Category Archives: Zines

‘You are here’ Zine fair 23rd March 2013 – Part II

Here is part 2 of a little photo essay on our visit to the ”You Are Here” Zine Fair back in March. Part 1 can be viewed here.  The last few tables we visited were occupied by an Indie pubulisher, a Graphic novelist … Continue reading

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‘You are here’ Zine fair 23rd March 2013

Canberra turned on another gorgeous Autumn day for the “You are here” festival’s zine fair.  The fair was excellent and we enjoyed it muchly – even if we arrived only in time to catch the last part of the boy … Continue reading

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Express your taste – learn to cut, copy and paste

Zines are a wonderful way to show your creativity and express your thoughts and ideas. They can range from the very simple, to something more elaborate. From black and white pages to sheets folded into beguiling shapes, sprinkled with glitter, … Continue reading

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Visually appealing just love those illustrations

I enjoy cataloguing our collection of zines, I am always surprised by the variety of illustrations that we get from simple line drawing to beautiful art work.  Some are a little shocking, or rather confronting, but can be done so well. We … Continue reading

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“Zine Control to Major Tom!”

Zines come in all shapes, sizes and genres, but I must confess one of my favourite types is the sci-fi zine.  Pre dating the popular bio-zine of today and their (now) middle aged cousins the music and political zines from … Continue reading

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Just a scroll lot of fun!

I recently catalogued two scrolls and a zine in a typewriter.  Much earlier I also catalogued a zine in the shape of a paper plane. So zines are not always in book form. These are part of our Nick Henderson … Continue reading

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Does size really matter?

With zines as long as I can read them no! I catalogued this little serial only 6 cm. high. Fez. So small it has a hole punched at the top with a metal link through it. Perhaps if you have more … Continue reading

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Zine construction and barcodes bigger than butterflies

One of the unique things about zines is the variety of construction techniques used to create them. This can range from simple staples or yellow electrical tape used as binding to hand sewn zines or methods of folding and cutting paper … Continue reading

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Please send 40 sheets of printed toilet tissue…

WIPE Light-Weight Bookwork Please send 40 sheets of printed toilet tissue. Open theme and technique, rubber-stamp, etc. No organic materials or traces please. On going project, no deadline. Edition made every 20 participants. Copy of edition sent to all taking … Continue reading

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Post No Bills – a zine fun pack!

Zines are appealing because of their tangibility – from the process of DIY creation to the final product held in the hand, zines allow for meaning to be communicated in unexpected, often serendipitous ways. Cataloguing the National Library’s newly acquired … Continue reading

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