Shotgun SeamstressWas invited to join a group of women & nb folks to create an eco zine about #Florida. It was very lovely on one level and very shocking on another. Two ppl present worked at commercial magazines. Adding graphic designers and artistic directors to the zine project were discussed. Silly me thought we would be putting the whole thing together ourselves. I don’t think most were even familiar with #zines as related to subculture. It feels like concept has been gutted and sterilized over time.
Also having to talk about funding right off the bat is depressing. Why is everything like this nowadays? Why can’t we just make something simple and cheap but still effective? It’s like everything has to be super sophisticated, complicated and expensive and then it puts you in the position of considering how to secure a grant right out of the gate lol. *sigh* I feel incredibly silly thinking I was gonna be spending my evening cutting & pasting with a group of ladies.
DaveKaz@shotgunseamstress yeah I’d say that’s a magazine, what you describe is a zine.
ranjit@shotgunseamstress some people are really into "professionalism", which i think we could do with a lot less of!
🌌@shotgunseamstress your idea to have them all over & make a quick cut n paste zine is brilliant! Even if it doesn't change their approach to the eco zine, hopefully it plants the seeds of that old zine-making joy where all you need is some paper, a Sharpie, and a copier.
Its such a bummer how commercial zines have become. Just like YouTube (long long ago) transitioning from any weirdo with a camera and a desire to make videos about stuff to the whole professionally-produced "influencer" shit of today. People with money ruin everything 😂