Scissors and glue:: Punk Fanzines and the creation of a DIY aesthetic

Journal of Design History

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-83

  Triggs, Teal ^a  

^a member of the Photography and the Archive Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fanzines; Graphic design; Popular culture; Publishing; Punk; Typography

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449274347     PISSN: 09524649     EISSN: 17417279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jdh/epk006     Document Type: Article

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