Art Bookstore Map: Lisbon

Art Bookstore Map: Lisbon

Olá! This is the second post in the Art BookStore Map series! After my (sadly too short!) trip to Lisbon, I wrote a little guide for you from the places I visited. I met some very cool people from the book and illustration community. It was a very inspiring experience and today I’m going to…

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Oficyna at MISS READ Berlin 2018 – a coverage!

Oficyna at MISS READ Berlin 2018 – a coverage!

At the beginning of May, we visited Berlin to take part in one of the most important publishing events in this part of Europe - MISS READ book expo. Finally, we managed to organize the materials, business cards and memories from those couple of days. We bring back the curiosity and excitement that accompanied us…
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Oficyna at the UKMUKFUKK Zinefeszt 2018 – a coverage!

Oficyna at the UKMUKFUKK Zinefeszt 2018 – a coverage!

Between 28 and 29 of April, international, but small zine festival UKMUKFUKK had place in the heart of Pest. Me, a fearless intern of Oficyna Peryferie, went all the way there to be able to write this coverage for you. UKMUKFUKK is an annual event organized by three, professional artists, with help from their friends.…
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HOW WE MADE “HOW TO MAKE A BOOK”?

HOW WE MADE “HOW TO MAKE A BOOK”?

It was supposed to be a zine and it ended up being a mini-manual. That's how we do it in Oficyna Peryferie - always giving our 200%! "How to make a book" is our largest publishing project to date, so we wanted to reveal to you a bit of magic involved in the backstage of…
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Aarhus Artbook & Zine Fest 2017 – coverage

Aarhus Artbook & Zine Fest 2017 – coverage

Self-publishing is a dynamically evolving field of (not only) visual arts. In the recent years, nearly every capital city and many bigger cities got to host a festival or expo dedicated to the topic of Art Books. The same thing happened in Aarhus, a Danish city, named European Capital of Culture in the year 2017.…
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What is a zine?

What is a zine?

Lately, we talk a lot about zines. After last years series of articles „How to make a zine” and starting up a series of workshops under the same name, one question keeps popping up:
What is a zine anyway?

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COLORAMA PRINT – an interview with Johanna Maierski

COLORAMA PRINT – an interview with Johanna Maierski

There are a few workshops in the world which are really important for us in Oficyna Peryferie. One of them is Colorama, Berlin-based risographic studio and artbook publishing house. Last time we had a pleasure to interview Johanna Maierski – founder of Colorama. She told us about her work and favorite projects. Have a nice read!

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Why we DO NOT participate in Black Friday and what our financial strategy is.

Why we DO NOT participate in Black Friday and what our financial strategy is.

Money is a controversial issue, especially when artistic fields are considered. On this blog I try to speak honestly about the realities of running an “artistic” business, because the more people understand that, the better for everyone. As Black Friday, the day of massive discounts, is approaching inevitably, I want to bring out our reasons for which we do not participate in this event. In the following points I will describe the financial strategy of Oficyna Peryferie.

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