RAW PRINT ZINE MACHINE I SEE ZINES I SMELL ZINES I HEAR ZINES I TOUCH ZINES I FEEL ZINES I EAT ZINES I POO ZINES I DREAM ZINES I MAKE ZINES I SHARE ZINES I SELL ZINES I BUY ZINES I TALK ZINES I LIVE ZINES I DIE ZINES I LOVE ZINES I AM ZINE MACHINE
RAW PRINT ZINE MACHINE Zines are small-scale, selfpublished, publications. Zines offer complete creative freedom. There are no expectations and no rules when it comes to ‘zine-ing’; the power lies solely with the creator. There are common threads running through zines: such as identity, body image… (mental) illness, race, sexuality, violence, and (trans)gender’ themes. Zines counteract the rise of social media amongst young people, with their tangible form and swapping/sharing culture inherently facilitating faceto-face interaction. Many ‘Zinesters’ identify the practice of zine-making as a self-care tool. Raw Print is a platform that celebrates the exciting and dynamic nature of independent publishing through magazines, zines and zine-making. We have an Zine Archive in the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University and we do projects, live events and research. Follow us @ raw_ print or at www.raw-print.com