A posterzine allows for information to be distributed but is less likely to be thrown away because visually it is engaging and when unfolded it can act as a poster.
I first saw a Posterzine when attending the Print Festival in Leeds and People of Print showed the ones that they had designed and due to the way in which they were folded and the amount of information that they held they were classed as magazines. The posters effectively use a large amount of information layered over a very illustrative and photo based background The posterzine is in A1 format and gradually unfolds to reveal more and more information and then on the reverse there is one large print that can be used as a poster.
Printed People use a limited colour palette of two Pantone spot colours each time to ensure that each issue is vibrant but no two are the same as the other. Each of the prints have a consistent appearance through the use of vibrant colours and layout style, but the different collaboration with an artist per posterzine allows each one to be unique in style and reflective of the particular collaborative artist.
The production of these takes place at Pressision Ltd, printing an A1 print on Fedrigoni Acroprint Extra White paper stock. Using an outside company will allow for this large scale double-sided printing that is not possible within university, but this particular cmpany does not do one-off prints so the cost would be too high for this project.
Production restrictions within uni
- Can only print up to A3 double sided which would make it too small to fold
- Can print any size single sided (A2 = £4)
- Tyvek would be thin enough to fold
- Lowest gsm would also work to fold
- If screen printing on the reverse of tyvek, acrylic, not water, based paints would need to be used because it is a very unabsorbent stock
This format resolves the issue of needing a printer that can print double-sided on paper bigger than A3 because it is folded and only one side of the paper is needed for all 8 pages of content to be visible. This is very good in terms of large distribution at a low cost. The idea is to have the zine as a very small publication to go alongside the photo book so it would need to maintain a visual consistency so that the audience can associate the two publications as part of a set. The idea that Kristina and I had discussed was that the photo book would have a number of different stocks and page sizes in order to present the information in the most appropriate way for the concept. This would not be possible with this format of zine as it would be one stock only and the page sizes would not vary.
To overcome the problems discussed with the other methods of zine creation, a bound zine would allow for the visual consistency to be achieved and the production problems would also be eliminated. The zine could either be A5 or A6, but as it will not have too much information it is likely that the A6 size will be chosen.
Saddle stitching is a simple 2 step binding process, requires a staple along the spine and then a trim along all of the edges. This process is limited to around 80 pages before it becomes to thick to fold.
Pamphlet stitching is where the cover and contents are all sewn at once, along the spine. Pamphlet stitching can either be a 3, 4 or 5-hole stitch depending on the amount of pages and visual outcome wanted.
Stab stitched uses wire that has been stabbed into the front cover through the inside pages and back cover of the document, instead of along the spine.
Perfect bound uses individual pages that have been trimmed and roughed up so that the glue can be applied in a way that will keep the pages together. All sections are then glued to a wrap around cover so that the spine is covered and the front and back of the cover is scored so the the book can be opened easily without stressing the spine.
Tape bound is a method that relies on a piece of tape being wrapped around the spine to hold the covers and inside pages in place. The pages usually need to be stitched together prior to adding the tape to reinforce strength and durability.
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