Tag Archives: self publishing

Zine Ride

By Clifton Burt | Published: July 2, 2010

Summer has arrived in Portland and it’s spectacular weather for bike rides. I took mine out to local shops to see what new publications have hit the shelves recently. This post shares some of what captured my eye and even my imagination…

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Zines Matter (Still)

By Andrew Barton | Published: June 17, 2010

Make a zine in 2010.

Make a zine in 2010. It has been about 13 years since the zine scene was really “happening” nationwide, but the current artistic, cultural, and aesthetic landscape seems to be all about nostalgia and irony.

As a mode of participating in 2010, consider seeking out a typewriter, gluestick, sharpies, and a clip art book, putting on some floral-print Doc Martens and ripping a hole in the knee of your jeans, and then launch into making a zine.

“But now blogs are where I share and absorb knowledge,” you might be thinking. “My MacBook Pro doesn’t really go with my Floral Print Doc Martens.”

If you already write a blog but are interested in doing something different with your writing or your image-compiling abilities, consider making a cheaply producible, zine-style book anthology with visual art to compliment your writing. Or, conversely, if you make a photo blog, get a friend to write pieces to compliment your images. Bring it all to a different audience through turning it into a book.

If you spend a lot more of your time reading blogs than reading books, consider spending some time in the middle ground: zines!

The most direct way to becoming a zine appreciator– or “zinester”– is to make a zine yourself.

Posted in Print Matters | Also tagged books, zines | 8 Comments

One Man Job: Banner Year Press

By Aidan Koch | Published: June 8, 2010

Fadge, the first release from BT Livermore's Banner Year Press

BT Livermore is a pretty impressive artist. Not just for his passion, integrity, or artistic merit, but for his sheer business power. He’s equal parts entrepreneur and cartoonist. BT has been self-publishing zines and comics for years now and has never seen a reason to relinquish any of the labor to others because he can simply do it the most efficiently and precisely himself. He is now a master at DIY screen printing and book binding. He hopes to offer up these skills to others under his new venture, Banner Year Press.

I met up with BT across the street from his studio at Backspace to chat about his work.