On Zines
Hungarian Samizdat
What is a Zine?
Banned Books
Library Cards
How to Make a Magic Zine.
Archive on Zines
Based in Brooklyn, NY
An examination of zines as a broad topic split into two categories: the graphic designer’s role in zine culture and the cultural influence zines have. This piece asks questions about how we define a graphic designer and what the graphic designer can do for culture through zines.
Laser Printed on White Uncoated Text-Weight Paper at Pratt Institute.
8.5” x 5.5”
16 Pages
Staple Bound
First Edition of 20
Fall 2024
Laser Printed on White Uncoated Text-Weight Paper at Pratt Institute.
8.5” x 5.5”
16 Pages
Staple Bound
First Edition of 20
Fall 2024
By Natalie Dziadzio
Zine production and distribution massively influences culture.
Designers, as the voices in the zine, have a critical role in the proper communication of these beliefs as well as the spread of them, giving them a hand on society and allowing them to shape organized interests as well as respond to changes in economic, political, or religious conditions that may be affecting society as a whole.
The zine’s inherent and unique properties allow it to serve as a medium through which the graphic designers and artists authoring them have a hand on culture.