Tag: Unit 3

I spent most of my recent working time polishing up the system and putting together the subsequent issues using the content I have prepared. My original aim was 10 issues completed to constitute a ‘substantial body of work’ but due to some elements outside my control (delays in receiving interview responses etc) this is looking… Continue reading 3-7

MagCulture’s allocation of copies of the first issue were quickly taken. It’s in people’s hands; this is good. Having begun to narrow down the details of my system with regards to typefaces and column structure, I began considering how I would expand upon the publication’s format to accommodate longer-form content. In particular, I have an… Continue reading 3-6

Distribution is a key factor in many of the design decisions I have made thus far. Having refined the design system somewhat, I was advised to experiment with material and printing methods to consider more closely how I would get this publication into the world. Once I came upon my current accordion fold configuration through… Continue reading 3-5

I opted to use the name ‘PLAYSTYLE’ for the publication. It’s a name I’ve been intent on using for some time in some capacity; the idea for this project far predates GCD, though its form is evolving naturally. In the context of games, a ‘playstyle’ is simply ‘how you go about playing the game’ and… Continue reading 3-4

I’ve abandoned the idea of a wholly handmade publication as I feel it simply does not do the content I have prepared justice. The juxtaposition between digital subject matter and handmade production is interesting, though my execution of the idea was too harsh in this case. I am still interested in something that can be… Continue reading 3-3

I have no such delusion that physical or print media is somehow beyond elitism and gatekeeping. If anything, it has historically served as a platform in which a certain line of cultural understanding has been formed and enforced. At a time, the journalist served as the mediator of taste and opinion, able to dictate an… Continue reading 3-2

Until this point, my projects have all examined unseen rules codified into the spaces we inhabit; conditions we must accept in exchange for our continued presence in a place. Intervening in and therefore drawing attention to these rules has been in the centre of my mind when developing my practice, searching for ways of making… Continue reading 3-1