
Fanzines
Teal Triggs(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 11. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-500-28891-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is the ultimate book on Fanzines - an amateur magazine produced by fans, for fans of a certain subculture. This highly visual illustrated book is full of reproductions of the best fanzines ever created, from the superhero tributes of the 1950s and '60s, to punk fanzines such as Sniffin' Glue, right up the contemporary e-zine scene. Arranged in six chronological chapters, each with a thorough introduction, Fanzines spans eight decades of counterculture and features many extremely rare publications. Written by a fanzine collector and expert author, Fanzines has cult appeal for anyone interested in graphic design, magazine publishing or underground culture.
Reviews / Votes
'A lush, enormous book collating the best and barmiest of zines over the last 50 years ... the book is great' - Notion 'Wonderful ... celebrates a diverse, entertaining and irreverent media scene operating beyond the frames of the World Wide Web and phone apps. Don't believe the geeks: if you want to be cool, you still have to go analogue' - Time Out 'Loving, subjective and much-illustrated' - Art Review 'There is nothing I can do other than gush ... a massive collection of zines' - ArticleMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
With over 750 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 340 mm
Width: 240 mm
Weight
1470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-28891-7 (9780500288917)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Teal Triggs, an avid collector of fanzines, is Professor of Graphic Design at the University of the Arts, London. Her other publications include TheTypographic Experiment: Radical Innovation in ContemporaryType Design, Below Critical Radar: Fanzines and Alternative Comics from 1976 to Now and Communicating Design: Essays in Visual Communication
Content
Introduction: The 'Do-It- Yourself' Revolution: A Fanzine History 1950-1975 * 1. It's as Easy as 1-2-3: The Graphic Language of Punk, 1975-1979 * 2. Protest and Consumer Culture: 1980-1989 * 3. Girl Power and Personal Politics, 1990-1997 * 4. The E-zine Scene: 1998 to the present * 5. The Crafting of Contemporary Fanzines, 2000 to the future