#zinesters

Yup. We’re only ONE MONTH AWAY! That mean’s it’s time to RSVP to our Facebook event and invite all of your friends! Check out some of the rad workshops and discussions we’ve got scheduled for the day!:  + A multimedia reading and discussion featuring POC Zine Project’s Mimi Thi Nguyen, Cristy C. Road, Osa Atoe, Mariam Bastani, Suzy X, and Daniela Capristrano—their first reunion since their 14-city Race Riot Tour 2012! Get a first-hand, informed primer on people of color in zines from the 90s up to now from some experiences zinesters. +Zineworks Collective’s speed-dating-style zinemaker meet-up! In this interactive workshop, get to know possible future collaborators, swap stories and tips, plus leave with a free zine from Zineworks! + Mend My Dress Press’ workshop offering up some strategies to help you begin the process of anthologizing your zine, touching on everything from choosing content to suggestions for publishing. Get advice from the Press’ founders and authors in the flesh! + a panel discussion with Allison Wolfe (of Bratmobile/Cool Moms), Alice Bag (punk musician and author of Violence Girl), Drew Denny (musician/filmmaker), and Charlyne Yi (musician/actress), moderated by K. Bradford. All of that, plus over 100 exhibitors from around the WORLD (yup, we will totally have at least one Canadian in the house!) showing off their zines, comics and other DIY publications. You can check out the full list of exhibitors here. Remember, RSVP to our Facebook event, share this post and invite all of your friends! See you on February 17th!

Yup. We’re only ONE MONTH AWAY! That mean’s it’s time to RSVP to our Facebook event and invite all of your friends!

Check out some of the rad workshops and discussions we’ve got scheduled for the day!: 

+ A multimedia reading and discussion featuring POC Zine Project’s Mimi Thi Nguyen, Cristy C. Road, Osa Atoe, Mariam Bastani, Suzy X, and Daniela Capristrano—their first reunion since their 14-city Race Riot Tour 2012! Get a first-hand, informed primer on people of color in zines from the 90s up to now from some experiences zinesters. 

+Zineworks Collective’s speed-dating-style zinemaker meet-up! In this interactive workshop, get to know possible future collaborators, swap stories and tips, plus leave with a free zine from Zineworks! 

+ Mend My Dress Press’ workshop offering up some strategies to help you begin the process of anthologizing your zine, touching on everything from choosing content to suggestions for publishing. Get advice from the Press’ founders and authors in the flesh! 

+ a panel discussion with Allison Wolfe (of Bratmobile/Cool Moms), Alice Bag (punk musician and author of Violence Girl), Drew Denny (musician/filmmaker), and Charlyne Yi (musician/actress), moderated by K. Bradford.


All of that, plus over 100 exhibitors from around the WORLD (yup, we will totally have at least one Canadian in the house!) showing off their zines, comics and other DIY publications. You can check out the full list of exhibitors here.


Remember, RSVP to our Facebook event, share this post and invite all of your friends! See you on February 17th!

Hey followers!

Thanks so much for following us on Tumblr and liking and reblogging posts. It means a lot to us! Just wanted to let y’all know that we are also on Twitter, Facebook and we have an awesome Flickr Pool that anyone can contribute to!

Missed any of the talks at last year’s LAZF? You can watch our DIY Art Spaces panel AND the talk between Henry Rollins and V. Vale on our Vimeo.  If you use Instagram, use #lazinefest to tag your zine fest related photos!

Take care everyone, we hope you’re getting excited for February 17th! We’re almost a month away!

We had a really rad time making zines with Tavi Gevinson & all the Rookie fans that showed up to the zine workshop & reading last weekend! It was so much fun to see everyone talking to each other, getting creative and making new connections. 

Thanks so much to Rookie Mag, Drawn & Quarterly and Meltdown Comics for asking us to be a part of the event! You can check out more pictures in our Facebook album here!

Psst…registration for LA Zine Fest 2013 opens tomorrow!

Keep your eyes peeled…

primarysourcedout: alexwrekk: thetouristzine: Tourist Book Report #42- Fanzines: The DIY Revolution is a 256 page, highly visual history of fanzines. Written and compiled by Teal Triggs, the book measures 9 1/2” x 13 3/8” and features 500 color and black and white illustrations. If you’re into zines or a fan of the photocopied aesthetic then this is a must-have book. Additionally, it’s great for inspiration and reference if you’re a designer working on a layout with a similar aesthetic. It retails for $40 here but we found it for half that much so dig around if it floats you’re boat. Did you know that many of the images included in this book were taken without permission and there are many errors in content. There is webpage about it. Just say no, ripping off the work of diyers and zinesters to sell books. Unfortunately, a great deal of the artwork contained within was included without the permission of the original artists, and in some cases, mis-credited or not credited at all. Teal herself has refused to answer many of the emails sent to her in regards to this matter, and has ignored calls for apologies and / or compensation.To make matters worse, much of the information provided in her essays is blatantly untrue. Read this before buying this book. 

primarysourcedout:

alexwrekk:

thetouristzine:

Tourist Book Report #42- Fanzines: The DIY Revolution is a 256 page, highly visual history of fanzines. Written and compiled by Teal Triggs, the book measures 9 1/2” x 13 3/8” and features 500 color and black and white illustrations. If you’re into zines or a fan of the photocopied aesthetic then this is a must-have book. Additionally, it’s great for inspiration and reference if you’re a designer working on a layout with a similar aesthetic. It retails for $40 here but we found it for half that much so dig around if it floats you’re boat.

Did you know that many of the images included in this book were taken without permission and there are many errors in content. There is webpage about it.

Just say no, ripping off the work of diyers and zinesters to sell books.

Unfortunately, a great deal of the artwork contained within was included without the permission of the original artists, and in some cases, mis-credited or not credited at all. Teal herself has refused to answer many of the emails sent to her in regards to this matter, and has ignored calls for apologies and / or compensation.

To make matters worse, much of the information provided in her essays is blatantly untrue.

Read this before buying this book. 

Check out the permanent zine collection at The Smell, stocked by LA Zine Fest organizer Rhea! 

Check out the permanent zine collection at The Smell, stocked by LA Zine Fest organizer Rhea! 

katewadkins: #zinesterproblemsa moment with Tommy Pico 

katewadkins:

#zinesterproblems

a moment with Tommy Pico 

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Rhea, JT & Champoy

Rhea, JT & Champoy