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Posted by amze on January 21st, 2010 | 
Book Bombs is an independent produced Philagrafika project that has been up and running in Philadelphia for the better part of a year, and was founded by Mary Tasillo and Michelle Wilson (of Rocinante Press). They describe there project as a, “collaborative, site-based zine project examining Philadelphia parks and benches as social spaces, shelters, and art galleries, and will culminate next year as a component of PHILAGRAFIKA 2010.“
Most recently the book bombs have begun showing up in parks around the city, again in their words, “Our first print bombings will be printed on paper made from clothing and blankets, items that can alternately represent luxury or survival, allowing the actual fibers of our paper to embody the printed content.”
This project takes paper making and book making and applies it as a form of street art to address a sense of social justice. This is also an incredibly prolific project that will be showing up all over Philly this spring, click here for dates and locations.
Continue reading Philagrafika 2010: Book Bombs Away!
Posted by amze on January 5th, 2010 | 
If you haven’t seen this, stop what you are doing and enjoy a brief ride through the tunnel of labor of love. To learn more about John Carrera visit Quercus Press here. And if you want more and still some Amazon gift card currency left you can get your own lovely (trade edition) volume here.
Thanks for the tip, Luther!
Posted by amze on January 3rd, 2010 | 
Portland’s own Independent Publishing Resource Center has recently created this documentary video exploring their history and mission. They describe some of the highlights:
We’re super excited about this new film, partly because it shows our Media Action Project (MAP) in action at Roosevelt High School. As you’ll see in the film, MAP encourages students to think critically about the major media’s portrayal of body image, beauty, masculinity, violence, and conspicuous consumption. Our goal is to help students transform from passive consumers of media to active creators of zines, art and culture, with stronger individual identities and enhanced self esteem.
The IPRC is a very compelling project that could and should serve as a model to similar operations in cities around the country. To read more about the IPRC check out this post from last September.
Posted by RL Tillman on December 14th, 2009 | Thanks to everybody who came out for the DIY Quick & Dirty Ephemera Swap at EFA Project Space. Thanks also to EFA for hosting this excellent event.
Turnout was fantastic, and I’m sure this was the best ephemera swap in the whole city! There was a lot of competition, because Friday night ephemera swaps are a long-time holiday tradition in Manhattan (ed. note: they are not).
swap swap swap!
swappers Slop Art
We saw many New Yorkers, but other swappers came from miles around! Everybody was in the mood to trade: maybe it was the season, the excellent party tunes, or just the company of fellow ephemera-makers. The festive, friendly atmosphere allowed for exchanges that were fast-paced, but not hectic.
swap swap swap!
work by swapper Dusty Herbig and others
A reminder: Printeresting’s curatorial project One Every Day is on view for one more week!
More pictures after the jump…
Continue reading DIY Quick & Dirty Ephemera Swap Photos!
Posted by amze on December 3rd, 2009 |
Photo by Tom Uhlman for The New York Times
As you prepare for your Festivus Shopping spree be sure to head over to the New york Times’ Persronal Tech section for their review of the new lineup of personal vinyl cutters titled, For Crafters the Gift of Automation by Peter Wayner.
Image from the Silhouette website.
In summary the article reviews the three main producers of these devices, Pazzles, Critcut and Silhouette.
The cutting machines look and manipulate paper like printers for personal computers but have blades instead of ink cartridges. They started appearing more than four years ago, and the earliest versions used patterns from cartridges and digital memory cards. This year, the manufacturers have enabled customers to buy patterns from professional artists and are making it easier for crafters to swap patterns through online networks.
The business model of limiting customers to a set number of patterns and paying for each pattern sounds fairly unsuited to fine art needs. On a whim I did a quick search which revealed a world of links and videos of folks whose hacked in to these machines. It also seems that there may be back doors to import your own files, but without spending some serious time on crafting forums I’m hesitant to say more.
Two other companies that didn’t get a times shout-out are CraftRobo and Wishblade, neither of which seem to have a lockdown on where your cutting designs come from. Additionally, Craft Robo Pro and Silhouette both offer plugins for Adobe Illustrator.
In closing, I don’t think any of these would replace an industrial vinyl plotter in terms of flexibility, durability or size of material you can cut, but at a fraction of the cost they may meet the needs of small print studio or someone with a mild sticker addiction.
If any Printeresting readers have gotten crazy with one of these devices please post your comments or better yet, email us a review with some pictures!
Posted by amze on November 13th, 2009 | 
While in New York for Print Week we took a quick stroll around the Chinatown/Lower Eastside street art nexus and our suspicions were confirmed: young folks still really like posting stickers, posters and other forms of street graphics all over this city.
Many more images after the jump
Continue reading Street Graphics Still “Cool” After All These Years.
Posted by amze on October 27th, 2009 | 
Print Liberation the design/screen printing collective has opened a retail space in the Northern Liberties section of Philadephia. We’ve posted a while back about the interesting work produced by the folks at Print Liberation, you can read about it here. This foray into retail seems like an obvious next move, with their design business established, their T-shirts and totes have a steady following, and their screen printing hand book has been well received by the DIY scene. The store layout matches the spirit of their design aesthetic, bold, irreverent, and yes, gleeful.
More pictures after the jump.
Continue reading Print Liberation Has Gone Retail
Posted by Jason Urban on October 18th, 2009 | Decadence on a budget…
From iARTISTLONDON…
Now, with IHIRST you will be able to create your very own replica. We have included a real size plastic skull and and all the crystals you need to create your copy (Yes! Each one of the 8.601 crystals at an incredible price!). Even the glue and the tweezers are included; patience is the only thing you need. It´s a challenge!! You can even customize your design by adding crystals with different colours if you prefer. Choose your tools. With IHIRST you can create an entirely new design or stick to the original one. Enjoy a piece of art that´s as entirely individual as you are yourself.
CONTENTS: Plastic Human Size Skull, Crystal Beads (8,601 pcs), Glue, Paintbrush, Tweezers, Silver Paint, Instructions.
Posted by A FRIEND OF PRINTERESTING on October 2nd, 2009 | This guest post is written by Lou Joseph a multi-disciplinary artist proud to call Baltimore home. He should not be confused with the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder and current Mr. Canada titleholder of the same name.
SPX (Small Press Expo) describes itself as “North America’s premier independent cartooning and comic arts festival” but that description leaves a lot out, since it’s founding in 1994 the festival has been promoting comics published through independent or alternative presses and self-publishing and DIY printing by comics creators. SPX also selects the winner of the prestigious Ignatz Award to a small press or creator-owned comic voted an outstanding achievement by the attendees at the conference.
SPX 2009 was well worth the 45 minute trip from Baltimore. The wide variety of printed material, from Xeroxed zines to screen printed t-shirts to professional offset prints and books, to handmade buttons, was almost as fun as watching the non-convergence of SPXers with the other convention in the Bethesda Mariott last weekend, the 2009 Miss Teen Maryland competition. Who knew?
Not being a usual convention-goer, I wasn’t quite prepared for the amount of unwanted printed material shoved into my hands after making eye contact with some over-eager exhibitors, but overall it was fun to see the variety of work being made in alt-comics, and to meet some of my personal favorites, like John Porcellino and Kevin Huizenga.
Lots of photographic highlights after the jump.
Continue reading SPX 2009: Bethesda Never Looked So Printeresting
Posted by A FRIEND OF PRINTERESTING on September 24th, 2009 | 
Guest Post by Anni Altshuler & Leah Mackin, both are artists based in Philadelphia and co-creators of the Holly Holly Hobby Hobby Zine.
On our trip to the Pacific Northwest, we had the opportunity to explore the area’s rich zine and print culture. We started our trip in Seattle, where we were directed to the Zine Archive and Publishing Project (ZAPP) at the Hugo House.
ZAPP offers writing and zine-making workshops for all ages and maintains the nation’s largest zine collection (over 20,000 titles!), all run by one part-time employee and a thriving network of volunteers and interns. We spoke to Nora Mukaihata, the Library Manager, about the processing, cataloging, and preservation projects currently underway in the library and their goal for the advancement of zines as contributions to social history and folk art.
Also, look at this great flyer we found!
From Seattle, we ventured north to Vancouver! One of our first stops was at the Vancouver Public Library, which recently added zines to their general collection.
Don’t wait to find out what else Anni & Leah saw in Vancouver and Portland, follow this story after the jump.
Continue reading Zineing across the Pacific Northwest!
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