Romeo & Juliet — Archive on Zines

Based in Brooklyn, NY

A playful experiment in translating media from physical to digital and back again. This project reimagines William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet through the lens of Nintendo DS PictoChat—a nostalgic return to the designer’s childhood. By bringing a classical text into a contemporary, interactive digital space, it explores themes of youthful connection and the evolution of romance in the digital age. The work blends found and self-generated imagery, bridging past and present, literature and technology

Inkjet Printed on 8.5” × 11” White Text-Weight Paper.
7.38” × 7.95”
24 pages
First Edition
Fall 2024

By MyKaila Donovan

Zine production and distribution massively influences culture.
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.

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.