After some further idea generation I compiled five ideas for the zines that I felt represented the most important areas of my practice as a young creative, while displaying a touch of humour:
The Orange Juice Compendium
A zine comprised of my favourite kinds of orange juice, each meticulously reviewed and rated. This zine reflects my love of documenting, my tendency to collect and compile information about the things that are important to me, and my attention to small details.
Sketches and potential categories to be included in The Orange Juice Compendium
0, 10, 100, 1000 Circles
A zine that documents the action of hand drawing a large number of circles, the number of which increases exponentially with every page. This zine demonstrates my commitment to physically hand making my works, as well as my dedication to a task, and my interest in performance elements within the creation of artworks.
Sketches to show the intended progression within 0, 10, 100, 1000 Circles
Moon/Sun
This zine, entitled Moon/Sun, shows my utilisation of text within work, not only from a design perspective, but from an aesthetic perspective as well. Here, I use the text as imagery to demonstrate the movement of the moon and the sun over the course of a day and night. This zine also ties in with my personal love of the universe, and also the frequent use of time within my past works.
Sketches to show the layout of text within Moon/Sun
DanceDanceDance
This zine demonstrates my interest in performance art. Through a series of photos I emulate the performances of the 1960's and 70's, focusing particularly on the movement and exhibition of my own body. Also, with a little humour, it reflects my ability to work with physically both as the creator and the content of the work.
Sketch to show the page layout for Dance Dance Dance
The History of A Colour
A zine that examines a simple but humorous view of the history of colour, an area of design that I am interested in. It also acts as an example of how, wherever possible, I like to use history and research to inform my work drawing on eras that are of particular interest to me.
I wanted all of the zines to have a sense of immediacy, as zines are typically made quickly, cheaply and by hand. I personally like to work physically, and that is a big part of my creative process, so I decided that all of these zines would be entirely hand made, where appropriate.