10.07 Zine Assignment

Assignment Deliverables

1. An edition of a two-sided zine using digital output on one side and screen printing on the second side

Assignment Requirements

1. Produce a narrative work using the zine format
2. Use two types of printing
   • laser printing and digital process on one side of the paper
   • Use screen printing on the reverse side of the paper
3. Participate in collaborative zine exchange
   • Produce a minimum of 1 zine per student in the class, you may produce more copies

Assignment Overview

• Paper that has been screen printed cannot be sent through the laser printers.
• Laser printers cannot print a full bleed to the edge of the paper.
• Make sure to print more copies than you need to accommodate loss and mistakes in the process
• The paper does not need to be white. Multi-colord paper is available in the print studios.

Efficient use of class time allows for the completion of the screen printing process in class. Additional printing time is available during open studio hours in the print shop.

Assignment Readings

Weisberg, Ruth. The Syntax of the Print: In Search of an Aesthetic Content   . Tamarind Institute. “Volume 9, Number 2 (1986).” The Tamarind Papers: Technical, Critical and Historical Studies on the Art of the Lithograph 9, 2 (1986). Page 52-60. (Archive Link)  

Molesworth, Helen. Part Sculpture Part Object, “Duchamp: By Hand Even”.

Local Resources

• Artist Book Collection at the Cleveland Institute of Art Library
• Zine Archive at the Morgan Conservatory  

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