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A short story about [fan]zine covers

There is a knack to laying out [fan]zines for a session. Each [fan]zine must be placed with due consideration and precision, lines must be straight, and angles calculated. The black tablecloth is the grid and not simply a preservation tool. Each [fan]zine has its own guttering specification: 4cm for Vague: 5.5cm Candy heart felt: 2.5cm Long live Vinyl: Bedsit Journal 3.5cm: Catalogue of Concern 3cm: 1.5cm Obsession and so on. Gaps larger than 25cm are okay. Aesthetically an expanse of black can be pleasing and restful but equally, gaps can be filled using the ‘slotting-in’ method. This requires the use of the unselected [fan]zines, those generally left in their archival sleeves for no other reason than a tacit sense of even numbering.  As long as the placement principles are followed these [fan]zines can be placed vertically or horizontally; it’s often useful to step back and assess the guttering for these latecomers. At this point I catch my breath – perfect – the black grid looks beautiful today. The class arrives. Gasps. Smiles. Exclamations. Excitement. You name it I’ve seen it and heard it all.  My grid is rarely noticed.  [LCC Special Collection librarian]

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Kersax must be destroyed issue 3 black and white cover. Handwritten title in capital letter along the left side of the cover. Best part of the image shows a profile of a man with dark tears running from his eye. Black and white "Blame it on the computer" zine cover. Mainly text. Blame it on the computer issue 2 cover. Colour, mainly light blue and black "Blame it on the computer" issue 2 cover. Illustration , black line drawing of nine women figures. 'A music paper' colour zine cover, mainly bright blue. Black line illustration of two people talking. 'Ablaze' issue 2 colour zine cover, mainly brick red Black and white with dark red elements "Ablaze!" Issue 4 cover. Illustration of a man with a small TV on his shoulder and red city outline in the background. Black and white "Acne" zine cover. Photo of a young woman smiling. No text. Black and white "Adventures close to home" zine cover. Photo of The Slits band collaged onto a city landscape. Handwritten text. Black and white "All the Animals" issue 1 cover. Black line drawing of a bear with antlers. Handwritten title. Black and white "All the thrills no frills music bill" covers of three 2012 issues. Bold text title. Small photo or drawing on each cover. Colour, mainly black, white and light purple "Alphabet of London" zine cover. Line drawing of a top of a tower dome, ribbon like banner and a CCTV camera in the bottom right corner. Black and white "and now a word from Dan" zine cover. Handwritten title in capital letters at the top of the cover. Spine of the zine fasten with two yellow pins Black and white "archiving the underground" issue one zine cover. Black line drawing of a brick tower and two people exchanging books or magazines. Handwritten title. Black and white "Arty" February 2003 issue zine cover. Illustration of Elvis Presley. Big handwritten title in bold capital letters at the top of the cover. Blue and white "Artists and Activists" issue 1 zine cover. Printed title and text. Black and white "Arty" issue 18 zine cover. Handwritten text and illustrations of a shark, "Scream" by Munch and woman's face. Colour, pink and black "Bast" zine cover. Bold text title running across the page. Text only. Black and white "Battams" 2010 zine cover. Illustration. Profile of a person casting black shadow. Handwritten title in small capital letters. Colour "British beatles fan club magazine" issue 17 cover. Photograph of The Beatles presenting the band on the USA flag backgroung. Print title in the top right corner. Colour, mostly white and red "The bedsit journal" zine cover. illustration. Person sitting in a cramped space surrounded by their belongings such as shoes, radio, TV, book and a coffee mug. Colour "Big Antidote" zine cover. Distinctive fluorescent green and orange. Comic strip drawings. Bold text printed title. "Big Joe Williams" zine cover. Blue line on white background illustration of a man playing a guitar and a woman sitting on his lap. Handwritten title across the top of the cover. Black and white "Bird" zine cover. Illustration of wreath contained mainly of flowers and leaves, but also of animals and human face. Black handwritten text. Back cover of the "do you know what a volcano is" zine. Black and white "Blame it on the computer" zine cover. Bold text title. Photocopied photograph of three member music band. Black and white with some elements in dark red "Bloodville" zine cover. Photograph of a small city from a distance. A historical building in the center. Handritten bold text title in blood red. Black and white "Bob's Deep-freeze Inventory" zine cover. Photograph of an abstract textured pattern. Printed title in the black border frame. Black and white "Bonuscupped!" zine cover. Mixture of handwritten text, drawing and a photograph (of a crowd at a gig holding a person over their heads). White cover "Brighten up your writing" zine cover. Small font printed title in red. Black and white "Broken" zine cover. Photocopied image of a tape cassette. White bold text title in stencil letters on a black background. Colour, mainly black, cream and red "Cafe Royal" zine cover. Drawings of open mouths with lots of teeth. Black and white "Canberra" zine cover. Photocopied photograph of Australian parliament in Canberra. Bold printed text title in white. Typewriter font used in the side text. Black and white "Canberr" zine covers. Three different issues of the zine. Photocopied photos of the city and illustration of parents greeting their son. Black and white "Candy heart felt" issue 6 cover. Anatomical illustration of a heart. Main part coloured in red. Handwritten title on a ribbon runs across the heart. Black and white "Candy heart felt" issue 7 zine cover. Cut and paste anatomical illustration of a heart. Handwritten title also cut and paste and running across the heart. "Catalogue of concern" zine cover. Black and white small photographs of a man in a scarf face covering and an abstract composition. Light blue background. Black printed text title. Black and white "A chance to shine" zine cover. Photograph of Morrissey from the Smiths on a brick red background. Prited text title on the top of the page. "Chapbook 2009" zine cover. Bold black print and hand painted font text on yellow background. "Cicciolina the cat" zine cover. Colour illustration of a back of cat's head in a circle black border. Bold handwritten title. Colour photograph of "Click Artzine" components: black and white photograph od a fish, black line illustration on a light green background, a fabric patch with "I heart patch" green text. Packing paper bag with printed text zine title. "Clod magazine" zine cover. Black and white collage on a light pink background. Mixture of text and photographs of various household items as well as a woman in high heels. "Clod magazine" issue 19 cover. Black printed text on white background. Title in bold. Text only. "Clod magazine" issue 21 cover. Black text on cream paper with blue, green and orange stamps of leaves and abstract shapes. "Clod magazine" issue 26 cover. Black, red and blue elements. Light pastel background. Bold printed text title in stamp like font repeated 8 times. Black and white "the Coelacanth journal" issue 5 zine cover. Photograph of a big fish being pulled out of a body of water. Bold printed title at the top. Black, white and red "Collaborama" zine cover. Hand drawn text only cover. Each letter drawn in a separate tile. "Dancing eye" zine cover. Black bold printed text title. An abstract, neon yellow illustration in the centre of the page. White background. "Dancing in the dark" zine cover. Black text and drawing of two girls dancing. Blue background. Typewriter font title on the top. Black and white "Debaser" zine cover. Pixelated close up photoghraph of an eye. Printed text title at the bottom. "der alienautomat" zine cover. Abstract colour illustration consisted of triangles. Stencil like font title at the bottom. "dirty love" issue 2 cover. Black charcoal drawing of puma's head on a red background. Handwritten title. "Malcontent" issue 4 cover. Dark green printed collage consisting mostly of the newspaper clippings and photographs of media tycoons: Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell. Colour, mostly black and dark blue "Eel" issue 11 cover. Photograph of two tower cranes. Bold red printed title on the top. Colour "Elk" issue 17 cover. Out of focus photograph of a dark-haired girl in a dark red top. Black and white "end of the beginning" zine cover. Illustration consisting of lots of elements. Wavy, river like pattern, shining moon and industrial landscape seen through a broken brickwall. "Photographique 2" zine cover. Black and white photographs of derelict interiors with exposed pipes and wiring. Black and white "feline vomitus" spring 2011 cover. Photocopied collage. Mainly featuring a woman cut out of a cigarettes ad. "Fold" zine cover. Black line illustration of animated objects such as a saw, an eraser, a vinyl record or a paint brush. Title in very unique font created from shapes made out of folded paper. Black and white "Fortunes of the seasick" cover. Anatomical illustration of a skinless human figure. The skin held in a raised figure' s hand. Typewriter font title. Black and white "Gissa job" zine cover. Photocopy of a job centre application with a drawing of a boy holding the zine title banner. Black and white "Good for granny" zine cover. Illustration of a granny holding a crowbar. Bold handwritten title. Black and white "Great Anarchists" zine cover. Text only. Page split diagonally, one half black and other half white. Black and pink "Gypse Eyes" cover. Photograph of a person making 'the middle finger' gesture. Decorative font title in the centre of the page.. Bright yellow "Haircut for a bowl" cover. Small black printed text title in the right top corner. Red, white and yellow t "Half baked" and "Obsession" zine covers. Illustration of an animated doughnut and of a girl holding two cats. Bold hanwritten titles. Packing paper "he plagues me" zine cover with typewriter font title. Black and white "Hella random" zine cover. Illustration of a girl with her arm severed at the elbow and blood spurting from the wound. Red printed text on cream background "Hello let's be friends" zine cover. Black and white "here in my head" spring and summer 2009 zine covers. Photocopied photographs. Spring cover features a woman's face and a vintage gramoghone collage. Summer issue features a woman lying on her stomach. Colour, white, bright blue and neon pink "Heuberger" zine cover. Text only, however the OK word turned on its side looks like a stick figure . Colour graphic "Heuberger 2" zine cover. Blue, red and pale orange leopard skin pattern background. OK word turned on its side to look like a stick figure. Black and white "Hoax" issue 3 cover. Illustration of a woman wearing long dress and cooking over a fireplace in a hut. Black and white "Homegrown" zine cover. Photograph of the highrise buildings in New York. Bold printed title over the graffity background. Black and pink "How to wow a woman" cover. Pixelated photograph of a smiling woman with a bold printed title on black backgroung running across her face. White and pink string binding. Mostly black and white "I am a camera" issue 13 cover. Red outline drawings of the vintage clock hands made into a patterned background. Three photographs of a vintage pocket watch in different stages of its lid being opened. Black and white photocopied photograph. Car parked on a snow-covered street next to a restaurant. Printed font title and text running across the centre. Black and white "Ink of blue black roses" cover. Very small print title text on the top of the page. No spaces between the words and title repeated until it forms two lines of the text. Black and white "Jimi Gherkin" zine covers - selection of three. Illustration of bearded man cheerleading on one of the covers. Two other covers are white and quite plain with some black elements, close up photographs of cracked walls. Black and white photographs on blue background "John Marr" issue 3 cover. Typewriter font title, each word running across eyes of a person in each photograph. Semi-transparent tracing paper "Joy Doom Manifesto Drift" cover with small printed title. Colourfull doodle like drawing barly visible underneath the cover. , Black thread stitched spine. Black and white "Kerboom" cover. Photocopied photograph af a protestor holding 'No police state' banner and standing in front of the policemen. Kersax must be destroyed issue 3 black and white cover. Handwritten title in capital letter along the left side of the cover. Best part of the image shows a profile of a man with dark tears running from his eye. Black, white and pink "Kill your puppy" cover. Illustration of a girl holding bloodied scissors and photograph of a couple kissing. Handwritten title. Black, white and red. Mostly text in typewriter font. Illustration of red lips next to the title at the top. Black and white "La frime" cover. Line drawing of a couple playing table tennis on a top of a heap built from sushi, chopsticks and octopus-like creature. "LCC bribe guide" cover. Big black handwritten title on a bright pink background. Black and white "Little zines about skateboarding" covers. Handwritten title running over the whole cover of each of the three zines. Black and white london zine symposium 2009" cover. Drawing of two birds over a blue background. Handwritten title in a heart-shaped bubble. Black on yellow background "Long shot" zine cover. A close up photograph of a cow licking its snout. Bold printed title text on top of the cover. Red and white "Obsession" zine cover. Illustration of a girl holding two cats. Bold hanwritten title.

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