With Edizoni del Frisco & Francesco Ciaponi

From theory to practice! The workshop is comoposed of 2 classes: first, a lecture on the new era of indie zines, then, for those who wants to hget their hands dirty, a “hands-on” class where you will create your own zine, without digital tools! You can attend only one part of you choice (theory or practice) or go for the “full-package”!

CONTEMPORARY INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING

Saturday, 2nd February > Duration: 4hrs

Summary of international independent publishing background and analysis of the new indie zines wave, its historical context and national and international benchmarks (i.e. STACK, MAGCulture and Magpile).

Part 1
International independent publications
Focus 1: Monocle – Tyler Brûlé’s bet on a new way of publishinf
Focus 2: Eye Magazine and Printed Pages – Graphic design and avant-garde of the new magazines
Focus 3: Jacobin and Migrant
New independent publishing with political and social contents

Part 2
Graphic design and indie publishing: new style trends and minimalism.
The role of graphic arts in indie publishing and its main characters: Malika Favre, Olimpia Zagnoli; Emiliano Ponzi.
What does indie mean nowadays?

Part 3
What happens in Italy?
Survey on Italian indie publishing
Focus 1: Archivio Magazine, RVB Magazine: contents and design of two winning magazines
Focus 2: Goodbye newstands, hello new distribution! Caseworks: Edicola 518 (Perugia), Magwall (Venezia) and Reading Room (Milano)

Part 4
What does future hold for independent publishing?

Registration fees: 35 €

the price of the workshop includes the event ticket

CREATE YOUR MAGAZINE

Sunday, 3rd February > Duration 3h

It’s time to create!
The students will be divided in small groups to create their own zine. Each group will pick up subject and style, with a free choice of contents and graphics. At the end of the workshop, each group will present their creations to the rest of the class and will discuss, together with the tutor, the main issues and most exciting moments of the creative process.

Registration fees: 45 €

the price of the workshop includes the event ticket

After the workshop every participant is invited to the panel:
Italian Paper, il magazine indipendente oggi in Italia

Il magazine indipendente oggi in Italia: parole in libertà con i maggiori protagonisti della rinascita dei magazine cartacei italiani.

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