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BZF (formerly Birmingham Zine Festival) is back for its third annual festival from 12th-15th October and once again – though for the final time – I’m happy to be part of the team organising it! All of the events are still being planned, but as usual there’ll be the Independent Publishing Fair which has…
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I recently got a very nice package in the post all the way from Australia! Drew Taylor (aka bowsneak) sent me a package of art and zines, one of which was GLITCH COP!3R [GLITCH COP!3R] was created as part of Sticky Institutes Target 168 2012 zinemaking challenge, in which a zine had to be…
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All the way back in May I went to see a band called Pavement. About two months later I finally finished off a mini zine documenting parts of my time there. Open publication – Free publishing – More zine If you know your way around jpdftweak or other imposition software you can even combine…
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On 8th April I took a self-prescribed zine making day. Ever since the Gallery Of Owls meetup last year I’ve been increasingly interested in zines as a means of communication and the DIY scene as a whole. After many failed ideas I finally settled on showing the journey of a pixel and how it…
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For the last six months or so I’ve been a regular guest on the Lost in The Wood radio show. Myself and the shows host, Nancy Bennie, have been hard at work to bring you the the first issue of the Lost in the Wood zine! You can also view individual pages on flickr.…
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On Thursday night there was a whole host of cultural events going on in Birmingham. The one that I spent most of my time at was the All You Can Eat Zine event at the Sunflower Lounge hosted by Gallery Of Owls. Since last year they’ve been regularly making atheir own zine, the GZEAN.…
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I mentioned previously how I wanted to start an Open Source Art Zine (or something similar) and I’m still looking for any input! My idea is also up on The Pool. In case you didn’t know the pool is: …an experiment in sharing art, text, and code–not just sharing digital files themselves, but sharing…
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Click to englarge Here’s some more progress on the open source zine idea I’ve had recently. I’ve been seeking advice on the Inkscape and GIMP forums, but feel free to add any thoughts 😉