Take me to The Zine Society!

Photo credit: The Zine Society

Whoooooosh! That's the sound of Seam hopping on a plane and heading to The Zine Society as part of the Sydney Finders Keepers Markets today! The Zine Society is a new initiative supporting local and international zine makers, and we're super excited to check it all out. We'll be having our very own little stall (read: table) chock-full of our very first issue. If you haven't yet picked up a copy, we'd really like it if you pop on down to CarriageWorks in Eveleigh this evening from 6-10pm and Saturday 10am-5pm to say hello. The usual crafty handmade goodness that is FK will also be on show, along with a bunch of workshops (zine making, lomography learning), In An Instant Photography polaroid booth, and the On The Wall exhibition curated by Leeloo. See you there in all your handmade cuteness?  

Frocksters reunite!

Photo credit: Frock Paper Scissors

So every year in November, fashion-arty-wordnerdery-creative types dress up, drink some wine, celebrate and then collapse with exhaustion post the feat of producing a magazine from scratch. The annual Frock Paper Scissors magazine launched last night, with issue six the biggest yet. Covering fashion, style, beauty and lifestyle, these creative QUT ladies (and lad, singular) are striving for something a little Vogue-esque with their sharp content and photography. Showcasing the Brisbane fashion scene, as well as designers nationally and internationally, it's always exciting to see what the next publication will look like when it pops up each year. The students are distributing this FREE (!) magazine around Brisbane and South East Queensland from next week, so keep an eye out in fashion precincts for your copy. In the meantime, you can flip through the digital copy here. Congrats to the 2011 team! Maybe we'll see their names in high places in the coming years...

It's Magazine Week!

Photo credit: Spook

So it's Magazine Week - possibly the best week of the year, yes? We'll definitely be celebrating by buying a whole stack of magazines and of course posting out more copies of Seam for your reading pleasure. Magazine Week sees some international and local papery peeps come together and discuss the inner workings of our favourite type of periodical, sharing all the new and exciting industry happenings with word nerds like you and me. From senior management to publishing, editorial to all things creative, there's a little bit of magazine love for everyone. There's a two day conference in Sydney accompanied by a magazine exhibition. This first magazine industry trade show will showcase the newest innovations to hit the magazine community. Check out all the details and ticket information here. Or simply use the week as an excuse to pop into your local newsagent, mag nation or quirky bookshop and buy that extra magazine you've had your eye on but never have the spare change for. We suggest checking out extra curricular, dumbo feather, peppermint, collect, spook and elephant. Happy reading!

Worker Bee Wednesday

Photo Credit: Craft Cubed.

So here at Seam Magazine we’ve been such busy worker bees of late that we haven’t really had time for the simple pleasures in life. Reading magazines in the park, crafternoons, sucking the nectar out of flowers are all rather distant memories. But it doesn’t have to be that way for you! We’ve put together a little list of fun activities to get you through the rest of the working week.

Read: Uppercase is a magazine for the creative and curious. Issue 10 has a puppy wearing a bowtie on the cover. A puppy! Outrageous!

Listen: If you don’t already know them, Sydney band The Jezabels are about to release their first full-length album and are touring Australia in October/November. Listen to their EP trilogy quicksmart.

Attend: If you’re in Melbourne try to pop down to one of the workshops at Craft Victoria’s annual festival Craft Cubed.

Watch: Every lady’s favourite classic novel Jane Eyre is out in film form, starring the delightful Mia Wasikowska. Watch the trailer here.

Eat: Jam Jar’s menu looks so delicious and wholesome, and they happily cater for vegetarians, vegans, celiac and lactose intolerant. So helpful for the soy-white-russian-drinking hipsters out there.

Enjoy your Wednesday!