Creative Direction, Production, Videography, Editing

The zine collection at the ASU Library is a vibrant and diverse repository of DIY publishing from various artists, activists, and marginalized voices. This eclectic and expansive collection houses an array of zines, ranging from personal to political and social justice-focused publications.

To celebrate Phoenix Zine Fest, I collaborated with librarians, student workers, and the library’s communication team to produce this video.

The librarians and I worked together to craft interview questions to help them best explain what zines are. From there, I coordinated with the graphic design specialist and a couple of library student employees to coordinate a shoot of students interacting with the zine collection. The graphic designer and I shot in tandem (she took photos, I took video) to gather a variety of assets for use in this video and other marketing materials.

I was inspired by the DIY nature of zines, and decided to display that in the motion graphics. I selected key quotes from the interviews, and made stop-motion graphics with letters cut out of magazines and a greenscreen. These graphics add unique flair to the video and emphasize the creativity and innovation of zines.