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I never got Zines. Beyond their cutesy art style, they generally don't seem particularly effective at conveying information in a somewhat concise manner. And if
by Asdfbla 9y ago
I never got Zines. Beyond their cutesy art style, they generally don't seem particularly effective at conveying information in a somewhat concise manner. And if you don't want to be concise, why use such a very visual medium then and not just write an article?
- jiojfekjl 9y agoThere's nothing to get. A zine is just a self published magazine. Not all of them are hand drawn. Essentially, zines were blogs before the web.
- Asdfbla 9y agoFair enough, I wasn't aware of the original meaning since I only came across it multiple times on the web in this drawn, comic-like form.
- jiojfekjl 9y agoI figured that was the case, so I'm glad I could fill you in. I agree that the hand drawn style isn't the best way to consume this sort of content.
- bitwize 9y agoIt's because forty-something programmers wish they were 90s scene kids. And/or _why the lucky stiff.
- calebm 9y agoSince we're on the topic of learning... https://hbr.org/2012/03/hard-to-read-fonts-promote-better-recall https://hbr.org/2012/03/hard-to-read-fonts-promote-better-re...
- mmjaa 9y agoSir and/or Madam, I feel the need to inform you that you are, more than likely, quite ill-informed. Zines are a spectacular human achievement, worthy of your attention and respect. Or, were it otherwise, how do you explain this godamn amazing piece of work: https://www.alchemistowl.org/pocorgtfo/ https://www.alchemistowl.org/pocorgtfo/
- dahart 9y agoThis looks hilarious and interesting. Reminds me of Diagram http://thediagram.com/ http://thediagram.com/ but PoC||GTFO seems a lot more programming specific?
- mmjaa 9y agoYes indeed, PoC||GTFO is very programming specific, down to the point where the PDF is an executable that can be used to serve .. the PDF. ;). (This particular zine is famous for such badonkadonk!)
- mmjaa 9y agoJust wanted to follow up - thanks for that amazing ref! I've just blown a fat wad on some DIAGRAM merch and cannot resist wasting the rest of the day downloading the whole godamn site. WOW! Great fun! Love it! Huge TA!
- marnett 9y agoThis is amazing. Thank you for sharing this!
- mmjaa 9y agoYou are welcome, I am most glad to have shared it with a like-minded soul. Don't forget to read the fine print! :)
- lifeformed 9y agoSometimes you just want to write and draw with pen and paper.