Zines + Things

remember when it was fun to post on instagram and hashtags actually worked and you’d see the profiles that you followed? do you get irritated seeing multiple ads in between your friends’ and crushes’ stories? maybe i’m projecting or waxing poetic, but social media feels like a sponsored content wasteland of what it used to be. it used to be an online third place to connect.

lately, when the zine team talks about sharing content, we discuss what Instagram wants us to share and less about what we want to share. there’s something backwards about that.

we’ve been shifting our energy more toward our newsletter lately and it has been rewarding. we get cool replies and it feels more personal. jessica is sending out a letter on thursday, and dives more into this topic.

sign up for our newsletter at link in bio to join in on the conversation 💌 or comment below and tell us your thoughts/experiences 🤔 ~ mel

it’s pzs season!! how many zines do you have to make? our inventory needs some 280 zines to be full, this is one of two studio nights at the iprc.

resharing our zine making mantras to get you in the right headspace for slinging zings ~ that’s zines baby!

we’ll be at the portland zine symposium both days! hope to see you there 🤩