WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM ZINE

"Where Are You Really From?" is a special edition digital and print zine. 23 Asian Americans submitted essays, poetry, art, and photography about what it means to be Asian American in the Midwest. I led the creative direction and production from concept to delivery.

We produced 1,000 physical editions, which were distributed across the U.S., plus an expanded digital version. 

MY ROLE:

  • Editor-in-Chief

  • Assembled a panel of judges for the open call to artists

  • Coordinated with designers, editors, and project managers to keep publication on time and within our allotted budget

Design Assets, guidelines, and layouts were co-designed by Kara Henry & Anissa Pulcheon. They also have work featured in the zine.

CALL FOR SUBMISSION DESIGNS

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Physical & DIGITAL COPIES

We decided to create a physical copy of the Zine that included a color cover with black and white inside. This was a more limited version that fit within our allotted budget. As a supplement to the printed version, we created a longer form digital version in color that includes artist bios.

LAUNCH PARTY

This zine was created as a part of AAPI Heritage Month Cincinnati programing in May 2022. As part of promotion for the Zine there was a launch party where a few key works from the Zine were featured on large format posters and other artists with poems or songs were able to read their works aloud to the public.