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Print ad for Olivetti Lettera 22. Zodiac 1957: Issue 1.

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We are pleased to announce that orders for The Zine Directive, our physical K/S fanzine, will open Wednesday, August 19th!

(What better way to celebrate Gene Roddenberry's birthday than a zine full of his characters being in love, right?)

If you want to be first to know when sales go live, please fill out this pre-registration form!

NOTE: This does not reserve you a copy or commit you to purchasing. We will send ordering information directly to your email when the date arrives.

Each copy of TZD will be $30 USD + shipping*, but...

What, exactly, are you buying? Let us remind you!

A 218-page fanzine printed on a vintage "replicator" (risograph), lovingly collated and comb-bound by hand

All-new, original fanfiction, poetry, & more typed on actual antique typewriters

Art & written work from more than 60 beloved fandom artists and writers!

Experience never-before-seen Vulcan anatomy (😏), get Kirk’s take on an ancient Vulcan text about Pon Farr, read Uhura's letters of advice for the crew...

Return to the epic world of Sha Ka Ree by @therebewhaleshere for a spicy missing scene!

Art from fandom foremothers Shelley Butler, Marilyn Cole, and Gayle Feyrer, published together in a physical zine for the first time in decades

An interview with fandom foremother CatelenaMara about early K/S, science fiction fandom, and the evolution of fan culture

A dedication by Jenna Sinclair, acclaimed author of the classic 1992 fic Sharing the Sunlight (+ many other fandom hats since the 70s!)

Extra features that can only exist in a physical zine like papercrafts, a crossword, madlibs, your very own mini zine, make-your-own bookmarks... and more!

See what else you can expect to find in our table of contents as well as our contributor spotlights (still ongoing!) If you have any questions please contact us directly on tumblr, or via email (thezinedirective@ gmail.com) ｡ ⊹ ₊ ⟡

Apparently different versions of the model 5 used slightly different fonts. There's several digital fonts based on Underwood typewriters, although they might not match yours exactly: try My Underwood, Underwood 319, Underwood 1913, or Underwood Champion.

All of these are based on the actual output of a typewriter, with all its imperfections. A clean, idealized version (like Courier) doesn't seem to exist. A metal version of at least one Underwood font was created for letterpress printing, but it doesn't seem to have ever been digitized:

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