Studio Brief 2 - Publication One (The Fanzine Factory)

Starting with working in groups, we created 9 different zines amongst us by collaborating through a zine making exercise where we would pass our 12 page publications to the next person to let them create a design through their own interpretations and experimentations.

Through creating zines from different people, I tried to work with the design that the person before me did e.g. only using collages etc. or a certain element of the collage e.g. eyes. Doing this, may have created a small narrative for the zine or a sequence which may make sense even without text due to the similar concepts behind them. In addition, I also tried to do something different from the person before me and creating contrasting designs from theme with may have interrupted the flow of the publication, but at the same time can be an interesting break from a sequence within the zine.

Looking at the people's designs in the zines, I tried to take some content or use of materials used as visual cues in order for me to create a design which links to their design, in terms of visuals. If I was working completely alone, I would've probably only did similar collages and may not have used some materials that I have borrowed form other people which added some interesting elements in my designs. Also, if  I was working alone I would've probably did a zine with a clear structure such as a story narrative or some kind of concept, where as working in a group gave my zine a much more dynamic sort of designs, and with various materials used as well as ways of creating textures and collages which are quite different to how I would a make them. This also made my zine brighter and more conceptual in a way as each design was made by different people who had different ideas.

However, I did try and limit myself by constantly trying to get ideas from pervious designs from the people before me in order for me to have a starting point concept for my designs rather than just randomly creating random collages on the page.

I feel like I didn't really break out of my comfort zone as just used techniques and materials that I have used before, and I wish I could've done something different or used materials that I mainly would not use on collages. However due to constraints of time it made it difficult for me to do so.

In terms of my publication, someone folded a page of my zine where it was made 3D and created some depth for my zine. I've also looked at other peoples zines in the group and fund interesting elements in their zines.

• I like how this collages looks very dynamic with the combination of hand drawn elements and geometrical shapes on the design. I also enjoy the pops of colour which makes it stand out. 

• Similarly, this zine also has some kind of 3D element to it as the cover is ripped and doubled.
• You can also see the second page of the zine and it gives it a very nice layered effect on the zine. 

• These are the common designs that were found on everyones zine's and the starting point of our group zine publication, I thought it was interesting how it occurred quite frequently on everyones zine despite not communication design decisions with each other but rather we communicated through visuals that we created.