zines

Making Wall Displays for Fantasy Miniatures

Making Wall Displays for Fantasy Miniatures

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn

Turn a cheap picture frame into a dungeon diorama for displaying your fantasy miniatures.

Continue Reading
Flashback: Zine-Making for Kids

Flashback: Zine-Making for Kids

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

View more articles by Haley Pierson-Cox
0

Zine-making is also a fantastic activity for kids. Not only are zines a fun means of creative expression, making them gives kids a little insight into how published books and magazines are made, and may help them think more critically about what goes into those mainstream publications.

Continue Reading
Zines Pop Up Underground in the New York Subway

Zines Pop Up Underground in the New York Subway

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn
2

Whoever would have thought you’d be able to buy and read zines (arty, punky, small-circulation magazines) on the New York City subway? Well, you can, at least until July 20th, thanks to The Newsstand, a curious and cool pop-up shop in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Avenue station.

Continue Reading
Announcing the 7th Annual BUST Magazine Craftacular and Food Fair Holiday

Announcing the 7th Annual BUST Magazine Craftacular and Food Fair Holiday

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

View more articles by Nick Normal
0

I strive to go to as many arts and craft fairs as I can during the holidays, to scout emerging makers and crafters whose wares I’ve never seen before, and of course to buy handmade gifts for friends and family! Which means I’m especially looking forward to the 7th Annual BUST Magazine Craftacular next month in NYC.

Continue Reading

Help publish a book on living well for less

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn
0

“Spike” is a cartoonist (caution: “F-word” on the link) who says she’s mastered the art of living well on an artist’s income and wants to share what she’s learned by writing a book, called Poorcraft: A Comic Book Guide to Frugal Urban and Suburban Living. She’s using an innovative website, called Kickstarter, to try and […]

Continue Reading
Alternative Press Expo

Alternative Press Expo

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn
4

Josh Ellingson shows off his vivid homage to Carl Sagan (and the similarity to the color palette of Laughing Squid stickers), inspired by the killer viral video ‘A Glorious Dawn’ ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed) Artist and publisher Attaboy with his bible of lowbrow art and culture, Hi-Fructose Magazine MAKE pal and “Lady Cartoonist” Meredith […]

Continue Reading