Books & Zines
Book and zine reviews, plus my own zines and ebooks.
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Hats I have loved
I have had ‘Hats I Have Loved’ in my ideas list for a while now, and it amuses me so much I decided to just…
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A Book, By Me!
Look what I got in the post today? A book written by me! Before you get too excited, it’s a self-published book, so don’t expect…
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More Tokyo Shopping Guides
I wanted to do individual posts about these but time is running out. I’ll be off to Japan in just a few days!! Eek! Since…
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The Zines!
Here are photos of some of the zines made at the Zine Workshop. They were all amazing. Above is Jen‘s which she made on the…
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My Epic Zine Collection: Fancy Biscuits #5
Continuing the Manchester theme, here’s a zine by one of my long-lost Manchester friends, Carl Bradley. I first met Carl at a Urusei Yatsura gig…
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My Epic Zine Collection: 6 Japanese Words
I’ve retitled this section so it makes more sense – welcome to my Epic Zine Collection! If Easy Pieces was an example of an intricate…
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My Epic Zine Collection: Easy Pieces #3
It’s pretty much impossible to choose my favourite zine since I have such a wide range, from entirely illustrated to entirely text to something inbetween,…
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Two new zines!
After last year’s no-zine disaster, I can hardly believe I’ve managed to get two completed during the first two months of 2010 – yay me!…
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by Marceline
Hello! I’m Marceline Smith, the designer and owner of Asking For Trouble. I create illustrated stationery, accessories and gifts using my cute characters inspired by Japanese kawaii. This is my business and personal blog where I write about my creative doings, inspirations, travels, Japan trips and daily life. Read more »
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