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I refined my zine with printing out my spreads and scanning them back in for additional texture. The color overlay and warped text was also added back over to keep with the same colors. 

For these refined spreads, I got rid of the geometric elements and the background. I tried to push scale on the images more, overlapping some and adjusting orientation. I also decided on “Persona” for the title of zine.

For my covers, I wanted to include visuals from each of my topics, to give the audience a feel of what was inside. 

My zine will be 24 pages (12 spreads), 4 x 6 inches. Each topic will get 6 pages and have 3 sections: history/highlights of topic, influential people, and content of the topic and reasons for it. The order will be documentaries, screen printing, then punk and will build on each other with examples

Spread 1: Opening spread, some sort of welcome or intro

Spread 2: Documentaries intro and history

Spread 3: 2-3 famous documentarians (Moore, Burns), reasoning behind

Spread 4: Content of documentaries; example of biography docs, leads to screen printing artists

Spread 5: Screen printing intro and history

Spread 6: 2-3 famous screen printers (Warhol, Lichtenstein, Fairey)

Spread 7: Content of prints; example of gig posters, leads to punk. Documentary (Just Like Being There) to tie in documentaries

Spread 8: Punk subculture intro and history

Spread 9: Reasonings behind punk ideals, how they expressed (fashion, lyrics)

Spread 10: Influential people in punk (Sex Pistols, Ramones, McLaren and Westwood)

Spread 11: Closing spread, a sort of “call to action”, encourage people to create

Spread 12: Tear-out poster, images off all topics, encompassing whole zine

Research Overview of Topics

MB 1: warped/edited text, cut out or collage images, more neutral colors with some bright ares

MB 2: bright, patterns, overlapping/transparent areas

MB 3: posterized images, stricter grid, limited solid colors with black

My three topics for my zine are documentaries, screen printing, and the punk subculture. They are all ways people can express themselves creatively. They also all have a DIY feeling and open topics that encourage all kinds of people to join and put their own personal touches. My format is 4 x 6 inches, as I want it to be smaller and more personal. 

Possible names I’ve come up with are:

1. Persona

2. DIY

3. Speak Yourself

4. Screening/Screened

Three initial spreads for my zine. My zine is 4 x 6 inches and has a loose grid. For these three spreads, I focused on the punk subculture with more visual and collage based ideas about subjects like the fashion and bands. My inspiration for these spreads are posters for punk shows in the 70s and 80s. 

Possible names I’ve started to come up with for my zine are:

1. Screened

2. DIY

3. Personal Narrative

4. Express Yourself

5. Creating You

6. Speak Yourself 

7. Portrayal

8. Featured

9. Persona

A presentation over my 3 chosen topics: the punk subculture, screen printing, and documentaries.

These three topics are all different creative works and can be connected with the idea of self-expression and the “do it yourself” feeling behind them. They encourage all kinds of people to get involved and allow people to make it their very own.

My intended audience is people interested in the arts and using it for self-expression. These topics allow people to be creative and incorporate very personal touches to them.

During my research, my favorite zine I came across was Emilie Terashi’s zine called Tokyo Underground. This one really stuck out to me because of the amount of detail put into it. The artist is very thoughtful with the use of color, adding small areas of yellow to the red scenes to add emphasis. I also really love the look of risograph prints. They were able to take something as mundane as a train ride and turn it into something bright and engaging. 

What I feel really sets it apart was Terashi’s use of tracing paper inserts and cutouts. They are able to create multiple scenes out of the same elements, making every turn of the page a surprise. 

Made by: Emilie Terashi

For: N/A

About: Depicting a journey through the Tokyo Underground

Format: String bound on spine, printed on RISO with cutouts

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Made by: Ryan Putnam

For: N/A

About: A companion zine to Putnam’s album

Format: Appears to be stapled on spine

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Made by: Tina Siuda

For: N/A

About: Illustrations of a man undressing

Format: Square format

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Made by: Giulia Fagundes

For: Anyone, those interested in Brazil and its situtaion

About: Images of Brazil mixed with text, questioning things like racism and excessive police force

Format: String/twine bound on spine

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Made by: Ornella Pagliaruolo

For: N/A

About: Illustration/story about character

Format: Appears to be held with string/twine, screen printed

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Made by: Kasia Kubacha

For: Artists

About: How to make a portfolio

Format: Small, folded, unfolds to poster

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Made by: Kata Moravszki

For: Fans of Britney Spears

About: Lyrics to Britney Spears’s song “Oops... I Did it Again”

Format: N/A

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Made by: Natasha Mazloum, Adriene Araújo, Fernando Blanchart

For: N/A

About: Series of zines

Format: Thin, folded, unfolds to more content

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Made by: Zofia Stybor, Ania Jgirz

For: N/A

About: Various topics

Format: Small, folded, unfolds to more content, screen printed 

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Made by: Uluc Yalcinkaya

For: Anyone

About: Stress and the effects it has on people

Format: N/A

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Made by: Robynn Redgrave

For: N/A

About: Book report on Gregg Gethard’s Yelp Review Novel

Format: Some small insert pages

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Made by: Taylor Evans

For: Fans of Lana Del Rey

About: Songs from Lana Del Rey’s second album “Born to Die”

Format: Collection of 4 zines, various sizes, stapled

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Made by: Chen-Huang Chian, Chien-Wen Lin

For: N/A

About: N/A

Format: N/A

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Made by: Karen Yao

For: N/A

About: Theme of “holes”

Format: Fluorescent paper, various sized inserts

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Made by: Luis Cuenca

For: Fans of Allen Ginsberg

About: Collection of famous works by Ginsberg

Format: N/A

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Made by: Joseph Park

For: Anyone

About: Illustration of a night walk; inspiration and creation

Format: Stitched on spine, RISO printed 

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Made by: Beatriz Dorea

For: N/A

About: Research on immigration and gastronomic traditions in Brazil

Format: Stitched on spine

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Made by: Karol Tomoki Yamazaki, Aneta Zdzech

For: Society4odds project

About: Exploring the connections between visuals and music

Format: Stitched or stapled on spine

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Made by: Andrea Bianchi

For: Designers

About: Collection of typefaces with character

Format: N/A

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Made by: Hendrik and Julian Klein

For: Music fans

About: Collection of concerts

Format: N/A

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Made by: Daria Dolgopolova

For: Music fans

About: History of cassette tapes

Format: Some smaller insert pages, stapled on spine

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Made by: Kristina Alijošiūtė

For: N/A

About: Paper collages and their visual explanations

Format: Stapled on spine

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Made by: Muskat Design

For: Designers

About: The design process

Format: Stapled on spine, 4 different sizes of pages

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Made by: Various contributors

For: N/A

About: The people we surround ourselves with and attach memory to

Format: Digitally printed, perfect bound

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Made by: Jennifer Lo

For: N/A

About: Photographs of beds and a dialogue around universal human experiences

Format: Perfect bound

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Made by: Prashant Gopal

For: N/A

About: The Raptors mania in 2019 and scenes from Jurassic Park (1993)

Format: Stapled on spine

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Made by: Partition

For: N/A

About: History of the internet and its affect on society

Format: 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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Made by: Jennifer Trontz

For: Women

About: How printed media has depicted women

Format: 6.5 x 9.25 inches, saddle stitched

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Made by: Partition

For: Designers, fans of “Good and Plenty”

About: 7 issues from “Good and Plenty” fanzine from the late 1980s-early 90s

Format: 6.5 x 9.5 inches

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Made by: Dale Zine

For: N/A

About: Tattoo designs

Format: Small, 21 x 15 cm, stapled on spine

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Made by: Silent Face Projects 

For: N/A

About: Interactive augmented reality zine

Format: 33 x 24 cm, folded

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Made by: Re:Surgo

For: N/A

About: Collection of drawings by Zven Balslev of funny, surreal, and evil things

Format: Small, 15 x 11 cm, screen printed, stapled on spine

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Made by: C. Colucci

For: Women, feminists 

About: Collection of interviews, drawings, poems, and more relating to feminism and change

Format: 28 x 21.5 cm, stapled on spine

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Made by: 3 Dot Zine

For: N/A

About: N/A

Format: 36 x 29.5 cm, folded

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Made by: 3 Dot Zine

For: N/A

About: N/A

Format: 36 x 29.5 cm, folded

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Made by: Terminal Ediciones

For: N/A

About: Diasporic Latina experience 

Format: 14 x 15 cm, folded

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Made by: S. Gordon

For: N/A

About: N/A

Format: 28 x 21.7 cm, stapled on spine

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Made by: Colembroidery

For: Those interested in learning embroidery 

About: A how-to guide on how to embroider 

Format: N/A

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Made by: Kristyna Baczynski

For: N/A

About: Travel comic about the designer’s trip to Amsterdam

Format: 15 x 21 cm, RISO printed, stapled on spine

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Made by: Miles Lyons

For: N/A

About: Blackout poetry method of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Format: Stapled on spine

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Made by: Hattie Porter

For: Anyone with a mental illness

About: Navigating life with a mental illness

Format: A5, stapled on spine

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Made by: AwkwardLadiesClub

For: N/A

About: A guide to risograph printing

Format: N/A

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Made by: Nick Alston

For: N/A

About: A collection of 15 drawings

Format: N/A

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Made by: Jennifer Bouron

For: N/A

About: Collection of the artist’s Inktober drawings with the theme of home

Format: 14.8 x 21 cm

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Made by: Pacolli

For: N/A

About: Dance floor escapism

Format: N/A

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Made by: Ashley Ronning

For: N/A

About: Describing an all-nighter

Format: 14 x 19 cm, RISO printed

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Made by: Rebecca Artemisa

For: People interested in witchcraft

About: Mini book of spells

Format: Small format

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Made by: Daniela Gonçalves 

For: N/A

About: Emotions frequent to the artist

Format: N/A

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Made by: Kasia Kubacha

For: N/A

About: Story of hard work paying off

Format: Stapled on spine

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Made by: Mayumi Oono

For: Illustrators

About: The Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Format: N/A

A list of one hundred things i’m interested in, with research done on my top ten.

Wealth inequality

Big philanthropy

Time magazine

Netflix

Billionaires

Conspiracy theories

Hip hop

Art house films

Punk

Recycling

Serial killers

Ikea

Plants

Royalty

Ancient Rome

Salem Witch trials

Greek mythology

Head injuries

Art therapy

Libraries

Amazon

YouTube

Coffee

Movies

Spotify

Documentaries

Advertisements

Cold cases

Ghost hunting

Supreme Court

Adobe

Witchcraft

Area 51

Exorcisms

MTV

Marvel

Egyptian tombs

Roanoke

John Wilkes Booth

MLB

Opioid epidemic

National parks

Streetwear fashion

Skateboarding

Counterfeit goods

Fungi

Pirates

Neurology

Lucid dreaming

Ice skating

Hair dye

LGBTQ activism

K-pop

AIDS crisis

Sociology

DB Cooper

Internet

Nail polish/art

Tattoos

Piercings

Movies

Packaging

Concerts

Stage design

Grunge fashion

Sculpture

Pokémon

Twitter

Cartoon Network

Screen printing

Pop culture

Gender

Podcasts

Autism

Criminal justice

Gaming

Monopoly board game

Google

Solar systems

Astrology

Meat alternatives

Cults

NASA

Prison reform

Vaccines

Brazil

Makeup

Fast fashion

Doc Martens

Pantone

College sports

Italy

Stickers

Succulents

Painting

Clue board game

Apple

The Art Institute of Chicago

Rainforests

Punk Subculture

Punk is a genre of music that rose to popularity in the 1970s. Punk also refers to the subculture surrounding the music, including the style and ideologies. Punk grew quickly in the underground scene, later breaking out. It influenced many subgenres of music in the late 70s and 80s, like hardcore punk and street punk. Punk re-emerged in the early 9-s with popular pop punk and pop rock bands like Green Day, Blink-182, and the Offspring. The emo subgenre was also influenced by punk music. It gained popularity in the 2000s from bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Paramore.

The two main areas where punk grew was New York City and England. Particularly in England, the recession and politics of the country made them feel angry and alienated, which really expanded punk into a subculture.

Music was a huge part of punk, bringing notoriety to many bands. The Ramones formed in New York City in 1974 and are often credited with being the band that defined the punk sound. The Clash formed in England in 1976 and played an integral part in the British punk scene. The Sex Pistols, a British band formed in 1975 inspired many other punk artists despite only being together for two and a half years. Punk allowed a space for women with its questioning of society. The Raincoats were an all-female British band that formed in 1977 and often sang about the roles of women in society. The Slits were also an all-female British band that formed in 1976 and were very well-known, not afraid to sing about the oppression women faced.

A large part of the punk subculture was the idea of Do-it-Yourself, or DIY. Punk style in particular drew a lot from this aspect and was a huge part of the subculture. Many of those involved in the scene were of lower income or unemployed and would often shop at thrift shops. They would take this clothing and customize it, ripping, bleaching, adding text or art, and piecing back together, often with safety pins. A boutique in London called SEX became the center of punk fashion. Hair and makeup also played a large aspect in the overall punk style.

Resources

http://www.smearmagazine.com/posts/2016/9/6/a-history-of-punk

https://mentalitch.com/history-of-punk/

https://www.britannica.com/art/punk

https://pitchfork.com/features/from-our-partners/9943-rip-it-to-shreds-a-history-of-punk-and-style/

https://www.liveabout.com/history-of-punk-rock-2803345

Clue board game

Clue is a murder mystery board game. Three to six players play the game. In the beginning, three cards, one suspect, one room and one murder weapon are chosen at random and placed in an envelope. The goal of the game is to guess the correct combination of the six characters, six weapons, and nine rooms. Rolling dice, a player moves into a room and then guess the details of the murder. If the person on their left has any of the three cards from their guess, they must show that person. The game ends if one person us able to make a final accusation. They say what they think the details are and check the envelope. If correct, they win, and the game is over. Incorrect, and they can no longer guess, and the game continues until the next person guesses.

The game was created by Anthony E. Pratt in 1943 in Birmingham, England. It was created during World War II, as a way to pass long nights stuck indoors during air-raid blackouts. The game was patented in 1947 and sold he sold it to British company Waddington and their American counterpart, Parker Brothers. The game became available for purchase in 1949 as Cluedo in England and Clue in the United States. The game was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2017 and is now available in over 70 countries.

There has been many different editions and spin-offs of Clue released over the years. In 2008, they introduced Clue: Discover the Secrets, redesigning the board, characters, and weapons. Other notable editions were Master Detective, Nostalgia Edition and Vintage Edition. There are now even themed Clue games, allowing people to buy an Alfred Hitchcock or Scooby-Doo themed Clue game. Clue spans from just a board game. Multiple computer and mobile games have been released over the years. A film was made in 1985, a musical in 1997, a miniseries TV show in 2011, as well as a series of books.

Resources

https://www.ultraboardgames.com/clue/history.php

https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/clue

https://www.history.com/news/clue-game-origin-wwii

Screen printing

Screen printing is a type of stencil printing using a screen made of silk or a synthetic fabric over a frame. One screen is used per color. A stencil of some sort is exposed on a screen and the ink is then pushed through it. It can be used to print on a variety of materials, like paper, shirts, bags and more. Screen printing dates back to 960 AD in China during the Song Dynasty. It was then adapted by Japan and later introduced to Europe in the 18th century. It didn’t pick up in popularity until the 19th century, with Samuel Simon patenting screen printing in England in 1907 and modernizing it. In the 1910s, printers began experimenting with the technique looking for ways to create more images at a quicker pace. The National Serigraph Society was formed in 1940, with the rise in popularity of this technique.

Screen printing gaining a lot of popularity in the 1960s with the rise of Pop Art. Andy Warhol us often thought of as the one who brought notoriety to screen printing, particularly with his 1962 artwork Marilyn Diptych. He experimented a lot with reputation art and color choices, inspiring many. Other well-known artists who used screen printing include Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschebery and Harry Gottlieb. Artists at this time worked with letters, photographs, and shapes to create interesting compositions, drawing in admirers.

Screen printing is still very popular, especially since you can print on practically any surface, opening the door for many different artists. The textile and advertising industries in particular take advantage of the technique. Advancements like digital printing has also advanced screen printing, allowing one to print out a design to use as a stencil and allows for high amounts of detail.

Resources

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/printmaking/screen-printing.htm

http://www.leicesterprintworkshop.com/printmaking/screenprinting/a_brief_history_of_screenprinting/

https://www.widewalls.ch/screen-printing-silksreen-prints/

http://www.ooshirts.com/guides/History-of-Screen-Printing.html

https://anatol.com/where-it-all-began-a-brief-history-of-screen-printing/