PRINT’S NOT DEAD! - STUDIO 2021
The “Print’s Not Dead!” Studio is a craft based class which investigates the topic of desire in relation to printed items and publications. The specific form of publication highlighted by the studio is ZINES. We dissected all things zine related through physical zine making and research to create understanding about zine culture, history and distribution - both within Melbourne and internationally.
The studios major project of creating our own zines promoted us to apply knowledge in printed desirability which was lead by the conversations of “why does printed matter still exist in the digital age? And how do we create desire for printed artefacts?” These questions challenged our zine decision making process as we considered form and content to reflect categories of desire.
My final zine utilises my process of drawing as I tend to draw somewhat unconsciously when it comes to the movements and line work. I don’t have a final image in mind but rather act intuitively. The zines content is one large extended drawing which has a sense of layering, growing lines and muted colours. Formatted as an accordion zine, I felt that the nature of format reflected the style of the content as there is an elongated characteristic to both.
The zine can be viewed intimately as a normal two page spread to inspect the small details, as well as a full spread to see the composition from a far. The zine is additionally packaged with a paper band to secure the loose pages together.
The studios major project of creating our own zines promoted us to apply knowledge in printed desirability which was lead by the conversations of “why does printed matter still exist in the digital age? And how do we create desire for printed artefacts?” These questions challenged our zine decision making process as we considered form and content to reflect categories of desire.
My final zine utilises my process of drawing as I tend to draw somewhat unconsciously when it comes to the movements and line work. I don’t have a final image in mind but rather act intuitively. The zines content is one large extended drawing which has a sense of layering, growing lines and muted colours. Formatted as an accordion zine, I felt that the nature of format reflected the style of the content as there is an elongated characteristic to both.
The zine can be viewed intimately as a normal two page spread to inspect the small details, as well as a full spread to see the composition from a far. The zine is additionally packaged with a paper band to secure the loose pages together.
