Methods + Positions + Projections

18 Oct 2022

Finally, I got a slot to print in the publication studio [so happy]

I am refining again my former zine draft, using a proper digital printing to make a better quality version of my zine[s]. I also tried to make the second draft of zine under the same umbrella, but with different topics: motherhood.

1st zine: image of a girl with curly hair

2nd zine: image of a single working mom

This time, Matthew brought different unpredictable approach: SILENT CRIT. We dont need to talk through our project, and then people give feedback. ((SIlently judging?!?!?!)) Hahah.

LOL. I love spontaneous thing, actually >.<

On the part where I talked about a woman who drives are uncommon, and woman shouldve been staying at home, taking care of the family, making dinner and breakfast. I put ads of domestic products along with my mom driver license, my mom’s motorbike repair receipt, and a receipt from wood/material shop in the neighborhood. I also put my Mom’s simple Nasi Liwet recipes in her own handwrite (!!)

Bonus: I didnt realize before, why all the covers are FOOD. hahah. The first cover is Indomie instant noodle that mentioned in the zine, but the second one is image of my Mom’s dumplings which she crafted at home to send to me in London. I do love food. Thinking about “what nice food we have to eat today” is sort of my personal motivation to wake up every morning. There are so much food I want to try in this world, and it is enough to be one of many reasons to stay alive.

——– CRIT NOTES ————

Found out it’s hard to understand the context of those receipts — maybe I shouldve been attach them on the exact page (like the mini magazine on the previous zine) or maybe I shouldve been adding caption for each receipt in foreign language/my native language.

Balance you and the other media is layed out

Tough to rush, every page so full

Balance

The form of the type

Reflecting hair

Reformat your story and put that on the element

What typographic that can related to the pages and 

Environment can influences your idea of identity

Strong influences by what surround u

Could add some pages how the outside 

Differences of voices

GOOD PROGRESS

Think about something that differences

Looking for similarity and differences

The antitesis 

Draft of writing for next week

Outlined, categorized, how things similar and how things different

Sum up the writings, having certain type of form

Focus: 

Identifying the piece of writing

Your initial response