Friday, October 6, 2017

Online Zines










https://blog.missguided.co.uk/



A different way of designing and distributing content without printing- in accordance with my initial idea of creating a self empowerment series of interviews/photography/collage. Having this content online would be key in being readily available for a younger audience and become a positive part of social media which is predicted as the reason for such a surge in mental health problems in the last decade.

Sites such as Missguided and Prettylittlething hugely popular with the young female audience I will be targetting, have begun to use 'girl power' themes using certain pop culture language and editing to be as relatable as possible to the audience and therefore selling well.

The 'BabeZine' is an online blog but is arranged in a way that makes it look so much more fun and interactive than what comes to mind with a long drawn out 'blog'.

It is evident with huge companies using these styles they are prevalent and by making positive changes such as seeing more normal models not being labelled as 'curvy/plus size' the industry is slowly on track to making a difference.

'women's self-publishing zine scene is one of the most exciting creative hotbeds of the moment'
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/evx89e/take-an-exclusive-look-inside-typical-girls-zine

Zines since the breakthrough in the early 90s have always intended to be a safe space for women to share their stories and work which is what I love about them.

Need feedback on this but a way for this blog to intergrate in to someones regular use of social media would be through platforms such as Snapchat or Instagram.

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