Salford Zine Library

Today was the first day of the Zine exhibition, mine was on the display facing the stairs, so as soon as you came up the stairs- couldn't miss it! and was nicely position next to my good friends Lisa's. The exhibition is up till January then moves to Cardiff.

Final Zine

Making this was the harder than I thought it would be, never take book binding lightly!
But I am really pleased with it and hoping to make many more!

For the cover I didn't want to over complicate things, so I thought long and hard for a title, 'Short Hand' and stuck to that. I used the vinyl cutter for the first time as kept it simple from type from one of my stories.

** this will be at Salford Art Gallery from 15 October 2011 to 29 January 2012 **
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Zine title?

I am REALLY struggling for a title to my zine, I was hoping to remain title-less, thought it would add to the feel but I realised that wouldn't be an option, they have no linking themes, dominant poems even colour palette so I need a more abstract approach or even a play on words.

My new approach is cutting out words from the poems and rearranging them to make an unusual title!
 


























And I have even researched into 'how to name a book', but I think a zine and a book are completely different, book titling is very serious but for a zine it needs a title like one, something quick-ish, reads quick, handmade quality, quirky......

Zine-Finals

 

One-Inch Button Book

 

By Illustrator and designer, Stephanie Davidson

Text

While working on my 'zine' I have wanted to incorporate the text more with the image, making them as one.

Like: Carin Berger

Above, The text forming the ripple in the water, brings the image together and creates a more 3D and scenic view. Very clever!

Above, the text in a curved shapes gives it a swaying feel, very fitting to the poem and looks gentle.

 Above, the first line of text alone under the tree along with the text on right-because it is at the bottom of the pages feels very down and negative.

First brief of the 3rd Year!

For the first brief this year I have chosen to produce my own self publication - 'zine'. Self-publichsed, collated and bound by yours truly.

After failing to think of a relevant theme I headed to look for inspiration- the library! and found a poem book by Roger Mcgough called 'All the Best' and fell in love! the illustrations (by Lydia Monks) are fab! and along with the amazing poems set my ideas flowing.
This was my starting point but I am no poet, I realized I don't have to be, I can be the opposite- I can be an illustrator and the words can just be aids to my pictures.

So, I am starting to write some VERY short poems or pretty sentences (I have not thought of a name for them yet)





Some poems by Roger Mcgough and illustrated by Lydia Monks ♥

Zine

I had never heard of a 'zine' before today's brief but from the examples I remembered something similar I had at home, 

A ZINE!!

'The unfinished town' by Jess Wilson. (46/60) I bought it from magma when I was in my 1st year, I just wanted to buy a book to feel in the arty spirit but as has been really helpful with this project, I have learnt layout, binding and experimenting with different paper.