tl;dr Zine Archive & Exhibitions

2021PRESENT

I collaborate with illustrator Shreyas R. Krishnan to curate and maintain a zine collection featuring critical investigations in design and illustration in formats that are designed and illustrated. The project consists of an archive held in special collections at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU), a reading room at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, and a traveling exhibition.

an image of an exhbiition space with a yellow wall, blue readers with zines on them, and little purple wall
an image of an exhibition space with blue readers that have zines on them
an image of an exhibition space with blue readers that have zines on them, a monitor displaying a zine, and a vitrine holding zines

Our first exhibition, Doing Things With Images, was held at mica Pinkard Gallery in October 2022.

an image of an exhbition space with a yellow wall, blue readers with zines on them, and little purple wall
purple catalog covers
interior spread with yellow endpapers and a table of contents
interior spread with an essay
interior spread with catalog listings and an illustration

tl;dr Zine Archive 2022 catalog, risograph-printed in four colors.

Shreyas and I designed the tl;dr brand identity based on the risograph inks available at WashU Sam Fox School and a custom alphabet made from pieces of tape and improvisational drawings. In addition to our exhibitions, we design risograph-printed catalogs to keep an inventory of our acquistions.

a badge-like logotype in which letterforms seem to dance within a golden sunburst
a view through gallery doors of an art exhibition featuring zines
interior spread with an essay
interior spread with an essay

Cut, Paste, Fold, & Staple, University of Kansas Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery, February 2025

a black and hot pink catalog printed in gold and black
a black and hot pink catalog printed in gold and black
a black and hot pink catalog printed in gold and black

tl;dr Zine Archive 2025 catalog, risograph-printed in gold and black inks on fluorescent pink and black papers