Doctored Zines
Doctored is a zine series that explores the concept of ‘iterative design’ through the central theme of corruption. Unlike databases and libraries which are meticulously organised, Doctored is a publication filled with media from crashed, unkept and corrupted archives. Collections that were once readable and recognisable, are now damaged beyond repair.
The project dives into ideas of order and disorder, and the paradox, which suggests that increasing order simultaneously creates disorder. Through heavy use of layered elements and collage, Doctored presents an organised, yet disordered series.
Doctored zine collection
Doctored issue #1: crashed files
Doctored issue #1: distorted photographs
Doctored issue #2: crashed and redacted text
Doctored issue #2: distorted and glitched image
Doctored issue #2: damaged word search
Doctored issue #1: redacted text
Doctored issue #3: distorted scan
Doctored issue #3: incomplete Albatross Soup puzzle
Doctored issue #3: damaged words (conveniently the ones from the word search)
Doctored has been my most experimental project to date. It pushed me to embrace imperfections. Each edition was a challenge, with every page going through countless rounds of refinement. There were many ideas that didn't make the final cut. Here's a look behind the scenes.
Doctored issue #2: riso prints drying
Doctored issue #2: all the redacted words
Doctored issue #3: ransom note letters from word search
Doctored issue #1: crashed files layout
Doctored issue #2: riso prints of original colour palette direction
Doctored issue #2: opening page collage