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Year 12
Project 2 - Zines
What is a zine?
Zines were originally handmade booklets/DIY magazines made by those who did not have access to high quality publishing
These were alternatives for music artists, influencers, illustrations, arts...everything outside of the mainstream publishing.
Typography
Colour Palette
Imagery
Link To External Source
The Message itself
Think about the style of zine;
Journalistic, Narrative, Comic-like or completely abstract
'Self-Published explorations of whatever you're into"
Celebrating
Black
Skating & Zines
For more help, look through this PowerPoint
Night
September 2021
BUAS
Sean Tucker
Greg Kletsel
These are some really interesting videos on Zines and the practical applications of them!
Definitely worth a watch!!
YOUR zine project
You are going to create a zine about ONE chosen issue/topic.
You need to take 5 photoshoots that relate to that word in some way
What style of Zine would fit well with your topic?
Step 1
IDENTITY
Gender
Music
Costume
Disguise
Gaming
Consent
Religion
Trans
LGBTQI+
Character
Self Image
Mental Health
Culture
ENVIRONMENT
Extinction Rebellion
Man Made/Natural
Climate Change
Earth and Ocean
Beaches
Shop/Road Signs
Polution
Erosion
Single Use Plastics
SOCIETY
Political Campaigns
Human Rights
Brexit
LGBTQI+
Conspiracy Theories
Black Lives matter
Political issues
Over Population
Gender Equality
Global Pandemic
COVID-19
For more zines - Check out ISSUU
Start by creating a mind-map to visualise your ideas create links between various aspects of your work
Research 5 different photographers or Photography styles that relate to your chosen word and respond to these.
This will help you display your zine and give you ideas.
Some Extra thinking points
What is your zine for? What are you trying to show?
How is it going to be laid out? Which page will come first? Which page will come last?
How are your images going to relate to the chosen word?
What colour scheme will you stick to?
Have you looked at other examples? Is your idea unique or too similar to others?
What will be on your title page? How will this grab the viewers attention?
How can you link your work to external sources?
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Scan This!
Step 3
Take your best 8 images and edits and start experimenting with these graphically
Add text, add texture, additional lines, symmetry, double exposures, effects, filters, double stack images...what can you do?
Step 4
Download this template.
Use this to create your 8 page zine.
Page attention to the orientation of the pages!
Step 5
Use this template in Photoshop to place all of your images on.
Think about the order of your work. Does it flow?
Final Step - Check
Make sure you have everything in your sketchbooks from this list!
It doesn't matter if it's not in the same order exactly!
Zine inspiration
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