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Zine-making Our Way to Futures of Freedom and Joy
by Grace Kress
Grace Kress creator of Shelby x Studios, believes in the power of art to build community, make information accessible and create positive social change. Through her work with the studio, she explores the role of art in activism through zines, design projects and workshops.
In this final blog, Grace looks back on the Studio's zine evolution so far, reflecting on previous collaborations and the core inspiration behind setting up the studio and creating regular publically accessible zines.
Championing accessibility throughout her progress she shares her current motivations ahead of publishing the Amplified Publishing Showcase zine.
Zine-making Our Way to Futures of Freedom and Joy First draft
"As a result of this research I have particularly been contemplating the role of audio and it’s ability to quite literally amplify the messages within the zine. We have had audio elements in various issues to date which have been well received by our audience. Our first ever issue has a playlist that runs alongside it. People have said it helped them to spend more time engaging with the content as they had something to listen to whilst flicking through the pages." - Grace Kress