{"id":3692,"date":"2016-05-15T18:05:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T10:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/15\/just-do-it-the-diyers-building-a-new-golden-age-for-zines\/"},"modified":"2016-05-15T18:05:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T10:05:21","slug":"just-do-it-the-diyers-building-a-new-golden-age-for-zines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/15\/just-do-it-the-diyers-building-a-new-golden-age-for-zines\/","title":{"rendered":"Just do it: The DIYers building a new golden age for zines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Https%3a%2f%2fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads%2fcard%2fimage%2f88722%2fdiy-cultures-2015---3\" src=\"http:\/\/i.amz.mshcdn.com\/_jlm2Q2CZearxz7bPmS7qyGp5W4=\/575x323\/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F88722%2FDIY-Cultures-2015---3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Just+do+it%3A+The+DIYers+building+a+new+golden+age+for+zines&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F05%2F15%2Fzine-culture-london%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F05%2F15%2Fzine-culture-london%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON \u2014 \u201cHere\u2019s a pen, and some paper, and a typewriter, now start your zine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>These were the instructions given to readers on the back cover of <i>Counter Intelligence<\/i>, a catalogue of self-published print creations from 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than two decades on, Hamja Ahsan, curator of <a href=\"http:\/\/diycultures.tumblr.com\">DIY Cultures<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a fair celebrating the spirit of \u201cdoing it yourself&#8221; \u2014 is giving people the same advice when it comes to zines,\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">miniature magazines typically focusing on subjects not covered in mainstream media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i.amz.mshcdn.com\/xIYBQn-do60B2L_zexT7EIcHP5U=\/fit-in\/575x4096\/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F88158%2FCounter_Intelligence_-_1995_-_Charlie_Mock.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Image:  Charlie mock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">It\u2019s a simple call to arms, but one that continues to inspire creatives from all walks of life.<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/05\/15\/zine-culture-london\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/london\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">London<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/uk\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Uk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/publishing\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Publishing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/zines\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Zines<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/magazines\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Magazines<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/KNpzy6gEmQs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 \u201cHere\u2019s a pen, and some paper, and a typewriter, now start your zine.\u201d These were the instructions given to readers on the back cover of Counter Intelligence, a catalogue of self-published print creations from 1995.\u00a0 More than two &hellip; 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