- Independent Leeds
- Approached via instagram
- Met with David from Independent Leeds to discuss possible projects/ briefs I could do for them. Very open conversation; I was allowed to take the lead on the kind of brief I wanted to do.
The Brief;
- To both write and illustrate a piece on the female zine culture in Leeds, with specific references to Footprint collective, and the community spirit within the female zine Leeds scene.
- Create 4-6 images to be arranged by Independent Leeds on a double page spread alongside my article (double page spread).
- Images must be 300dpi and CMYK format
Rationale;
- This brief appealed to me for a number of reasons. Being featured within the publication was one of them, as they're distributed around the area for free and in the thousands. I would be fully credited for my work, so having my name promoted to a regional audience in such a way really appealed to me. David was also super great to get along with, we lived a couple of streets away from each other in Hull for a while too which was crazy! Sharing a lot of the same ideas I feel this is a company my work would sit nicely with. Being allowed to write and illustrate this feature was also a huge thing for me. Though I've just finished writing a dissertation (that I didn't particularly enjoy) I do enjoy writing in my own time. It's nice to know as well that the words and images will fit nicely alongside each other and that I have full creative control of the piece. David and John (also run I.L.) have given me pretty free reign creatively, and only ask that the final written piece is between 500-1000 words.
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