i came across this rather obscure fanzine/project entitled ‘zine’ by local ronald de boer which in his own words, was
…started in 1996 and was photocopied and distributed amongst friends in a circulation that started with 20 and grew to 40. It appeared irregularly. A special edition of all Zines was exhibited at Art Bookshop Shashin, Amsterdam in 2006 and at Galerie De School, Groede in 2009. Zine 39 was the first issue to be published on the internet….
above a new ad for vodafone new zealand, which reminded me of a post i wrote about a student project in 2010 (below)
look familiar? bloody right it does… great work guys, oh the irony of that title ‘in with the new’…. big budget, borrowed ideas…
an original and intriguing selection of ephemera on the magnificent ruin blog…
i’m not sure this is a colour combination i would ever have devised myself, but it is so odd that it works…
…what’s more important, success or money?
Well it’s naïve to separate the two things, in my humble opinion. Working for yourself is obviously a way to keep costs down, and a way to stay completely in control of your destiny, but if you want to do projects of any scale, you need a studio, designers, a colour printer… That means that every year you need to pay salaries, pay the gas man and ideally have a bit left over for a few bonuses, the odd new computer and a decent xmas lunch. The trick is how to achieve this whilst doing rewarding work…
michael johnson spills the beans in an interview for the recently relaunched ‘grafik’ mag on how to become incredibly rich as a graphic designer, or possibly not…