Zineography
Kiersten Hay
Abstract
Zines (as in magazines) are self-published publications that are often created, produced, and distributed by their author(s). When members of a community of interest co-create zines together, they construct narratives through their editorial juxtaposition and styling of individual contributions on a given topic. While zines are increasingly being used in the HCI field as a medium or format for knowledge-sharing and/or community-building, collaborative zine making is less explored as a participatory design process that may illuminate both individual and shared narratives. Zineography is an unfolding exhibit of the process of collaborative zine making, through which PDC 2022 attendees are invited to creatively contribute and collaborate on zines exploring personal experiences related to conference themes. Zineography highlights how collaborative zine making can operate as a participatory design process that retains the plurality of individual expressions while facilitating the co-construction of shared narratives through editorial design practices. Let's make zines!