Studio Brief - URBN YH zine

Inspired by the zine workshop at hyde park book club this is another zine I will be creating to help expand my experience in book making and increase my knowledge on editorial design.

Black and White photography

Took these photos in various places around Salford, Manchester. 

The theme of the zine is to capture the decaying parts of urban culture and the people that are effected by it. The zine will also focus on identity and society in a area which is often put down for it's poverty.

Collage pieces

Through collage and typography I want to express some of my favourite quotes I have found online about social deprivation, poverty, depression and social issues in the manchester areas. 

By taking photos of the models facing away or totally being covered by something it represents the fact that the issue is often ignored by the majority of society and not taken seriously; especially mental health.

Here I made the word's scattered and sprawled to showcase the mindset of someone who is perhaps unhappy and reflecting upon their issues within a society that still bases itself up class.

Throughout I made the model's a much bigger scale compared to the background to represent the idea that people should not be judged for their background or the area they live in and that they are more important - so by making them bigger it kind of says "I am more important than the shabby buildings I live in and it should not effect how you think of me".

Final Layout

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Studio Brief 01 - Zine workshop @ Hyde Park book club

This event was probably one of the most inspiring of things so far this year. This event was organised by a third year student that set up a workshop to create and celebrate the making of zines. I have previously made a zine as part of a publication brief in first year and have always been interested in making more since.

There was a work table with lots of old magazines, books, newspapers, leaflets, design work etc... and we could literally create anything using these materials.

For some reason it felt so good just to be able to rip things up and stick them down and basically create a mess. It has been so long since I have done something like this and it has certainly been lacking from my design process. At the minute I have been particularly uninspired by working digitally all the time - which is something I often struggle with and find it hard to balance out.

My zine

My aim:

Create multiple zines that follow this process or maybe create something more advanced that can be included in my portfolio work or help me expand my exposure as an artist. Zines are a great way of spreading the word about your design and they can be so personal and intricate, which is a really good way of expressing feelings or exploring topics I don't often get the chance to with studio briefs.