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Pals! Volume 1 Release
Date: 03/24/23
Author: Dana
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Volume 1 of our collaborative zine series Pals! is officially released! Pals! is a series of one page mini zines that DnA makes with submissions from attendees at zine fests. We pick a theme for the zine and ask people to submit drawings and writing at the fest, then we collage them together and create mini zines that we share for free online and with contributors via mail. If you submitted at DZF then your illustration or note will appear in the most recent volume, which has just been aded to our publications page. If you requested a print copy by mail keep an eye on your mailbox because it should be arriving soon.
The theme for Volume 1 is ‘Missing You,’ because at the time I was missing A.OK Art, the other half of DnA. Alex was unable to attend DZF this year because of the snow. I changed the theme last minute as a tribute to her, and we got some very heartfelt messages and drawings from guests.
Click here to download the PDF!
You can print the pdf and fold the zines yourself at home. These are one page mini zines, so make sure you don’t print them double sided! If you need a quick tutorial on how to fold the zine, check out this 2 minute video showing how it’s done by Austin Kleon. I prefer to use scissors to cut mine for a clean edge instead of tearing, but there are no rules. Enjoy the zine, pals!
DZF2023 Recap
Date: 03/05/23
Author: Dana
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#detroit zine fest 2023
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Detroit Zine Fest 2023 is in the books! It was a stressful weekend for us here at DnA, but ultimately the event went well and I had a great time meeting the other artists and sharing my work with the visitors. I wasn’t sure what kind of response to expect, expecially after Alex was unable to attend due to weather. It didn’t turn out the way that we had hoped but we made do with what we had.
Keep reading for more photos and my thoughts on the fest.
What We're Bringing to DZF
Date: 03/01/23
Author: Dana
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#detroit zine fest 2023
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#events
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#goods
Hello! Today I am bringing you an update with all of the goods we will be bringing with us to Detroit Zine Fest 2023! Alex and I did a livestream on our instagram last night highlighting all of the products we are going to be selling at the fest, but I wanted to share a list of products with prices for those of you that missed the live or don’t have time to watch the whole thing but still want a big picture look at what we’re taking with us to Detroit. Keep reading to see our goods list and prices.
Prepping for Detroit ZineFest
Date: 02/25/23
Author: Dana
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#detroit zine fest 2023
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#events
We’ve been prepping our zines, prints, and other paper goods for Detroit Zine Fest next weekend! Check out our instagram for some behind the scenes videos and a preview of what we are going to bring with us to the fest.
Here’s a timelapse of me folding my micro mini zines, which you can pick up for free at our table!
See an update from our quality control officer (my cat Kiki) below.
Building the Table Display for DnA
Date: 02/22/23
Author: Dana
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#detroit zine fest 2023
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#events
Alex has shared some behind the scenes clips of her setting up the table display over on our instagram! Over the winter holiday Alex designed pieces for us to create a table display at zine fests. (Yes, we were scheming about DnA even back in 2022.) Alex recorded the process and created some reels to share on instagram.
See part two by clicking to read more.