Tagged: zine

trekstock campaign: self-care zine

After research into Trekstock and its associated projects/campaigns (Yellow Bird Project and their 50/50 collection with Everpress), I like how they are targeting young people with their creative, fun and fashionable fundraising.

I was particularly inspired by the ‘Wellbeing’ section on their website, an area of lifestyle that the charity promote through their website in regular blog posts including recipes, mindfulness tips, interviews and ‘insights’. This is information suitable for anyone, not only cancer sufferers and their support network. Through this I’ve created an idea for a zine focusing on health and wellbeing, in particular self-care. A mini publication is easy to pick up and read or flick through, and will be inexpensive to make, meaning more profits from sales can go to the charity. Zines have made a huge comeback in the young creative community, and one in collaboration with a charity, that asks for submissions and contributions would strengthen that message of togetherness and support that is so important with Trekstock.

magazine concept: sex/relationships and internet dating

After mindmapping the current zeitgeist/scene amongst people around our age, we decided a theme stood out to all of us and this was social media, connectivity and mainly, internet dating. We chose our magazine to have a theme of modern relationships and perhaps more broadly, matters of youth culture, with our first issue being heavily themed around Tinder and internet dating.

We wanted our publication to tackle the topics not often explicitly talked about in young adults’ publications, with our magazine providing a platform to create a commentary on these new ways of living and connecting. The magazine will challenge norms and what is ‘acceptable’, giving a satirical, fun and light-hearted approach while also being a publication that readers can identify with.

final zine!!

IMG_8162When I came to print my zine and put all the pages together, including my laser-cut cover and pink end pages, I used a 5 hole pamphlet stitch to bind it together as one publication. 

I also packaged them in A5 cellophane bags to help protect the laser-cut design and glitter paper, and also give them a clean, polished look.
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