Future Fantasteek! Issue Seven

Future Fantasteek! Issue Seven
Jackie Batey, Damp Flat Books

Publishing Info:
Softback Zine printed in colour on cream and peach tinted papers, saddle-stitched.
A5 size containing 16 printed pages. Bright yellow card cover with 2 rhinestones.
Issue Seven: Brighton 2009, edition size of fifty.

Description:
Fiddle Your Expenses Issue

The 'Damp Research Facilities' have been terribly busy shredding their expenses claims for the last ten years. I mean who’d have thought the public would have gotten knocky about perfectly okay claims for moat-cleaning and second homes, when they’ve all busy thieving handfuls of biros from work. So what if a few deserving Damp Staff want a new telly? Who wouldn’t begrudge them some small comforts? What else? Well Damp Research has proved conclusively that money is vital for happiness and in the spirit of you can never be too happy...keep fiddling the claim forms.

Link to Personal Website: www.futurefantasteek.blogspot.com

Mackaroni

Mackaroni
Arran Mackintosh

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth UK, 2009.
A6 zine, 24 black and white pages.
Screen printed card cover.
Central section contains screen printed folded A4 poster on day-glow pink (see below).



Description:
Zine full of many bizarre characters, introduction reads:

Pasta and percussion perform a peculiar partnership amongst a plethora of puzzling portrayals picturing perplexing personas produced by the pencilcase of pleasant-enough pioneer of papyrus Arran Mackintosh

Link to Personal Website: http://www.mushroominthebox.com/

Dance Etiquette, The Invitation

Dance Etiquette, The Invitation
Alice Simpson

Publishing Info:
New York, USA 1999
A6 landscape, 5 fold concertina.
Colour on heavy matt paper

Description:
Dance invitation that when unfolded reveals the frenzy of movement and dance, in contrast with the formal introduction.

Link to website: http://www.alicesimpson.com/

Toilet Humour

Toilet Humour
Andrea Todd

Publishing Info:
Brighton, UK c.2000
A6 commercially printed book
Mostly black and white with minimal spot colours

Description:
Elegant small book full of puns on toilets and toilet etiquette.

Link to website: http://www.andreatodddesign.co.uk/

Voodoo

Voodoo
A. Dommett and H. Davies

Publishing Info:
London, UK c.2010
6 page concertina
Colour inkjet on matt paper

Description:
Small concertina with card cover on the theme of voodoo. The images were originally hand cut rubber stamps, scanned and printed. Alex Dommett won 2nd prize in the Cheltenham Illustration Awards (student category) in 2010.

Link to personal website: http://alexdommett.blogspot.co.uk/

Japan

Japan
Sarah Fotheringham

Publishing Info:
Nagoya University of Arts, Japan 2006
145mm square foldy
2 colour screen print

Description:
Small foldy that details some curious reminiscences of a trip to Japan.

Link to personal website: http://www.sarahfotheringham.co.uk/

Bigger Is Not Always Better

Bigger Is Not Always Better
Rosie Gainsborough

Publishing Info:
London, U.K. 2012
A6, five-fold concertina
Colour inkjet printing.

Description:
Small concertina showing 5 fishermen holding fish spelling out, ‘mine is bigger than yours’.

Link to personal website: http://www.rosiegainsborough.com/

Zine Arcade - Issue Three

 

Zine Arcade - Issue Three
Andrew Owen Johnston (Editor)

Publishing Info:
Birmingham, U.K. 2010
A5 colour zine 28 pages
Laser printed, saddle-stitched.
Edition of 50

Description:
Colour laser print and black & white on coloured paper. This is a zine that showcases other zine makers. It calls for contributions in the form of artwork or creative writing, bringing them together in an exciting mix of styles and ideas. It includes interviews with other zine makers.

Link to website: http://www.zinearcade.com/

Zine Arcade - Issue Two

Zine Arcade - Issue Two
Andrew Owen Johnston (Editor)

Publishing Info:
Birmingham, U.K. 2008
A5 colour zine 28 pages
Laser printed, saddle-stitched
Includes a set of 3 postcards

 Description:
Colour laser print and black & white on coloured paper. This is a zine that showcases other zine makers. It calls for contributions in the form of artwork or creative writing, bringing them together in an exciting mix of styles and ideas.

Contributors in Zine Arcade Issue Two are:
Andrew Owen Johnston - www.zinearcade.com
Robert Sergel - www.idiotcomics.com
Jackie Batey -www.dampflat.com
Kevin Hooyman - www.kevinhooyman.com
Katherine Neves - www.xploitedproductions.com
E.Darling - www.ghostdarling.com
Paul O’Connell - www.soundofdrowning.com
André Lemos - www.opuntia-books.blogspot.com
Kyle Van Heck - www.myspace.com/blackbookpress
Bill Donovan - www.inkstainedhands.com
Thomas Sullivan - www.lulu.com/content/1085674
Zeroten - www.zeroten.net
Alex Barry - www.myspace.com/alexanderbarry
Sophie Rawlinson - www.noisyzine.co.uk
Lizz Lunney - www.lizzlizz.com

Link to website: http://www.zinearcade.com/

Zine Arcade - Issue One

Zine Arcade - Issue One

Andrew Owen Johnston (Editor)

Publishing Info: 

Birmingham, U.K. 2007

A5 colour zine 28 pages

Laser printed, saddle-stitched.

Description: 
Colour and black & white on white paper. This is a zine that showcases other zine makers. It calls for contributions in the form of artwork or creative writing, bringing them together in an exciting mix of styles and ideas.

Contributors in Zine Arcade Issue One are:
Andrew Owen Johnston - www.zinearcade.com
Aron Nels Steinke -www.aronnelssteinke.com
Jackie Batey -www.dampflat.com
Bec - www.myspace.com/bitchcakesmag
Dean Sullivan -www.flickr.com/photos/deansullivan
Robert Brown -www.mindlube.co.uk 
Craig Atkinson - www.caferoyal.org
Seán Dagan Wood - www.seandaganwood.com
Bill Donovan - www.myspace.com/billdonovan
Gary Bainbridge - www.unterweltcomics.blogspot.com
Boris Servais - www.boris-servais.com
Chris Malapitan - www.pixelthiszine.com
Paul O’Connell - www.soundofdrowning.com
Timothy Winchester - www.myspace.com/dumpme
Lizz Lunney - www.lizzlizz.com
Laura-Marie Taylor - www.myspace.com/lauramarietaylor
Elizabeth J. M. W. - www.myspace.com/zine398
Corrina Jones - www.myspace.com/ydarr
Robert Sergel - www.idiotcomics.com
Ward Zwart - www.wardzwart.carbonmade.com 

Link to website: http://www.zinearcade.com/

The Big Drop

The Big Drop
Andy Smith

Publishing Info:
Hastings, UK, c.2009
14 page screen printed book.
16 x 21 cm. Made in an edition of 200

Description:
This large vertically opening book shows various characters falling downwards throughout the pages. Beautifully illustrated and humorous.

Link to personal website: http://www.asmithillustration.com/

Metaphorical Measurements for a British Olympics

Metaphorical Measurements for a British Olympics
George Hardie and Daniel Kasper

Publishing Info:
Brighton, UK, 2011
A6 commercially printed booklet
Colour on matt paper

Description:
Small booklet that contains quirky facts and figures from the Olympics putting them in a very ‘British’ context. Ie. the Olympic high jump record is described as “ Jumping the height of the front covers of thirteen and a quarter plays from the Penguin Shakespeare.”

Link to personal website: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/staff/hardie,-george

The Chap - Issue No.6

The Chap
Editor: Gustav Temple, Art Director: Vic Darkwood

Publishing Info:
London, UK, c.2001
A5 independent magazine.
Commercially printed in colour.

Description (from the Chap website):
The Chap takes a wry look at the modern world through the steamed-up monocle of a more refined age, occasionally getting its sock suspenders into a twist at the unspeakable vulgarity of the twenty-first century.
Since 1999, the Chap has been championing the rights of that increasingly marginalised and discredited species of Englishman – the gentleman. The Chap believes that a society without courteous behaviour and proper headwear is a society on the brink of moral and sartorial collapse, and it seeks to reinstate such outmoded but indispensable gestures as hat doffing, giving up one’s seat to a lady and regularly using a trouser press.

Link to website: http://thechapmagazine.co.uk/

Googling Yourself

Googling Yourself
Carl Reed

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A6 Foldy, edition of 50
Printed on both sides in colour on matt paper.

Description:
A double-sided foldy showing what happens when our ‘hero’ Chris Jaffe tries to google himself. Humorous folded zine with large poster image on the reverse. Lovely illustrations.

Link to personal website: http://www.orangereed.com/

When I Grow Up

When I Grow Up
By Romana Hoque; Lizzie Hug; Alice McWilliams; Laura Cranston; Trisha Birks;
Megan Harvey-Grainger; Carla Salt

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A5 portrait zine, edition of 8
Laser printed in colour.

Description:
A collaborative zine on the theme of “what do I want to be when I grow-up?”
The combined cover is a fun image and overall the zine is lively and amusing.
Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to personal website: All individual artists have contact info packaged with the zine.

Dead End Jobs

Dead End Jobs

By Emily Neale; Kieren Duffet; Michelle Kettel; RJ James; Emma Nicol; Jayde Boulton;
Helousie Banks; Mike Durell

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
20cm x 20cm zine, edition of 5
Screen printed in black and red.
Comes with a mini-version in and envelope with job survival kit. 

Description:
A collaborative zine that is elegant in appearance and beautifully produced. The large format is unusual and would probably sit fairly well in an artists’ book collection as well as a zine one. The dot monotone aesthetic is very eye-catching throughout and helps to unify all the different artistic styles, it even has patterned end papers. The little kit in brown envelope is fun addition and it’s great to see the group of artists have experimented with making a smaller cheaper version in addition to the large zine. Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to personal website: None listed

Hate

 

Hate
By Armin Roshdi; Chris Watts; David Scott; Eleanor Clancy; Kayleigh Causton; Paige Calvert; 

Rob Troughton; Siobahan McKenna

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A5 portrait zine, edition of 9
White silkpaper cover, colour inside.

Description:
A collaborative zine that is well produced and bound. The simple cover is intriguing and is a good choice. The work inside is unified by the set colour palette and theme suits all the artists. There are some great moments I particularly enjoyed; whispering is rude and missing teeth.
Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to personal website: Artist’s QR codes printed on the inside back cover.

Pet Peeves

Pet Peeves
By Lucie Rutty; Rebecca King; Will Holdsworth; Phaedra Barr; Kevin Marsden; Jasmine Hutchinson

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A5 portrait zine, edition of 7
Colour card cover and laser cut belly band.
Heavy paper throughout, colour inside, with several laser cut pages.

Description:
A collaborative zine about ‘pet hates’ it’s elegant in appearance and there are some delightful pages; the laser cutting is a great treat. Some pages are more of a rant and others are more humorous, such as;
Slow walkers; Tea coffee sugar; mobility scooters and automated check-in desks in libraries.
Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to personal website: None listed

Monster Mash

Monster Mash
By Kaleigh Duxbury; Lauren Baldwin; Carl Edwards; Joff Reid; Alice Bourne; Sophie Hampton; Lauren Scott-Smith.

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A5 manila envelope containing A5 portrait zine, edition of 8
Colour card cover, colour laser print inside.

Description:
A collaborative zine of monsters. The production levels are high and the stickers and flyers are a great touch. The images sit really well together and the rules set over the group such as monster page and quote/text page really unifies the whole. A fun mix of humorous and intriguing images.
Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to issuu: http://issuu.com/laurenbaldwinillustration/docs/monsterzinepdf

Monster

Monster
By Amber Elliot; Gemma Foran; Harry Newbould; Daryl Lyall; Curtis Hylton; James Long; Jacob Myers.

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A5 portrait, edition of 8
Colour card cover, colour laser print inside.

Description:
Produced with a variety of different coloured covers each with a luggage label. Themed around ‘Monsters’ there’s some fun pages within I particularly liked the black and white images (cellulose thinners) and the mini monster grids on brown paper. The ‘classic horror update’ pages did give a good sense of the horror genre with more culturally familiar characters.
Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to personal website: individual artists listed on reverse of zine.

Awkward Animal Vol.1 – party Animals

Awkward Animal Vol.1 – party Animals
By Sally Bufton: Emma Dinnage: Polly Frank: Chris Hunt: Richard Goddard: Amber Jefferson-Grant: Alex Meli

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2012
A5 portrait, edition of 8
Colour card cover, colour laser print inside

Description:
A satirical collaborative zine about Party Animals, which is entertaining and there are some real gems within, especially - a dog on the toilet; the house scene with lots of animals including giraffe and pug; aardvarks on drugs; the hen night and the cat looking in the mirror. The shared colour palette really unifies the whole and adds to the humorous tone. The images sit really well together and this is a real treat visually and sequentially. Created as a group project for the Zines Unit, Illustration BA(HONS) Course at the University of Portsmouth 2012.

Link to personal website: None listed

Visual Noise Issue 2

Visual Noise Issue 2
Roberta Collins

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2010
A5 landscape, edition of 45
Screen print - 2 colour.

Description:
2 colour foldy zinebased on music themes, this issude was created for Roberta's degree show at the University of Portsmouth, it is about cats and their sensitivity to various noises, such as their dislike of harmonicas.

Link to Twitter: http://twitter.com/plasticmammoth

Visual Noise Issue 1

Visual Noise Issue 1
Roberta Collins

Publishing Info:
Portsmouth, UK, 2010
A6, Foldy – edition of 45
Screen print - 2 colour.

Description:
2 colour foldy zinebased on music themes, this issude was created for Roberta's degree show at the University of Portsmouth, it is about cats and their sensitivity to various noises, such as their dislike of harmonicas.

Link to Twitter: http://twitter.com/plasticmammoth

Vain Issue 2

Vain Issue 2
Tia Orian (Executive editor), Zachary Goehner (Art Director)

Publishing Info:
Seattle, WA, USA, 2008
A5, 46 pages, saddle-stitched.
Colour laser printing.

Description:
Colour zine based on submissions from artists, writers and poets. Social anecdotes, music comentary, poems, short stories and artwork mix well in a well-produced and often melacholy and dreamlike, small format magazine.

"Vain Magazine is a quarterly publication that combines the innocence of art with the modernity of the world. Established by artists to provide art-enthusiasts of all kinds with a new form of collaborative art, Vain connects and combines writing, visuals, and music to immerse its readers in beauty."
Quote from Vain Website, April 2008

Link to Personal Website: http://www.callmevain.com/