Do you like DIY, independent media, and nifty buttons like the 1.5 inch square button featured here? Then be sure to catch this year’s Chicago Zine Fest! The fest, which begins tomorrow, aims to highlight the talents of self-published artists and give independent artists a chance to interact and swap skills. So grab your stapler and head downtown March 25-26!
For times and locations go to chicagozinefest.org
Need buttons for your upcoming fest? Shop now at busybeaver.net.
Great designs!
Someone recently dug up and made a collage video of 750 covers from my old zine collection from 77-82 – many printed at Better Badges – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jYQ2dTLeO0
Both zines and buttons are part and parcel of peer to peer activity. I often, back then, used to point out the difference – one could print tens of buttons on one sheet, but one had to print tens of sheets to make one fanzine, yet they sold for the same price! Thus I thought it natural for buttons to subsidize zines.
Just saw this through the blog feed: What Are the Zines That Changed Your Life? (http://tinyurl.com/4flnpjh). Thought you might be interested, Joly!
Oddly enough I just ended up there myself, and came back to copy the above comment to that too!