i'm happy i allowed myself to do that i found it to be quite vocally personal. The zine is called "Everyone is afraid of everyone." which is essentially how i'd sum up the last few months if i could, now isn't a time for everyone to be afraid although that pre-conception of fear and anger is understandable during such a prolific time, i personally think it's a time for embrace and to remember and appreciate the things we used to have, and still have. We still have relationships, we still have art, we still have human connection through other mediums, we still have community, it's not all doom and gloom.
The making of a zine includes the strategic planning of insisting pages go where you intend for them to be, i actually got a little confused when first doing this step as it had been a few months since i last had, but it's relatively easy to come to terms with the layout and ordering once you start getting through it. making a paper copy of the zine is essential and gives you a clear indication as to where my images need rearranging and placing page wise. I sketched quick copies of my images page by page just to make the work a little faster in understanding what was what.
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