"Temporary Hoarding RAR" - Punk Fanzines

A research session into the fanzine popularity of the 80s was an interesting point to explore how these Zines were formed, years back. 

Examples: 

Front Cover

interviews and fan letters

Johnny Rotten Interveiw

Cover art

Anti Police collage

Anti Capitalist montage

 These particular examples used a large mix of photocopied images, photographs, and newspaper/letter text to create their outlook. Bold messages and a strong fanbase was born from the punk movement, which is clearly reflected in the mash up designs. 

The halftone pattern used, alongside the type was like an early photoshop mashup, almost like a pinup of various events at the time. 


Personally, I love this mashup of angles, colour, texture, and type. I think I feel inspired to take a further look into this style of visual collage, almost tributing the work that the old punk zines worked hard with, to deliver a strong message for their fans and feelings alike.