#5: Concept

Tomiwa and I have designed a sample brochure. We might change it later when we start the comic but we’re going ahead to do test prints.

Next step is to find paper. I’m thinking of making an effect for the type (not sure yet) and also considering perforation.

Random: I just learnt about Facebook’s Analog Research Lab and I can’t help but imagine what life would be like if I had this kind of space and support.

I’m also considering making a small zine before the full format magazine. Zines are lighter to read and easier to distribute (think Awake). They’re also more affordable. I can imagine pricing them at like NGN 200 (or whatever pays for the cost of production). I also have more confidence that we can print this locally.

The idea is to follow up every story or project with a zine. Each zine can focus on a specific discipline e.g. comics, music production, web design or animation and go into detail about it. We can cover the history, write interviews, guides for new beginners, make a glossary of independent artists and include a lot of graphic design. I’m thinking of calling it Concept because that’s the Nigerian word for “idea”.

If you know anything about printing that might present another angle to consider this from, let me know.