Future Fantasteek! Issue 2, 'Comfort & Security'

Future Fantasteek! Issue 2, 'Comfort & Security'
Jac Batey

Place of publication: Brighton, UK (2007)

Publication Info: A5 saddle-stitched, 16x pages.
Edition of 50 (29/50).
Print methods and paper type: Cover - black ink on pearlescent lilac paper with glitter stickers, inner pages are black ink on fluorescent pink paper

Description:
A collection of illustrations, hand lettering and photography with witty inventions, advice, and satirical advertisements.

Quote from author’s website: “The second outing for the 'Damp Research Laboratory' - once the staff were hastily re-hired. Marvel at the Negativity Negator; find out why "NO" is better than "yes". Ever wondered why everything is always out of order? Let the Entropy-Go-Round inform you. How useful is Vitamin O? And another 'bang-on' Masked-Cat truism for your delectation..”

Link to author's website: www.futurefantasteek.com

Portsmouth and Hampshire Suffrage Standard Edition No. 2 - The Diary of Harriet Blessley

Portsmouth and Hampshire Suffrage Standard Edition No. 2 - The Diary of Harriet Blessley
Sarah Houghton

Publishing Info:
Place of publication: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Year: 2025
Size and binding: 29cm x 37cm folded
Number of pages: 4
Print methods and paper type: Newspaper

Description:
A series of papers printed as a newspaper, that are part of PhD student Sarah Houghton’s research - an investigation into the hidden history of the Portsmouth Suffragist movement explored through the lens of visual communication design. This edition focuses on the diary of Harriet Blessley.

“Re-presenting the people. This is a play-on-words with reference to the Representation of the People Act from 1918 that marked the moment women gained the right to vote in general elections.”

www.representingthepeople.co.uk

Extra Extra Read All About It

Extra Extra Read All About It
Abalama

Place of publication: UK (2015)

Publishing details: A5 saddle-stitched, 26 x pages.
Black ink on pink cover, inner pages are black ink on white paper

Description: An A5 collaborative zine featuring the work of seven artists. Their multimedia artworks are creative interpretations of strange newspaper headlines. The zine has a gold paperclip holding a clear plastic bag with the business cards of all artists involved.

“We looked at weird headlines and simply illustrated them using each of our own interpretations.” (From the publication)

Self Penetrating Shaft Screws

Self Penetrating Shaft Screws
Andrea Todd

Place of publication: UK (1997)

Publishing Info: 
Size and binding: Box - 4cm x 5.5cm x 1.5cm, Inside Page - 10cm x 26cm
Number of pages: 1 double-sided page
Print methods and paper type: Blue ink on white paper, folded inside a yellow cardboard box with blue text

Description: Made to look like an instruction leaflet, this pastiche is double-sided and folds out to feature instructional illustrations to aid in the use of the tongue-in-cheek 'Union Self Penetrating Shaft Screws'. Fun use of the double entendre.

Link to Instagram: @andreatodddesign