The Final Zine

For the final zine I just refined the imagery and typography I had previously created and then put them into my final document making changes where I felt it was needed.

Outside

I chose to use crayon for the background of my front page because it created the more 'childlike' and lo-fi aesthetic. It also added more colour into the zine because my first mock up was very grey and not helping to suggest the narrative I wanted which is that this a child's game.

I kept the black pen for the main title to help it be slightly more visible than the text in the background however I do want it to be mad and difficult to read because it links to the lo-fi feel I am wanting.

This is the final collage I used for my design. I made sure that the heads were all different sizes and at different angle to create the idea of movement and that the teddy is always disappearing. I then put black silhouettes of the teddy's face to help break up the collage but also to back up the idea of the teddy disappearing.

I am pleased with my final layout for this design it is reminiscent of David Carson Ray Gun magazine because the text almost turns into imagery. I wanted it to be completely different to the editorial design of a magazine so this front cover being busy and almost uncomfortable to view is something I am pleased about. I originally stated in my first post about the zine that I wanted it to be like Jake Tilson's work which is much more simple. But I realised, as I developed my ideas it couldn't be simple and spaced out, because this narrative is about losing something and the word 'lost' has the connotations of being unclear more like David Carson's style.

Inside

For the inside page I added two photos of the teddy in the end because I realised I had enough on the outside page so I didn't want to overwhelm the inside page. I placed the teddy being held on the 'found' side as if the owner had grabbed it after finding it. For the 'lost' side I had the teddy dropping down the side of the page to symbolise it disappearing.

I made the colour scheme for the inside page to have primary colour accents. I used the lighter grey background to help bring the main images forward. When I printed the 'Lost' and 'Found' the paper shifted but I liked the mistake because it created a lo-fi effect and it worked better with the style of my zine. The screen print of the little boy I used yellow and blue ink on top of each other to create an interesting layer and also it meant that the colours would link to the colours on the outside page.

Belly Band

I decided to create a belly band to hold the zine together because it helped to signify the front of my zine because otherwise it was difficult to tell the front. I went with bottom band because after experimentation it worked best with my final Zine.

I researched the photographer Chris Craymer who created a photography book for the Fashion House Mulberry. What Inspired me is that the title is not clear in the actual book but the belly band states the title. I eventually didn't use words for my final decided band however I used question marks to help give the idea of a mystery.

Final Images

At the start of the project I ordered some paper samples for my zine and it sadly never came so it ended up that I decided to just use a 120 GSM white paper because it best showed my page and I was still able to easily fold like a map.

Overall I am happy with my zine If I were to improve I would want to more paper shaping and maybe experiment with adding more text on my inside page. I would also try and find a better paper to print because you can see in my zine the black ink was coming off it did create a nice lo-fi look however I think if the ink was rubbed to much it would just come off entirely.