Quick Zine Definition, 1930’s-Present

Self-published booklets sold cheaply or traded for others

Noncommercial, nonprofessional, urgent, unmediated expression

Low tech materials (cheap paper, copy machine, staples)

DIY ethic: make your own culture and stop consuming that which is made for you*

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Art & Design Zines ≠ Zines• Made by artist, designer, or architect• Features Illustration (incl. Comics), Typography,

Graphic Design, Photography, Silkscreen• Much effort by hand: screened, illustrated, collaged,

punched, stamped, cut, torn, sewn, die cut, signed • Subject matter conceptual, appropriation,

assemblage-- or about art, design, and architecture• Cost more than most zines (but less than most

Artists’ Books)• Not usually available for trade (?)

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Art & Design Zines ≠ Artists’ Books • Limited, numbered editions are large• Dematerialized, not particularly sculptural, no

slip case, no box. Do resemble early Conceptual A.B.

• Cost less than A.B. (but more than most zines)

• Available from book store or zine distributor (“distro”)

• I.D. by maker as “zine”4

Art & Design Zines ≠ Artists’ Magazines

• No ISSN or ISBN (some mags and journals have either or both)

• Irregular size or shape• No masthead• I.D. by maker as “zine”Or art & design zines ARE artists’ magazinessometimes, and does it really matter??

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8/26/09PUBLISH LOCAL 1.Find what's missing. 2. Work in the gaps. 3. Figure it out together. 4. Make it visible. 5. Make it viable. 6. Research and plan. 7. Expand existing systems. 8. Plan transparently. 9. Start small.10. Commit to it.11. Learn about your local flora.12. Don't get permission.13. Print what you've got.14. Make positive spaces.15. Find funding.

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