before we move on...

printer's ball said it best. print <3 digital!

check-out (frankly) edition 4

off-season

Although the heat and humidity are beguiling, summer is coming to a close. It's been a fun bout of outdooring, but it's time to get back inside, and namely back to the work.




(frankly) news will soon be flooding your backyards, so keep a watchful eye this week.

The Printer's Ball 2010

A print-nerd's dream, The Printer's Ball, Chicago, fell on my birthday this year. As a first-time attendee I felt like it was Christmas. Clothing the walls and floors were all kinds of FREE publications, zines, art prints, and buttons. The Show N' Tell show afforded some sweet insight from published design superstars.

After b-lining to the free drinks, catching some of chicago's finest djs and listening to the success stories, I loaded my arms with reference and made it home in time to lay down some outlines for a new year with frankly!

There are ideas a-floating as frankly begins pre-production! So stay tuned!

Lafayette Letterpress

Check out Paperdragonfly on Etsy. Local artists Lisa and Julie team up to create letterpress cards with a clean style and tasteful flair.

INTERNATIONAL ZINE MONTH

Welcome July as International Zine month! Check out national events supporting the little paper books. Also salute on facebook?

Wanna swap zines? Post a link to your favorite author or publishing team! Don't know where to get one? Check out etsy zines. Or make your own and share it with frankly! we'd love to help you publish it! All you need is a little glue and paper.

keep creating,
frankly publishing team


Looks like Portland is a month behind

start submitting for the next edition!

In the last edition of (frankly) we included a few writing prompts to get the ball rolling for all you creative minds out there.

post your submission in our blog or email them directly to us. comment on other submissions. the best submissions will appear in the next edition.

If walls could...
find a wall, or a wall segment and cover it (preferably one you own).
Use whatever materials you want. Transform it into a different
reality, a painting, or a layer of stories. Then, take a picture of
your finished art and post it on the (frankly) blog. The finished
product will be the photograph, so the space needs to be fairly well
lit.

found?
create and submit a faux found item. check out the foundmagazine.com
for ideas, the more comedic and outlandish, the better!


early influences...
recreate a piece of art from your parents house. work from memory and
reinterpret the art from your notably older and more profound (?) point of
view. feel free to include a description of the art you're
interpreting.

forest; tree; to you

It's approaching your last chance to get a hard copy of frankly edition 4! We've gone through three runs featured at the (frankly) release party, LaLa Gallery, and Village fest at the Sparrow. If you'd like to reserve a hard copy please let us know ASAP.

The last run will be hitting the village area in the next few weeks. Please post requests for the zine to be mailed to you, or e-mail frankly at frankly.zine@gmail.com.

lots'o'love
team frankly.

P.S. a digital copy will be posted to the website by the end of the week. But dont' let this dissuade you from getting your hands on a screen printed copy!