WORKSHOP 8: telling a tale

I DIDNT REALY ENJOY THIS WORKSHOP TOO MUCH, I FOUND IT A LITTLE TEDIOUS AND DIDNT APPEAL TO ME. I MADE A ZINE IN THE END WHICH I FEEL DID END UP HOW I WANTED IT TOO, BUT I THINK IF I HAD CHOSED A DIFFERENT STORY ID BE MORE INCLINED TO FURTHER IT. HOWEVER THE PIECE I HAVE FINISHED I AM PLEASED WITH, IT HAS THE RUSTIC LOOK I WAS LOOKING FOR AND WORKS WELL.


ZINES

I have had a look into the zine industry, looking at styles I like and artists which appeal to me.

Wikipedia explanation of a zine:

''A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier.

A popular definition includes that circulation must be 5,000 or less, although in practice the significant majority are produced in editions of less than 1,000, and profit is not the primary intent of publication.''

Zines can be completely hand made, which is a look i love. Like the two to the left that have been hand bound. I realy like the hand made rustic looks you can get from hand making them yourself.

Zines can also be created from a variety of media, Screen printed, hand drawn, computerised etc... I personally like the hand drawn zines the most, and the printed ones, they feel like they have more heart put into it.

They can also contain just about anything, from factual information to thoughts and day to day happenings. It can baisically be the feelings that person has put into a visual form. Something to consider when creating my own zine.

They are commonly used for comic strips, being an easy way to portray them.








Book binding


And also ways to bind my zine together, I need to see how to find a bind that will suit my story and zine together.

This image shows a variety of binding metho ds which have been attempted before in FDyr1
, i like the idea of side stitching, i feel it would work well with my zine idea.

Also possibly just stitching up the ends of the pages to keep it together.

I also like this idea, using a little ribbon and a couple of holes, i may possibly use this idea. Its effective and easy to produce.

There is also Japanese stab binding, but this hasnt worked out well for me in the past, so i wouldnt lke to use this again..