Leeds Comic Fair | Thoughts

I attended the comic fair yesterday and thought it would be a good experience and worth trying, especially seeing as the table was paid for this time round. I saw it as a test run for similar events, as I've never held a table to display my own work before.

Unfortunately, I do think that the audience of the comics fair were more interested in 'traditional' comic books and no so much illustration, graphic art, and zines. I sort of felt like I was trying to align myself with a crowd that wasn't there.

However it was definitely a learning curve not only in terms of displaying work and setting up there, but the processes of making it all. Figuring out individual dimensions of things, printing, and booking print slots and using the vinyl cutter (!!)

I managed to set myself a number of short deadlines to create these more personal works alongside scheduled sessions and module work.

It was a good excuse to generate a new series of smaller personal pieces, and I also went through the steps of production, turning them into more presentable finished items.

The work I created included: 3 postcard designs, a 12 page zine, a mini comic, a number of sticker designs, and business cards. I found making the work and seeing it all come together to be quite rewarding, and it was nice making things just for the sake of it.