GIRL TALK
HORROR ZINE
Girl Talk is a horror zine that focuses on the awkward, painful and downright terrifying experience of puberty for girls. Informed by a mix of my own life, TV and movies, and horror tropes, Girl Talk explores social pressures, body issues and the unbridled terror of girlhood. Using a limited pallete, scratchy texures, and hand lettering to call back to early Riot Grlll Zines in conjuction with my personal style, Girl Talk was able to come to life.
RESEARCH
My research for this project included watching a variety of horror movies and coming of age movies/tv shows, noting motifs, metaphors and emotions prevalent throughout. At the end of my project, I used stills from these movies and shows as thank you cards (below). I also looked to zines from the Riot Grrrrl movement as inspiration. I was particularly inspired by Kathleen Hannah’s Riot Grrrrl Manifesto: Acknowledge emotional violence as real.
MOODBOARDS
SKETCHES
The final spreads were heavily informed by a use of thumbnails and loose sketches that expressed emotions of terror and pain. Elements like line weight, color and texture were explored later. But the sketches remain the foundation of what makes this project so special.
TYPOGRAPHY & COLOR
The typography is a mix of typewriter typefaces and hand lettering. The type often varies in size and weights to emphasize expletives or important ideas. Hand lettering was used to show screaming, anger, and introduce the main 3 sections of the zine. Cutting out type and resizing it was also explored as a way to pay homage to zines. Colors were from a limited palette of black, off white, and pink. Halftones were used to give depth to certain areas.
RESULTS
Once the project was completed a run of 25 issues was printed. Each issue is 11*17 flat and packaged with a handwritten thank you card. This project taught me unique ways to approach type, storyboarding/thumbnailing, and helped me to develop my own style when it comes to figures and enviroments
