Shotgun SeamstressMar 6
Was 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.
Show threadDaveKazMar 6

@shotgunseamstress corporate America has co-opted “zine”. See Pitchfork… there are others and with huge release events. The are not zines.

https://pitchfork.com/news/pitchfork-announces-new-quarterly-zine/

Pitchfork Announces New Quarterly Zine

Editor Mano Sundaresan describes his vision for the site’s new cover stories and accompanying zines

Pitchfork
Show threadShotgun SeamstressMar 6
@fistfulofdave I know… I’ve been aware of this co-optation for years. I just didn’t think a local group of artists was gonna go there right away. I should’ve known better.
Show threadDaveKazMar 6
@shotgunseamstress that’s a bummer. Now being a graphic designer if I might make a zine it may be pro looking but there’d be no budget just make it and put it out.
Show threadShotgun SeamstressMar 6
@fistfulofdave I get that making pro-looking publications is easier and cheaper than ever now. The last zine I made was way fancier than any I’d ever made before. I think what shocked me the most was the suggestion that we would hand off creative direction to someone outside of the group. I thought I was at least going to get to lay out my own pages.
Show threadDaveKazMar 6
@shotgunseamstress yeah that’s crazy, are they doing this as a pro-bono work. I mean they’re not expecting payment?
Show threadShotgun Seamstress
@fistfulofdave You know—we’re still at the brainstorming phase. It may be that ppl are dreaming beyond our means at this point and that the final product will be something more pragmatic and simple. At least that’s what I’m hoping for.
Mar 6 at 5:53pmWeb
Show threadDaveKazMar 6
@shotgunseamstress love the optimism! Maybe you can steer them the right direction.