PUBLISH AND BE DAMNED
Our good pal Cui again reviews some zines. This time ones she picked up at Publish and Be Damned, at the ICA 2013.
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SOUTH LONDON ZINE FEST (by Cui)
Last Sunday I went to the South London Zine Festival in Amersham Arms, New Cross, London. It was a whirlwind tour for me but I managed to pick up two great zines…
JAPANESE PHOTO BOOKS
Yo. Tonight Zineswap went down to the Japan Foundation in Russel Square to hear Ivan Vartanian do a talk on Japanese Photobooks. We went to the Japanese Photobooks exhibition at Photographers Gallery a while ago and saw some totally wild publications—some hand made, some mass produced, some about cats—and Ivan curated the show. We also have a few Japanese photography zines in our collection, so of course we were eager to hear what he had to say about our friends in the East.
THE LAST 4 MONTHS
OK, again it’s been a while, but it’s a really nice sunny Saturday morning, so I thought I’d lock myself in the dark dusty office and get some zines organised. We have SIX zines to talk you through this morning. YES, SIX!
RADFEST
RADFEST from James Burgess on Vimeo.
On Sunday we’ll be dusting down the archive and busting down to Hackney Downs Studios for this years’ RADFEST. It looks set to be a stonker. If you want to come, but you don’t have a ticket yet, message us on Facebook and we might be able to arrange something. Rob’s gutted cos he can’t come, but Gordo will be there in full force, with a couple of merry little helpers. Come say HI, it’s gonna be ACE. SEE YOU THERE
BACK IN GODDAMN BUSINESS
Hey folks, it has been a loooooong while. Thanks for waiting. Gordon and I left our jobs recently which means we are ready to give it all back to Zineswap.
Today I sifted through a load of the swaps that we have been sitting on for ages. See below for more on that.
Plog Magazine ISSUE 4
I still can’t believe how much Plog has come along since I reviewed its first issue. The latest Plog issue from Son Emirali – who is amazingly only in his 2nd year on WSA’s GA course?! – features some really cool stuff I like. | am a sucker for infographics so I LOVE Simon Ellis‘s World Leaders Typographic Trump Cards. And Grace Hsu‘s really intimate photographs.
Also super chuffed to point out that Plog also features work from my own advertising students! Andrew Bevan’s TKMaxx ad - and probably the most entrepreneurial boy in my class, Ed Byrne, his On|Off Collective is also in this issue.
HARD WORKERS CLUB
Yesterday we managed to rifle through a load of Zineswap post we have received of late and as usual we have received an exciting selection of zines from all over the globe. We will hopefully get swaps sent out by the end of the month. But one new arrival that grabbed my attention I wanted to mention was whipped up by the HARD WORKERS CLUB and showcases a selection of some lovely photography. Check it:
Hard Workers Club – Volume One from Hard Workers Club on Vimeo.
Gordo
GAINESVILLE ZINE LIBRARY!
So its been a while since we posted anything to this section of the world wide web of wonder! Sorry for this, both me and Rob have been busy working on a mass of interesting new projects.
Anyway I was recently on a nice long break in America and found myself at a music festival in Gainesville, Florida of all places. An amazing, alcohol fueled and fast food driven time was had. But a highlight was coming across an epic zine library at the CIVIC MEDIA CENTER run by some really nice characters.
Check out the snaps below of their impressive collection:
Gordo
ZINESWAP AT ORBITAL COMICS
YO! WE’RE GONNA BE HERE THIS WEEKEND. As well as swapping and the library, we’re gonna ask ya’ll to help us make a zine about SPACE and the PLANETS, then we’re going to put it in a box and bury it as a time-capsule for aliens from the future to unearth and have a riot over.
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