Subtext: Sequence & Subversion
Prompt
Create a zine that utilizes an alternate text, a hidden message or perhaps two voices. How can you manipulate image and text to suggest or hint at something? How can the sequence of the book build to reveal a message? Zine structure is your choice. You will need to create an edition of 6, five for you to share, and one for the instructor.
Project Guidelines
Book Structure: Your choice, but consider something simple such as a sewn pamphlet, dos-y-dos, or accordion.
Final book size: Your choice
Number of Page Spreads: At least 6. Consider adding an introductory sequence w/ title page and a colophon at the end.
Image and/or text: No restrictions
Color: Your choice
Paper: Your choice
Printing/reproduction: Your choice
Edition size: 6
25 Points Total
7 Conceptual development (ideas for the content and the relationship between type, image, object and idea of your zine)
7 Design (composition, rendering, typography, page sequencing, etc.)
7 Craftsmanship (print, folding, sewing, etc.)
4 Completion (zines are 100% complete)
TIMELINE
10/31: Critique
Create a zine that utilizes an alternate text, a hidden message or perhaps two voices. How can you manipulate image and text to suggest or hint at something? How can the sequence of the book build to reveal a message? Zine structure is your choice. You will need to create an edition of 6, five for you to share, and one for the instructor.
Project Guidelines
Book Structure: Your choice, but consider something simple such as a sewn pamphlet, dos-y-dos, or accordion.
Final book size: Your choice
Number of Page Spreads: At least 6. Consider adding an introductory sequence w/ title page and a colophon at the end.
Image and/or text: No restrictions
Color: Your choice
Paper: Your choice
Printing/reproduction: Your choice
Edition size: 6
- Brainstorm ideas and create some sketches. Will you write something for this assignment, or use appropriated text(s)?
- Narrow it down to one or two ideas and develop a sketch and/or a dummy. Sketch it out on paper. Make it to scale. Consider working with cut text and image pieces and rearranging them on the pages to try different compositions out. Play around with the technique you are considering. Bring those experiments and dummies to class to show during our in-progress critiques.
- If Xeroxing copies of your original artwork, I recommend creating it full size, so you can easily print it. Take into consideration any margin or bleed restrictions with the printer. It might be easier to leave margins on the page and trim.
- What kind of paper will you use? You might consider going to Kelly Paper to purchase 80 lb. 11 x 17 color paper, asking for photo paper at Kinkos or Alphagraphics, or cutting down some paper to size that could accommodate Xerox printing. Thicker papers can be difficult to fold without scoring. Also look out for paper grain, create a dummy to make sure your paper will lay flat after folding.
25 Points Total
7 Conceptual development (ideas for the content and the relationship between type, image, object and idea of your zine)
7 Design (composition, rendering, typography, page sequencing, etc.)
7 Craftsmanship (print, folding, sewing, etc.)
4 Completion (zines are 100% complete)
TIMELINE
10/31: Critique